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If I'm crying you might want to walk away because chances are I'm most likely enraged. Sometimes from sadness, when I'm missing someone...
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paddleathabasca
- Sep 23
- 3 min
5 Things You Need To Do After A Breast Cancer Diagnosis
We make this assumption that there will be this magical transference of information through the healthcare system. For some people with a...
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paddleathabasca
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Reflections In The Mirror
Life Before Death Or Death Before Life? I've had numerous personal training clients play the head game of tomorrow.... Next Monday......
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paddleathabasca
- Sep 13
- 5 min
Let's Play Cross Cancer Tri-Bond!
What do these three things have in common: Janet Jackson, Kim Kardashian, Guns N' Roses They all connect to my recent Cross Cancer...
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paddleathabasca
- Sep 5
- 4 min
Fail The Test: Then You Get The Answers
Imagine you have a final exam in Grade 12 that will determine your whole future: Career, lifestyle and overall health going into the...
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paddleathabasca
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Put Your Heart Where Your Mouth Is
I walked out of the grocery store, I noticed the table being set up as I walked in: Donations for Breast Cancer. To be honest, I didn't...
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paddleathabasca
- Aug 22
- 3 min
I Wrote The Book
"I'm a Jack of all trades but man I gotta say that's one book I didn't write"... Morgan Wallen Jack of all trades master of none is what...
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paddleathabasca
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Unf*ck Yourself
I remember the feelings of rage as if it were yesterday. I was walking back down the mountain from spreading my dad's ashes. His best...
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paddleathabasca
- Aug 12
- 2 min
Awake, Alive & Ready To Thrive
How often do we start our day with this thought? Not often. Usually, it's a drag out of bed, off to work and get on with the day. Even...
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paddleathabasca
- Jul 26
- 5 min
No Lump...BIG Problems
I Live Life Now… Lying on the ultrasound table I intrinsically understood this was the beginning of a rabbit hole, unsure of what that...
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paddleathabasca
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Rivers & SUP Leashes: What You Don't Know Can Kill You
Identify and avoid, is literally my mantra while on the river. This has been engrained into my head by Reta Boychuk owner of CANRVRSUP....
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paddleathabasca
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Flood, Fire & Faith: River Of Hope 2022 POSTPONED
The weight of it was weighing on me all week leading up to it; I felt comfortable paddling on the conditions presented by the high water...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
River Of Hope Day After: You Never Know Who You Inspire
Home for the first night in my own bed felt really odd. I pined for the water. As soon as I got home the previous afternoon it was life...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
River Of Hope Day 10: I'mPossible
Waking up early and in a melancholy mood. Bittersweet to be done and off a schedule of putting miles in, yet not wanting to leave this...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
River Of Hope Day 9: Are We There Yet?
If I have ever been thankful for the river gods it was today. An emotionally and physically tired body was pushed by down winds towards...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
River Of Hope Day 8: Happy In The Hard
We departed around 8:30 am. My friend Angela was joining me today; she was why we pushed so hard the previous day to get to Vega. And let...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
River Of Hope Day 7: Metallica Mother Trucker
We departed camp at 7:30 am full bellies, great weather and a downwind pushing onward. Uncle Dan was up at 5:50 am with the fire roaring...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
River Of Hope Day 6: All Aboard
Departure time was a bit later today, 8 am to allow us to get everyone settled into the rhythm of packing up and paddling. Victor was up...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
River Of Hope Day 5: Angels Among Us
The smoke was still high up in the sky but you could smell it and knew that if the air pressure changed it would settle lower down. We...
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paddleathabasca
- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
River Of Hope Day 4: Swimming Crocs
The sun was blazing in the morning as we departed camp, blinding to the point it was challenging to look up from your board. As we came...
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