Tag: My Journey
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The crystal ball is cracked
The crystal ball is, and quite sadly, will be cracked. And it’s not even your job to repair it. It’s only your job to realign expectations, and adjust. As for the ending? Personally, I don’t want to know the ending. I just want to experience the now, and continue to discover what matters most, no…
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You always wanted me to write one
I’m now in the home stretch of my Christmas Countdown, writing articles inspired by each of my favourite songs to listen to in 2024. I told myself that no matter what, I’d find a way to work in my three favourite songs of this year. So even though this one hits hard as a breakup…
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The past doesn’t matter, you do
You don’t need me to tell you how difficult it can be to truly live in the present. I bet you’ve thought about the uncertain future that lies ahead, or the negatives that you thought you left behind every single day this week. I have too. It’s one thing to say that the past is…
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That’s what time does
Change has been afoot throughout 2024 and it’s been a stark reminder of what Miley Cyrus so often says in her songs – no one stays the same. Who we were yesterday is not always who we are today. But what I might not have anticipated when writing either of those pieces is just how…
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You have to be the one to make the change
If you know someone or something is a good actor, or that the devil’s inside of them, don’t wait for them to change. You have to be the one to make the change.
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Only just the beginning
After the most challenging summer of my life, battling severe stress and burnout at the culmination of my job, I left the city lights for the remote lands of La Malbaie, Quebec. This is the story of how what felt like the end of my year at the time has only served as the beginning.
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Back to the ocean
Sometimes the life you had envisioned for yourself doesn’t pan out the way you thought. Sometimes you’re forced to change everything. In fact, sometimes, that’s exactly what’s needed.
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Remember me by
I’ve read a countless number of self-development books this year, and each of them discuss a common thread about being abundantly clear on what you want your 80-year-old to 100-year-old self look like. The idea is that if you know what you want to be like in the far far, almost unimaginable future, you will…
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The art of saying “yes”
Saying “no” is great and all. But there’s a missing piece to the NO puzzle. The most profound “no’s” in life often only arrive as a result of previously saying “yes”.
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Lessons from my latest injury
I know how difficult it can be to cope with both the physical and mental pain of an injury, and how difficult it can be to avoid the mistakes that make everything worse. Here are the lessons I’ve learned through this injury block, and how you can avoid falling into the same traps.
Rhys Desmond 