The Slamming Door
Why don't we talk more about our vulnerabilities? They're part of life. And a part of the human experience.
Postcards from Sam
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When you’re a human feeling, not just a human being.
I'm annoyed by the tears these days, but Deepak says it's the body releasing stress.
I watch the figs die.
If Saoirse Ibargüen can accept that her worth doesn't come from anyone’s perceptions of her achievements and losses, then she can focus on what really matters to her: the people she loves. Perhaps on that list of people, she’ll even add her own name someday.
Could it really be this simple?
In the outdoors, being capable is valued over being poised. And Danielle Baker is capable as fuck.
Finding her rhythm on Canada’s Bruce Trail.
Kendra Slagter finds a new rhythm with herself, and her dad, on the Bruce Trail.
Hopping over the dog vomit.
Hopping over the dog vomit: a metaphor for the January blues.
On humanity, hope & belonging.
It's a mess, but humanity is looking for a way out. Humanity, is persevering.
Do you ever feel haunted?
A co-authored piece by Sam Plavins & Melissa Dafoe, MSW, on facing our ghosts of the past.
Don’t sit on the fence!
A simple decision to complete 100 hikes in a year changed Heather Ferrin's life.
From surviving to thriving… Brea Griffith’s epic story.
An elite athlete's journey through chronic illness, homelessness, and a faith that ultimately changed her life.
Are you gunning for all A’s?
As long as we're human, we're going to suck at many things. And that has to be ok.
I stopped chasing money.
Why I stopped chasing money, and what I now know about happiness.
When you lose your sh**.
It's ok. We all lose it from time to time.
What the psychic told the pilgrim.
Do you believe everything happens for a reason? I do.
We will be judged.
How much stock do you put in someone's judgement of you?
Defining the Line.
Are we setting men up for future behaviour where they don't clearly know our boundaries?
