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Foreign Love Affairs

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By Taegan F The missed connections. The intense short lived burning passion. I’m not talking just about a romance with someone foreign with a different mother tongue, or the lingering eye contact you make with someone across a cafe as you have your daily croissant; as the eyes are the only way you can really communicate anyways. I mean the aching desire and longing love for olives that your motherland can’t even dare to replicate, the engulfing admiration for architecture that you pass by with every little step and grieve as you go to the next street, the next city, and the next country. I mean the playfulness of using a broken language with someone who laughs at your ignorance, the way the stars are slightly shifted in the sky, the grass that really is greener on the other side, the richness of an orange and the way its aroma bursts into the air, dosing you in its perfume as it fills your tummy. I mean all the knick’s and knacks you couldn’t justify buying but will always remain fond ...
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Expect the Unexpected

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By Jayden Kyryluk   Prepare for everything, most importantly the unexpected. Devastation—that feeling that we’re absolutely crushed and shocked by an event—is a factor of how unlikely we considered that event in the first place. So expect the unexpected. As Seneca said, “fortune falls heavily on those for whom she’s unexpected. The one always on the lookout easily endures.”
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Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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The Book of You

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By Jayden Kyryluk Life unfolds in chapters. One begins, ends, and leads into the next. Each chapter carries its own character, its own lessons. Some filled with loss, others with joy, but all part of one story. Each chapter offers its own opportunity. Whether in loss or gain, it always leads to the next. As children, we could sense when a new chapter began: the first steps, the first words, the first day of school. High school became a chapter, then university, each flowing naturally into the next. But as we grow older, the transitions blur. The pages stretch out. Change no longer arrives with clear moments of transformation; change slips quietly into our lives, almost unnoticed.  We become so absorbed in the flow of life that we forget to look up and notice we’ve turned the page. We lose sight of the fact that each chapter leads to another. We get lost in the words. The chapters get longer and longer and the big swings from one chapter to the next lose their i...
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Rest Easy. You're Here.

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  By Jayden Kyryluk No matter the losses. No matter the wins. No matter the lost potential in your life or the lost desires. The things that went right, the things that went wrong. At the end of the day and at the end of your life, there is one thing that you will never lose: this journey is yours and yours alone. No matter what happens, no matter who you meet or who you lose, you are on the path. Feet planted, with distance still to cover, on your first day and your last. This is your journey. Yours alone. In your losses, you may feel something has slipped away, something forgotten, something you were meant to become. In your wins, you may feel vindicated, as if you’ve reclaimed a version of life that once escaped you. But it doesn’t matter. None of it does. Take a step back. Wins or losses, whatever. They are the same. Your feet are still planted. You’re looking ahead and see no end. But each step is one step less. One step closer to your destination. The wins and losses blur int...
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Your Beach

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By Mackenzie Kyryluk When things are going your way, do not self-sabotage. Do not begin to second-guess or question what is earned by you. Do not hypothesize on thoughts of less. Foster an abundant mindset, rich in thoughts that are kind, meaningful, and purposeful. Bring your mind to the ocean, vast and endless. Peaceful. The waves crash, one after another, endlessly shaping the shore. Your thoughts are like those waves, constantly arriving, turning from deep ocean blue to white foam as they complete their purpose. Some waves carry the force of a hurricane, while others are calm and unassuming. Yet, each one carries energy, and as they crash upon the shore, they shape it over time. The wind represents your attention. The waves may seem controlled by it, but in reality, we control the conscious energy behind them. We determine their impact on the shoreline. Some waves need no attention. Others require nurturing. You are fully aware of the difference between the ones that...
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Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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A Choice

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By Jayden Kyryluk Happiness is a decision, not a vision. It is a question for you and me. Ask yourself: yes or no? When you walk on the street with music in your ears, do you look up at the clouds in awe? When you sit on the bus and stare at the moving street, do you think of who you want to be? Or do you only see the ground beneath your feet?  Do you smile simply to smile, or only when someone else does first for a while?  Is your happiness a wish? A reason to be? Or a distant melody, unreachable even when you want to be free?  Happiness is a decision, either yes or no. Happiness can be found in every action and every thought, but only if you so choose it to be. You see, happiness is a decision, not a vision. It’s a feeling infused with the river of meaning, inescapably flowing with the bliss of a flower in the shining sun. A river flowing so gently that you, sinking in that river, flow in it and through it with the conscious awareness that you are fre...
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Balance

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By Vaibhav Varma This photo was taken on January 1 right after midnight in the middle of Cuba. I'll admit, this is an obscure post, but 2024 was an obscure year. It's often said that social media is a highlight reel, so I thought I would mix it up and share some insights I learned over the past few months. I have realized that duality is a critical component of life. This year, I took 20 flights, but had 2 hospitalizations. Ended a poor relationship, but built the best relationship l've had with myself. A rejection of religion, but a new embrace of spirituality. Several pounds of muscle gained, with several pounds of fat. 12 book read, many hours doom scrolling. Resigning from a toxic work environment, starting a new career path. Many fun nights, many therapy sessions. And, of course, several heavenly milestones, but new ways to honour those that have passed away. It's not so much about looking for the positive in the negative - it's more about living in accordance ...
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