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Cat’s outta the bag....I stole @ambular80 go to move with the hang loose 🤙. She’s allowed this one time copyright infringement so I’m gonna run with it. 😂😂. Thanks for making me look presentable @barringtonphoto #sundaybest #turtleneck #blazer #hangloose

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Looks like someone waited a little too long to store this #cord of #wood @air_ninama 😂😂 #workouts don’t always have to come in the form of a routine. See something that needs doing, get off your ass and treat it like a #workout 💪make sure to employ good form and technique to protect yourself. It feels good to kill a couple of birds with the same stone so to speak. #lumberjack #stackingwood #winterprep #socanadianithurts

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Like it or not, how your day goes is mostly dependant on you. When you look out your front door (or your sliding #van door) what do you see? What do you focus on? It’s true good or bad things can happen to anyone at any time and despair can sometimes be unavoidable but for the most part you are fully in charge of your #happiness. Oftentimes it’s easier to just let negativity and sadness overwhelm you and fall back on your conditioned response to it. The hard part is deciding to be brave and to see the good in the bad or at least to put it into perspective. Staying calm, breathing deeply and consciously choosing to focus on that love inside us all. Try projecting that out into the world and see what comes back to you. Don’t be the victim. Be the grateful and humble witness of it all. #tbt to some of my happiest memories #ontheroad of not knowing where I was sleeping that night, having weekly vehicular breakdowns, living out of suitcase while cooking my meals and living in a shoe box all the while slowly going to broke. It was all amazing. Less is more and you can be happy in almost any situation. You decide. #vanlife #blackandwhite #malibu #minimalism #volkswagen #vanagon #westfalia #roadtrip

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In my element here. Still #vibrating and #buzzing from a great #poweryoga class and then I get a bonus prize of some good old fashioned #dogtherapy ❤️❤️🙌🙌 #grateful #doglife #australianshepherd #bigdogsmalldog @pureyogatoronto #pureyogatoronto

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What I wouldn’t give to be in this #moment again. I remember while standing there, I was consciously telling myself to remember it. Breathe it in, breathe it out. How do you feel? You will only be this version of yourself right now. There are no do overs. Suck the marrow from this very second, like a gulp of air you refuse to exhale. Hold on to it, watch it slip through your fingers in slow mo. #Appreciate it and be #grateful for it. Here I am, just as I was before but different. The passing of time is strange and these fleeting moments define us and in our consciousness of them is where we should all be trying to exist. #liveforthemoment #tbt #giddyup #vanlife #california #malibu #surfinglife #volkswagen #vanagon #westfalia

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Do what makes you happy this weekend and the carpe the fuck out of this diem. Some people get so focused on a mission or a goal they are working towards and think that when they get there they will be happy. Then they find a new mission and the cycle continues. What’s wrong with being happy right fracken now. Don’t lose sight of the fact that all we have is this moment. Reach out to that old friend u love. Make a connection. Meet up with the people who bring you joy. Because when it comes to an end all that matters is the love ❤️ . Not the bank account, not the clothes, the watch or the status. #carpediem #onelove #joy #loveall @rideonewheel #onewheel #burningman

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I found some sweet hills today in #highparktoronto and decided to get on them and play. The older I get the more important it is to remind myself of the simple joy to be found by #cruising on a #longboard on a crisp #fall day. I must have done at least ten runs. Sometimes a dose of that feeling is all I need. What was once dreary and ordinary can be turned around in an instant when we remember to #play , gaining some wisdom from our childhood. The student can sometimes be the teacher. #longboarding

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Who is this guy!? I barely recognize myself with all these clothes on! 😜 Playing #dressup on set with 📸@barringtonphoto and stylist @asseenbyleesh @spot6management @mimmodels #malemodel #over40style #clubmonaco #simons #zoolander #bluesteel

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The first video is a year ago yesterday and the second video is a year ago today. The magic of all this (call it coincidence if that makes it more comfortable for you) is that the #van managed to get me exactly where I needed to be that day to within a foot before allowing the throttle cable to snap. The reason we were even able to drive to the mechanic the next morning was because the man who fixed it last time taught me a trick that I remembered. He said ‘open the throttle manually and keep it open using a pencil, then when u put it in gear it will already have throttle and no need to use the pedal, which wont be working anyway’. It couldn’t have been a more fitting way to end the journey along with one of my best friends (who’s really like a brother @biggces Aka Marco Cesario) who drove all the way from ottawa to be there at the finish line to welcome me home. After letting go of everything that I had once identified myself with and driving 25,000 miles over 9 months, searching, exploring, living, hurting, changing, growing, accepting and rebuilding myself all while living in a 1982 #Volkwagen #westfalia #diesel #vanagon and I couldn’t be any more proud to have had that real experience. You couldn’t buy what I went through and experienced with all the money in world. You need to have faith, take the leap and let the universe decide what you are made of. Some people would be afraid of falling behind in life but that would be completely missing the point of our purpose here. #livelife #vanlife #freedom #livingthedream

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I try and spend a solid hour every day connecting with my #body. I like to start off with my #hands and #feet at the beginning. Training them to be what they were meant to be. Our hands and fingers are like the tips of the branches of a tree and need to reach outward creating length not just in our arms but over our entire body. Our feet are the roots and need to be firmly connected to the ground almost as if they are going to grow right into it. Feet especially since they have grown so accustomed to wearing shoes all the time that we need to remember to wake up our complacent toes. This is my foundation for a strong #practice. #namaste #yoga #justmove #flow #yogafit

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One year ago today I found this #campsite and passed an incredibly powerful evening under the stars. It was surreal and exactly where I was meant to be at that place and time. Now a year later I can still vividly remember the moment and how I felt being there, on my own. Layers of memories keep me warm and prepare me for what’s next on my journey. They give me the confidence I need to move forward and the perspective I need to make the right choices along the way. #vanlife #westfalia #vanagon #volkswagen #roadtrip #campingout #colorado

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So a few months ago my friend Austin aka @stinler and I tirelessly retraced my #vanlife journey, taking hundreds of individual pictures to create this #stopmotionanimation of my #epic 25k miles, 9 month solo #van #adventure through the good ol #usa 🇺🇸 It was a really nice way to relive it while creating #art and although I don’t believe in living in the past, it’s important to remember the lessons learned and acknowledge the wisdom that comes through experiences. I’m far from wise but everyday I get closer. #growth #theroadislong #roadtrip #volkwagen #westfalia #vanagon @vanlifediaries @vanlifers