Apr 28, 2017 | kayaking, meditation, mindfulness, yoga
Things got a little hippy dippy trippy last night at yoga. The teacher decided we should celebrate an ancient custom of Beltane. Knowledge of Beltrane’s origin seems to be vague and imprecise. It does appear however to have originated in either Scotland or...
Apr 27, 2017 | kayaking, mindfulness
A favorite quote of mine from the author Mark Twain is: The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Much has been written about man’s eternal quest for reason, to discover the essence of what our purpose on...
Apr 25, 2017 | kayaking, meditation
I love paddling my skin-on-frame qajaq (kayak), I feel physically and mentally connected to the water when paddling it. I feel the skin move as the pressure of waves pass by. I feel the intimate connection of heel, thigh, and butt to the wooden skeleton. With each...
Apr 21, 2017 | kayaking, mindfulness
Why start another blog? My original blog was a deeply personal therapeutic outpouring of my mental journey recovering from the unexpected divorce from my starter wife. Whilst very cathartic, it became apparent that it was no longer serving me well to have that journey...