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In The Bruce-Diving Tobermory, On.

On July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 By littermatureIn ExperiencesLeave a comment

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Ontario’s dive capital– Tobermory, ON. is about a 4 hour drive north of the big city. A place where I have been scuba diving, camping, and hiking for over a decade, Tobermory feels like a second home to me. Continue reading “In The Bruce-Diving Tobermory, On.” →

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Urban Challenge– Walk 20km/12mi in Your City.

On July 3, 2017July 26, 2017 By littermatureIn Challenges, Urban Challenge1 Comment

Urban Challenge:

Walk 20km or 12mi in your city.

If you don’t have a city, find a city.

All you have to do is Walk, and experience whatever experience comes with it.

Continue reading “Urban Challenge– Walk 20km/12mi in Your City.” →

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Geology Rocks because it makes my life Boulder! 🤓 🤘⛰️🤘🏔️🤘🌄🤘🏞️🤘🗻😎 . . . . . #teampixel

Fun fact: If you love what you do, you'll become what you love. -G.kourtes.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. --JAMES M. BARRIE

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” – Douglas Adams . . . . . #teampixel

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.“ -- John Lennon 🎸😀💛 . . . . . . @travelalberta #LiveYourAdventure #buffcanada #teampixel

I'm going to see the world, but first I'm going to eat. 🍽️🏕️🥾 6 nights, 6 meals.

When just about everything around you looks endlessly obscure and out of reach. Any direction works, make a choice and work towards it. 🧭 . . . . . . #innercompass #followyourgut #takechances #travel #seeking #wanderer #wanderlust #nomad #motivation #hiking #camino #elcaminotravel #caminodesantiago #takemebacktospain #pilgrim #saintjames #doyou #procrastination #lifework #lifegoals #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #keepgrowing #keepmoving #cantstopwontstop #cantstopaddictedtotheshindig

In bumping into old faces I find myself reminiscing: I remember a brief time in my life when my world revolved around football, training for football, and naturally, intermittent binge drinking. My identity was wrapped up in this lifestyle for a long time, so it was struggling to see it slip into its ending. I could be wrong, but I can imagine that many of my teammates felt a similar void that soon followed the end of their own chapter: Hollow, lost, broken... Boy, what a sob story-- it definitely felt like one. Fast track a decade later, I hardly care about the last 'proper' training session that I've had, or much for the game itself, but occasionally I do miss the contact. Physically, I miss hurling my body at someone with the intent to hurt or dominate them... It wasn't personal, it was an expression of strength and power that naturally occurs in sport-- and It was fun, because it was organized. But, it should serve as an example that we all have the capacity to enjoy violence at times... It may sound mean spirited, or harsh, or evil, but it's a reality, and an integral part to sport, and the human experience. It is important practice to bring that level of aggression into whatever craft you are honing or pursuing-- Constructively of course. This primal energy in sport was reinforced and bound in community-- a band of broheem's cohesively smashing into whoever was outside of the circle. #union Close to a decade later, one coach's words ring true for me: "As invested as you are, football will only take up such a small portion of your life" Though it feels like another life altogether, the values in camaraderie that have come about as a result have embedded themselves into the foundations of who I am today. For that, It is a slice of time that I will always cherish because of the people that understand the lifestyle that was cultivated in competition together. Photo 1. The GOLDEN years Photo 2. My 15 minutes of fame Photo 3. Where it all started, and the life long acceptance that people will always butcher the spelling or pronounciation of my last name.

"Life is a mission, not an intermission" -- Except on Sundays.😎 ___ **That time I lived on Canada's other coast and spent time chasing down sunsets... And making random videos like this one... Always up for a few more days with a few more miles. ___________ 🎶 "Bit by Bit" -- Mother Mother #throwbackthursday

It takes one person to say something within a group that can change the course of everyone's path. And where there is something in it for everybody, what is taken from it is up to interpretation. But, saying nothing at all can leave us missing out on something beautiful. It's okay to be afraid to speak up or speak out... Say it anyway, you're courageous for it. #teampixel

This isn't where I parked my car...😝 #teampixel

Vocabulary Lessons 🤓 Juxtaposition: The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. Ex. Photo of a photo of a photo. Contrasting Photography. My camera is a smartphone and I egoistically capture my own vanity. Oscar's camera is a Canon and he selflessly captures the beautiful scenery outside of himself. Conversations of awareness, labels, and perspectives. ... Oh, and the hilarity of eating a @clifbar on a cliff. @aim_hunter @ephemeral_daydream #goodtalkbro #teampixel

Since the Camino in Spain, I find myself really enjoying eating my meals outdoors. Outside of my evening meals, most of my eating has been on a mountain with a view, or on the side of the road overlooking the water, or at something green with a view. Most recently, I've gone out -- probably because it's warmer as well-- to find some sun to picnic with myself on my jeep, in my jeep, on a bench, in the grass, and generally in places that I can appreciate a meal, or snack. Some places are more enchanting than others, but it's pretty eclectic to witness the moment with the birds, the bees, from grassy smells, to ocean air, or mountainous winds. I find this sort of grounding clears my head while filling my gut. Again, something that came naturally while walking the Camino in Spain, I've really come to appreciate this ongoing practice. So I'll gladly take on the challenge to eat it up with the views any day of the week with more intention to enjoy these 'picnics' with myself. About the video: I passed out for about 14 hours after a long week and woke up early enough with the intention to catch this sunrise. What you see is 5 minutes worth of the 1 hour of footage that I tried to time lapse... My breakfast got pretty frozen along with my fingers and feet. After all my intentions to eat my meal outside under the warming sun quickly turned into a scramble for heat in my jeep with wet socks, and frigid hands that were barely capable of gripping my spoon. One of the thoughts that came to mind while I sat there was the Pareto Principle or 80/20 rule, in which 80% of the results amount from 20% of the efforts. 5 minutes out 60 is what I needed. Usually in life, there is no straight line from A to B, but there is value to dig up in the zigzagging road to get you there. It's fair to say that I jumped the gun and filmed 55 extra minutes of still mountain, out of fear of missing the beat on the timing of the sun rising above the peak. And as obvious as it is to say that the video doesn't do it justice, I'll take the cold hands and cold feet to sit there waiting for the sun to rise again and again for the view, the experience, and the lessons. Happy reading. #teampixel

The pearl in which we strongly seek often exists as the envisioned perfection of our hopes, wants, and dreams. We can become so easily fixated on the mysticsm of the prize of the pearl inside, that we are often overlooking the beauty and simplicity that the shell itself has to offer us. #teampixel

“In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.” -Friedrich Nietzsche 🤔 ... I'll admit it, I'm still 12 🤪 #teampixel

Sometimes, holding on is the only thing you can do when the way forward isn't very clear. Steer through such uncertainty with fervor.🧭 #teampixel

A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both. -- L.P. Jacks _________________________ You are what you do on the "normal" days. Big things... Can't Wait! 🤪😎 #teampixel

I want to show you beautiful things, so you can see beautiful things, so I can see what beauty lives in your eyes. --G.Kourtes, Littermature.

I like the cold, but I'd be lying if I said I haven't been dreaming about Rocky beaches and warm weather... Been to some pretty sweet places this year, but always scheming into the future.

I know I am feeling grateful whenever I have moments of thought that sound like this: 🤔 "I would have never thought I would be here 1, 3, 5, 10, __ years ago" Racking up experiences, picking up new skills, and being physical is a great path for ME. Not everyday is perfect, in fact most aren't, but some days I wake up pretty damn happy to see where I've come from in that timeframe and where my NOW is in building the checklist of experience. That makes things worth it. So Fuck it, have at it all... #teampixel

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