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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • December 4, 2023

Chasing Money: The Hidden Costs Beyond Wealth

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The quest for wealth is a universal theme. In every corner of the world, in bustling cities and quiet hamlets, we’re chasing money. It’s a race set against the backdrop of gleaming skyscrapers, with dollar signs lighting up our eyes and dreams of a better, more comfortable life fueling our ambition. Money, with its promises of luxury, security, and status, is our number one modern aspiration. But what if this relentless pursuit has costs
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • December 2, 2023

Time Machine Advice to My Younger Self

Time Machine Advice to My Younger Self
The chat that transpired took me on a brief trip down memory lane. That conversation stuck with me, as all good ones do. I decided to create this post as a running tab of the thoughts that come up as a result of this question. I’ll update it over time. If I had a time machine, here’s the advice I’d give to my younger self: Don’t seek security, seek randomness. In Mr. Davies’ 12th grade
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • December 2, 2023

Hi! My Name is Blake Miner.

Blake Miner
This site aims to create a community of free-thinking individuals to inspire, partner with and learn from one another. Through learning a little more about me, maybe you’ll find we have something in common and be inspired to reach out and say hello. Maybe you’ll connect with another like mind in the comment section. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to try something new.  When I did a stint teaching English in South Korea, I’d introduce
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • September 14, 2023

Walking the Turtle (Or Slowing Down But Moving Faster)

There I was, cruising along the slippery neighbourhood sidewalks of the Canadian small town suburbs, trying to avoid face-planting into a patch of black ice. Pulling me along was my freak on a leash, Ginger: an uber happy, hyperdetermined golden retriever puppy with a floppy tongue and an urge to explore. I was dog sledding sans sled. Waterskiing on wet snow. “Who’s walking who?” a passerby quipped. He had a fair point. I wasn’t
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • September 5, 2023

Security vs Freedom: Choosing What Matters Most in Life

Freedom vs Security
As Benjamin Franklin once famously said: “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” The debate between security and freedom is certainly rampant in politics, but these values also influence our everyday decisions. For me, it’s been a recurring battle in my mind over different stages of my life, and was one reason I put off decisions like moving across the world, starting my
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • November 17, 2022

The Infinite Versions of You (and Everyone Around You)

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1. Different Versions of You  In the book “One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” (Original Italian: Uno, Nessuno e Centomila), the main character is struck with a sudden, haunting epiphany:  Inside the imagination of every person he comes across exists a different version of himself—a version that’s a mismatch of his own self-image.  He realizes “he” was only “him” to himself. Everyone around him had created their own copy of him in their
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