You are doing it wrong There are many things that you and I throughout most of our lives have been doing wrong. Most of us are aware that we’re not eating as well as we should be. Fewer of us are aware that we aren’t walking correctly. Maybe you walk with your feet pointed outwards, …
“What made you leave South Africa?” It’s been almost a year, since my wife and I and our little Pomeranian-Chihuahua rescue got on a flight, leaving our family and friends and the country that we’ve known our whole life. And over the last year, I have been asked some version of this question from almost …
This past weekend I stepped out of my comfort zone and entered a Deadlifts and Donuts competition at a local strongman gym and won my event. I’d been looking into Strongman training as this event showed up in my Instagram feed. This is typical of something you’ll see in Strongman, some sort of deadlift for …
Early on in my lifting journey I came across Calgary Barbell on YouTube when looking up technique guides on the main lifts. The founder of Calgary Barbell – Bryce Krawczyk – is an elite powerlifter and world record holder. They host Friday Form Checks that are live streamed every Friday, where Bryce would do form …
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From dancing in nightclubs at just 13yrs old to support her mother and herself, to starring in Broadway musicals, to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sometimes you come across someone’s life story that is so remarkable and unexpected that you just can’t stop reading more about them. The more I read about …
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In this post I want to share the song, Little Yellow Bird, also known as ‘Goodbye, Little Yellow Bird.’ which I feel is a beautiful little reminder on what really matters in life, in our super materialistic world. A bitter-sweet and beautiful reminder that ‘things’ are not everything. I first heard the song while watching …
Today I am going to share with you my current evening routine. I don’t think routines should be rigid and static, but rather something that can be remolded as life and circumstances change. I also don’t see these as a template that is one size fits all but I am sharing what is currently working …
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Death Playing Chess is a monumental painting by Albertus Pictor which shows a man losing a game of chess to a skeletal figure. This figure is death personified. The painting is from the church of Täby, which was constructed in 1480 C.E. Above the pair is a ribbon that has since faded but once read; …
Death and the Miser is an allegorical oil painting by Jan Provoost. Death and the Miser was a popular motif of the time, a warning against the futility of hoarding earthly possessions and making them the prize of our lives. In this painting, the Miser tries to buy his freedom, tries to bribe death. But …
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In a recent episode #1465 of his podcast Scott Adams shares a filter on reality to determine whether you or someone else is hallucinating, i.e. ‘seeing’ something in their reality which literally doesn’t exist. I’ve been listening to Scott Adams’ podcast daily for several years and more recently as a supporter of his work on …
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