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February 25, 2023
Your choice.
February 24, 2023
The more you dance, the easier to accept.
February 23, 2023
Change your perspective to get things done
February 22, 2023
P*** makes perfect
February 21, 2023
Find someone in particular to mimic
February 20, 2023
When you’re ready
February 19, 2023
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In spite of… because of…
The mountains will always be there
Yamabushi advice: Dealing in situations
Philosophy
For someone such as yourself
January 16, 2019
The only thing we know for certain
April 4, 2019
When shortcuts are anything but
January 14, 2019
Creativity
Hobbies
Japan
Low wage economy
July 14, 2019
Playing the System
February 15, 2019
Cabin Fever? Try this Yamabushi advice
April 11, 2020
New Zealand
Personal Finance
Random Posts
Process and Progress: The uncomfortable becomes comfortable
May 5, 2022
I guess I’ll just have to enjoy it instead
September 14, 2022
Personality abounds
February 19, 2020
ARCHIVE
The problem with being unique
Learn from your own acceptance
Take another look
Yamabushi and The Hero’s Journey
So much to do, so little time
The Jotoshiki ‘Roof-raising’ Ceremony
Moving to medium(?)
Self-discipline and blogging
A five story pagoda video
You can defeat ego
Once you’re on the path, and there’s no control, what to do?
Don’t miss the big picture
Lots of interests, lots of chances
It’s how you think of it
Why Japan is number 120 in the world in gender equality
Mt. Takadate
Three hardest words in the English language?
Your unique experience brings unique insights
Expression is Liberation
The one constant
It starts with appreciation
Extra time? Plan accordingly
Just breathe
Embrace the setbacks
Five years
Writers write
Mountain Sakura Mountain: Arakurayama
Any day you can run, is a day you do run
Which skills will you develop?
The on switch
Everything in your power: Modern Uketamo
Japanese lessons
Opportunities never come twice
Breaking the essential rule
Proactive and reactive
The photographer’s dilemma
Making the most of last minute cancellations
Gamechanging hours
Mt. Kinbo from Yutagawa
Being Yamabushi
No one can master nature
Compulsory helmets, good or bad?
The default exercise
Questions that trip you up
Project within a project
Independence, resilience, leadership
Hit back hard
How many yamabushi are there? And other questions about yamabushi
Is it necessary?
About Me
Tim the Slasher
How to Deal with Misdirected Anger
Next peak to climb
More time than expected if necessary
Learning Japanese Fast
Japanese
Turn on the light. And keep it on.
Actions speaking louder than words
The real reason why Japanese people love Sakura
Domain knowledge is the deal maker
Murphy’s Law and Plan D
A function of thought
Mastering the (near) daily ritual
Show your thinking /writing
The job interview
The more you have to grow
Your/ you’re unique
See yourself as human first
Knowledge and Confidence
Not With Us: 10 Years to the Day
There’s so much more to gain
Modern-day Dewa Sanzan Yamabushi
Care enough and you can do the unpredictable
Why are the Dewa Sanzan mountains known for rebirth?
The real thought experiment
Are you able to reassure yourself? Against anxiety
Choose your struggle
Mountains are
The respect you deserve
Your work is a separate entity from yourself
Care enough? Put in the time
Realising and addressing our weaknesses
Following the Ancient Paths of the Yamabushi on Mt. Kinbo
Speak up and act out
Language is culture. Culture is language.
Burnout
Language learning on clubhouse
WordPress and sunk costs
Take it on one by one
The pride of Japan’s Omotenashi Hospitality
Understand the other, understand the self
The Japanese and experiencing nature in the seasons
Clubhouse and the unavoidable awkward silence
Building from scratch
Improvements are all you can make
Baby steps
Getting off the Golden Route
It’s your lucky day
