Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyDaily preparation for aligning the mind and bodyEach time we wake up in the morning we embark on a new day, another journey presented to us, filled with opportunities to get ahead or to fall behind based solely on the decisions we make. These choices we make are the backbones of our long-term prosperity and have a…Preparation7 min readPreparation7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTranscending the human conditionWould it be fair to say that the better we are able to describe the human condition, the better we can make others’ lives… or at least bring light to what it is they cannot articulate, thereby guiding them down the path of self-actualization? When I think about the human…Being Human3 min readBeing Human3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 18, 2021Member-onlyWhen Are We Complete?Are we ever complete in our lives? This question is entirely subjective. Based on our experience. Based upon where we think we are at any given time. If we don’t look or ask, we may never know… We can at times find ourselves in a state of pure bliss, feeling…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Jan 5, 2021Member-onlyThe cycle of eatingDo our lives revolve around food? I think for the most part yes. Our days are generally structured around eating. Above all else, our survival depends on sustaining ourselves and keeping our mind and body fuelled so it can flourish. …Food4 min readFood4 min read
Dec 15, 2020Member-onlyOvercoming the overthinking mindWe live busy lives… Well most of us perceive them to be busy lives. Always forward-thinking our next move. Constantly moving from one activity to the next with our mind racing from thought to thought trying to process as we go. Often never giving our mind a moment to rest…Life7 min readLife7 min read
Oct 19, 2020Member-onlyDisconnecting from over connectionI myself, still have my own struggles. I still doubt myself at times. I see light and dark in a constant battle. I feel the pain of our fellow beings, suffering at the demise of a fractured system. I wonder if this world is really worth fighting for, and if it…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Oct 16, 2020Member-onlyAlcohol controlAlcohol, Alcohol, Alcohol… God's gift to the planet or the devil’s liqueur? This all depends on your relationship with this substance. Is it a drug for you, is it your medicine, is it your poison or maybe even your passion, what exactly is it to you? The relationship with alcohol…Alcohol4 min readAlcohol4 min read
Oct 15, 2020Member-onlyThe simplicity of living your complex lifeLife is what you make it right… It’s a result of everything you have done and largely directed by everything you plan to do. Each and every event in your existence has unfolded to get you to this point in time, through the trials and tribulations to right here, at…Search3 min readSearch3 min read
Oct 14, 2020Member-onlyThe lens of timeI find myself caught up in thinking about the past, thinking about all the what-ifs, wondering how and why I made it to this point right now. I consider how my life could’ve been totally different from what it is. If only I continued along that path I was on…Time3 min readTime3 min read
Oct 14, 2020How deep does our connection with food really go?A long long time ago some space dust started to accumulate, this process continued and the bigger the collection of this matter the more energy was shifted, becoming denser and denser. Fast forward a few years and planet earth was formed. A rough, tough, turbulent, uninhabitable planet had become. A…Food3 min readFood3 min read
