It’s
Thanksgiving in the USA at the moment, a holiday that’s pretty much bigger
than CHRISTMAS down there i.e. pure Holiday madness! Us Canadians have a Thanksgiving too.
I’ll be
damn to tell ya why we have one and when it is (just checked, it’s on the
second Monday of October), but hey, we have one and nobody gives a shit. So in the spirit of the US Thanksgiving, a holiday that means
so much to so many of our friendly neighborhood Americans, here are the five things that I am
the most thankful for
in my everyday life.
MY FRIENDS
The journey that we call life can be a beautiful yet merciless and difficult one. And no matter how strong one is; having
good friends to back ya up can sweeten
the deal. So big thanks to my close friends (you know who you are) for being
great company, for being there for me in moments of hardships and for
knowing how to rip it up real good when it comes time to let loose. True
friendship for me means loyalty, honesty, thinking beyond oneself, being
there for one another without a personal agenda while respecting one and
another’s differences. That’s a rare recipee to find in this world and I
feel lucky to have a fistful of friends who fit that bill.
THE HABS & HOCKEY
Movies used to be my numero uno hobby; then they became my job on oh so many levels,
somewhat killing the hobby aspect of them. For a
long time, I had nothing outside of work that I focused on and was passionate about, until my brother introduced me to the Montréal Canadiens
(aka The Habs) and
Hockey about a year and a half ago. Now when I need to forget work, my
worries, crazy dames or I just need to have a good time and smile easy, I
attend a hockey game, follow it on TV, read up on it, play it in the streets and
tackle it on
my XBOX 360. How refreshing to have something to love that has NOTHING to do
with work.
MOTHER NATURE
Yesterday I was in a funk, the biz on the internet was slow and my bud
was going to the mountains to take some pictures, so I decided to tag along.
Once up there, the calm of it all, the awe inspiring beauty and the fresher
than fresh air made my soul right again. Then I came back to society with
less tension on my face and clearer thoughts. If there’s one thing I can
always count on to lift my spirits; its being with nature. The genuineness
of it, the simplicity, the serenity… no amount of money, booze or loose
gals can reproduce what i get out of it. So thank you Mother Nature for being the
true and gorgeous
lass that you are.
ALL KINDS OF SPORTS
When the club/rave scene got played out for me, I needed
something else to do with my off time. So I focused on sports: the gym, martial arts,
snowmobiling, sea-dooing, hiking, skiing, ice climbing, boxing, playing hockey, tree
climbing (don’t ask) etc. Becoming a sporty guy is somewhat new to me (maybe
3 or 4 years old).
Outside of the Gym, boxing and lifting beer cans I wasn’t doing much of that
shit.. But now I’m all about it and it helps keep me out of trouble
and keep me sane. I am thankful for that.
MY PASSPORT:
Half of my years is spent by myself, between 4 walls, sitting behind a computer working, working and
working.
It can be a bitch and not the most uplifting of work structures. But on the flip
side the nature of my work also ALLOWS ME to travel the world lots (being
that I can run the site from anywhere via a laptop) and you bet
your ass I take advantage of that. This year alone I have been to the
States, to Australia, to Barcelona, across Canada, Sitges and more! I
always say that the more I see of the world, the stronger and wiser man I become. So thank you Mr.
Passport for allowing me to make that go down.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING YALL!