Tag Archives: 2015

Visual Soliloquy #1128 You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle…

You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle. ― Shannon L. Alder

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Visual Soliloquy #1127 The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best…

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. -Epictetus

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Visual Soliloquy #1126 There’s nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway…

There’s nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway. ~Mark Burnett

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Visual Soliloquy #1125 Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation…

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. ― Robert H. Schuller

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Visual Soliloquy #1124 One kind word can warm three winter months…

One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb

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Visual Soliloquy #1123 The earth has music for those who listen…

The earth has music for those who listen. ― George Santayana

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Visual Soliloquy #1122 There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love…

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. –Sophia … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1121 The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart…

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. –Helen Keller

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Visual Soliloquy #1120 Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up…

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. ― Dean Karnazes

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Visual Soliloquy #1119 This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays…

This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #1118 I could never resist the call of the trail…

I could never resist the call of the trail. –Buffalo Bill Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/trail.html#MtchDS3Kee6DV2zT.99

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Visual Soliloquy #1117 Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop…

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. ~Ovid

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Visual Soliloquy #1116 One should use common words to say uncommon things…

One should use common words to say uncommon things. ― Arthur Schopenhauer

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Visual Soliloquy #1115 So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers…

So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit … Continue reading

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Mission 5959: Sizing the Skins

After shovelling out for a few hours, Marian and I came in for some lunch and then tackled a few more projects related to gear prep for my Mount Logan trip. My new Intuition Liners had arrived and it was … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1111 But you can build a future out of anything. A scrap, a flicker. The desire to go forward, slowly, one foot at a time. You can build an airy city out of ruins…

But you can build a future out of anything. A scrap, a flicker. The desire to go forward, slowly, one foot at a time. You can build an airy city out of ruins. ― Lauren Oliver

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Mission 5959: Boot and Ski Tuning

Doesn’t everyone use their kitchen as a ski workshop? Finally cleared some time this weekend to do some boot fitting/liner moulding/learn new ski bindings kind of stuff. Because my team is climbing most of the way up Mount Logan on … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1107 Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow…

Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ― Anita Desai

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Visual Soliloquy #1106 The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot…

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. ~ Michael Althsuler

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Visual Soliloquy #1104 It’s a funny thing, how much time we spend planning our lives. We so convince ourselves of what we want to do, that sometimes we don’t see what we’re meant to do…

It’s a funny thing, how much time we spend planning our lives. We so convince ourselves of what we want to do, that sometimes we don’t see what we’re meant to do. ― Susan Gregg Gilmore

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Visual Soliloquy #1103 Be an opener of doors…

Be an opener of doors. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Visual Soliloquy #1102 If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation..

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation. —Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Visual Soliloquy #1101 All happiness depends on courage and work…

All happiness depends on courage and work. ― Honoré de Balzac

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Visual Soliloquy #1100 Without fear there cannot be courage…

Without fear there cannot be courage. ― Christopher Paolini

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Visual Soliloquy #1099 The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall…

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ― Nelson Mandela

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Visual Soliloquy #1098 If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable…

If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable. ― Richelle E. Goodrich

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Visual Soliloquy #1097 Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again…

Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again. ― Marie Lu

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Visual Soliloquy #1096 With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts…

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. –Eleanor Roosevelt

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Visual Soliloquy #1095 Every great dream begins with a dreamer…

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. -Harriet Tubman

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Mission 5959: Climbing to the Summit of Canada with 5959 Dreams

On this 50th Anniversary of the raising of the Canadian Maple Leaf Flag, it seems fitting to officially announce my next climb. I will be climbing Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak in May 2015. Mount Logan (5959 metres), located in … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1094 It is when you lose sight of yourself, that you lose your way…

It is when you lose sight of yourself, that you lose your way. To keep your truth in sight you must keep yourself in sight and the world to you should be a mirror to reflect to you your image; … Continue reading

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Snow in St. John’s as my Teacher: Life (and Snow) is Precious

The week of Valentine’s Day moves many of us to express our love to those near and dear to us. As well, this week, with our wonderful 45 cm snow fall, had me professing my love for snow days! Today, … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1093 With luck, it might even snow for us…

With luck, it might even snow for us. ― Haruki Murakami

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Visual Soliloquy #1092 I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains…

I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. ― Anne Frank

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12 Reasons Why I Love Snow Days!

My apologies to all the snow haters but I LOVE snow days and and here’s why… 1) Snow days are like winning the time lottery. They provide an unexpected respite from “life all scheduled” and allow for fun things like … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1091 There is peace even in the storm…

There is peace even in the storm. ― Vincent van Gogh

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Visual Soliloquy #1090 You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going…

You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and … Continue reading

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Visual Soliloquy #1089 There are no shortcuts to any place worth going…

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. ― Beverly Sills

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Visual Soliloquy #1088 Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit…

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. ― E.E. Cummings

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Visual Soliloquy #1087 When life brings you mountains, you don’t waste your time asking why; y ou spend your time climbing over them…

When life brings you mountains, you don’t waste your time asking why; you spend your time climbing over them. ― A.J. Darkholme

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