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Astonishing Paradox

Hotel room window with a chair — Final look at my Wolfville, Nova Scotia office.

Brick building — All the top floor wall is my apartment. Photo taken from outdoor deck.

Red chair on porch — Enjoying a frozen pizza fresh out of the apartment oven. Then the cheering and screaming ensued.

Paradox fascinates me.
dad

The opposite of dogma and tradition.

The opposite of familiar and popular.

The opposite of comfortable and safe.

The opposite of logical and better. Or is it?

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Keynote notes

post-it note notes — This is, verbatim, what i will ask everyone to write down or type into their phone.

canada t-shirt — Texted this photo to Jody Maberry and Tim Dyck.

Be brilliant at the basics.
dad

Life only becomes complicated when we ignore the basics.

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Smooth sailing so far

College town pub — Come to find out Monday nights are open mic night.

Funny T-shirt about ice hockey — Storefront display.

Man in front of a building — My client operates this store.

Man in front of a liquor store — Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.

And holding beer in front of liquor store — Sampling a routine purchase experience.

Macbook on a windowsill — My client’s store is right horizon. From my windowsill office.

Small town movie theater — Small town Wolfville movie theater.

Small town movie theater — There’s also a university called Acadia. It’s two blocks down.

Open mic night — The first two open mic performers.

17-second video: Community safety. Community spirit.

14-second video: Bang a gong, get it on…

20-second video: Practice makes for a nice presentation.

24-second video: Context is always helpful.

22-second video: More context.

12-second video: The twitching, the final context.

Small hotel sign in a small town — Hotel Wolfville is progressive.

First impressions are helpful. They can also be deceiving.
dad

Never fall for the honeymoon effect.

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USA, AUS, CAN

Cartoon character Bluey made from food — Cheryl found Bluey ‘toast’ on the Internet.

Small Bluey figurine at an Airport counter — i ‘found’ Bluey at my Air Canada gate.

Lean into discomfort.
dad

On it.

Anxious about Canadian customs.

Why?

i am working there and Canada has stipulations regarding a Canadian work permit.

i’ve printed everything that says i’m exempt.

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Like you mean it

Apple Watch fitness app — Walked four miles before Karl arrived. Walked nine more in our yard after he arrived.

Let your life proclaim your values and priorities.
dad

Everyone is telling a story about what they value.

How?

By their habitual behaviors.

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