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Gardening, followed closely by woodworking
Gardening is my greatest joy, and has been for over a decade.
Flying aerobatics
Skiing and rock climbing at the edge of my ability
I'm about to be a dad this year. Every day as the date approaches, I am getting more excited and scared at the same time. Never felt anything like this. I recall the pure happiness without an ounce of worry when I was a kid, and I also get happy that I might have a chance to give this to my kid. At the same time, I feel a lot of pressure that I will fall short of being a good dad. I am yet to experience being a real…
It might be. The child lasts far beyond 20 years and within that time frame there will be ups and there can be downs. Really bad downs. A child can grow up to hate you, be your enemy, become a criminal, become addicted to drigs. It is not a guarantee for happiness. Statistically speaking though, when measured scientifically people in general are actually found to be overall less happy with kids. This is the scientifi…
Rock climbing, especially here in BC. I’ve dedicated much of my life to it. I was walking out of Skaha Bluffs around a week ago and realized I hadn’t been that happy in months.
When someone I care about has a problem and I’m able to fix it. Nothing else feels quite as awesome or meaningful. Conversely, nothing else feels quite as terrible as when someone I care about has an unfixable problem.
How about when the job is bs? Like, they don't really need it, but they want it, and the whole process will be an excessive mess and expense, and they are definitely laying a foundation for future suffering, but their mind is set.
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How about when the job is bs? Like, they don't really need it, but they want it, and the whole process will be an excessive mess and expense, and they are definitely laying a foundation for future suffering, but their mind is set.
Ah, I think I’m talking more about helping friends and family and the like. Usually I can avoid helping with anything I think is going to be harmful in the long term.
I was thinking clients.
Being healthy - don't know what you got til it's gone