Joel BaylisImproving GratitudeBeing grateful for what you have and wanting something more can seem like contradictory states of mind. How can I be grateful for my…Jul 30, 2019Jul 30, 2019
Joel BaylisEducation RejuvenationToday, you’re going to read about my struggle with the current education system but before I get into it, I want to make it very clear how…Jul 18, 2019Jul 18, 2019
Joel BaylisTogether We CanI often find myself thinking about all of the atrocities of this world — corruption of power, inequality, environmental destruction — just…Jul 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
Joel BaylisThe Internal StruggleDo I struggle with life or do I struggle with death? That’s not a question I am ready to answer… If I go by my feelings, my thoughts when…Jun 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019
Joel BaylisOn PurposeI write this post from a Tim Horton’s in Montreal an hour before I head out on the journey of a lifetime – so I hope the thoughts flow how…Jun 5, 2019Jun 5, 2019
Joel BaylisA couple weeks ago, I shared a thought about one of my insecurities — my ‘Quasimodo eye’.To give unfamiliar readers some context, my acne started on my face in grade 6, got quite bad in grade 7 and 8; moving to my chest and…Jun 3, 2019Jun 3, 2019
Joel BaylisMapping RealityIs it just me, or does everyone spend a large portion of their waking hours thinking about the nature of reality and our relationship to…May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
Joel BaylisLoving ‘Im’perfectionsI’ve been talking to friends a lot about how we see ourselves versus how others see us. I remember reading one time that most of us…May 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Joel BaylisLabelled IdentityI was talking to a friend this week and we got on the topic of asking ourselves “who am I?” If you’ve been following these thoughts…Apr 29, 2019Apr 29, 2019
Joel BaylisGrateful for DepressionThis thought is different than the rest so far. It’s more of a personal reflection; a journal entry. It came to me all at once in the…Apr 22, 2019Apr 22, 2019