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David Truss :: Daily Ink, Port Moody, BC (2025)

07/26/2025

I sent this in an email to my MLA: I want to express my concerns over infrastructure in Coquitlam. Specifically, we are seeing considerable growth in already busy corridors: North Road and Como Lake, Ioco Road, Austin Avenue and soon Rocky Point. What used to be single family homes are now multiplex townhouses and highrises. These are already some of the busiest roads in Coquitlam and now we are significantly increasing the density and thus adding a lot more traffic....

I sent this in an email to my MLA: I want to express my concerns over infrastructure in Coquitlam. Specifically, we are seeing considerable growth in already busy corridors: North Road and Como Lake, Ioco Road, Austin Avenue and soon Rocky Point. What used to be single family homes are now multiplex...

07/25/2025

Sometimes a day just comes together. Today was one of those days. Good friends, family time, good food. And good moments of solitude. No big exciting highs or solemn lows, just being present with the people around me, and with myself. A good day.

07/24/2025

I soooo love my 7 minute commute to work! Today I had to drive into town and back, and the 40 minute drive took me almost an hour both ways. Sure I’m only talking about a mere 20 minute addition each way, but that’s 2 hours of driving in traffic. I was alone and listening to a podcast one way and had company the other way, so it was my boring… but I am spoiled with the fact that I rarely have to drive in heavy traffic and I hated it....

I soooo love my 7 minute commute to work! Today I had to drive into town and back, and the 40 minute drive took me almost an hour both ways. Sure I’m only talking about a mere 20 minute addition each way, but that’s 2 hours of driving in traffic. I was alone and listening to a podcast one way an...

07/23/2025

I am not someone who gets tired of looking at a beautiful view. If I ever move out of my current home, the view will be a priority. Ideally I would have a view of the ocean. Large vistas and the open ocean speak to me. I feel energized by them, and yet calmed by them. I can hear the silence of the openness, I can feel the emptiness of the space. If I can’t find an affordable a place with a view, I guess I’ll just have to prioritize this on my holidays.

I am not someone who gets tired of looking at a beautiful view. If I ever move out of my current home, the view will be a priority. Ideally I would have a view of the ocean. Large vistas and the open ocean speak to me. I feel energized by them, and yet calmed by them. I can hear the silence of the o...

07/22/2025

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. You think everything is trucking along and life surprises you. Humbles you. It’s a good reminder to appreciate what you have. We complain about the simplest of things. We don’t take the time to say, ‘thank you’. We focus on the negative instead of all the positives. Meanwhile there is so much to appreciate and value. And this is what we should focus on.

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. You think everything is trucking along and life surprises you. Humbles you. It’s a good reminder to appreciate what you have. We complain about the simplest of things. We don’t take the time to say, ‘thank you’. We focus on the negative instead of all ...

07/21/2025

We’ve all heard the phrase, “If at first you don’t succeed… try, try again.” That’s the right idea but the wrong language. It should be, “If at first you don’t succeed… iterate, iterate again.” Because we all know another saying too, “Do you know what the definition of insanity is? Doing the same thing again and again, and expecting a different result.”...

We’ve all heard the phrase, “If at first you don’t succeed… try, try again.” That’s the right idea but the wrong language. It should be, “If at first you don’t succeed… iterate, iterate again.” Because we all know another saying too, “Do you know what the definition of insanity...

07/20/2025

Yes, another fitness post. Yes, another post about building good habits. Is it just my algorithm or is everyone getting a lot of posts, reels, TikTok’s, and/or YouTube shorts about fitness, wellbeing, and longevity? Everyone is an influencer now, telling you how to drop weight, tone abs, and build muscle. Here is what I’ve learned… none of this is mine, it’s all learned from others....

Yes, another fitness post. Yes, another post about building good habits. Is it just my algorithm or is everyone getting a lot of posts, reels, TikTok’s, and/or YouTube shorts about fitness, wellbeing, and longevity? Everyone is an influencer now, telling you how to drop weight, tone abs, and build...

07/19/2025

I think the two most noblest of traits are compassion and forgiveness. Compassion because it links us to others in a way that we lose ourselves. Forgiveness because more than any other trait, it can not be faked and true forgiveness is to see love even in the faults of others. ~ (Shared previously here.) 5 years ago I wrote about 7 sins:...

I think the two most noblest of traits are compassion and forgiveness. Compassion because it links us to others in a way that we lose ourselves. Forgiveness because more than any other trait, it can not be faked and true forgiveness is to see love even in the faults of others. ~ (Shared previously h...

07/18/2025

I have gotten a lot better at leaving work at work over the last few years. I’d happily stay at work some days past 5:30 or 6pm, knowing that when I go home I can let things go until I arrive back at work the next day. That never used to be the case. I used to regularly respond to emails and continue to work well into the night....

I have gotten a lot better at leaving work at work over the last few years. I’d happily stay at work some days past 5:30 or 6pm, knowing that when I go home I can let things go until I arrive back at work the next day. That never used to be the case. I used to regularly respond to emails and conti...

07/17/2025

It’s amazing just how high you can build a house of cards. But the challenge is that no one stops building, it’s too enticing to keep going. And so eventually the cards collapse. I think the cards are about to fall. Maybe it’s just wishful thinking. Maybe it’s just the top layer that will fall and then it will be rebuilt....

It’s amazing just how high you can build a house of cards. But the challenge is that no one stops building, it’s too enticing to keep going. And so eventually the cards collapse. I think the cards are about to fall. Maybe it’s just wishful thinking. Maybe it’s just the top layer that will fa...

07/16/2025

I heard a great quote today, ‘Nobody will ever love you exactly the way you want… Because that’s your job.’ It reminds me of an insightful question, “Would you hang out with a person who speaks to you the way you speak to yourself?’ We can be our own worst critics, and yet it costs us nothing to appreciate ourselves rather than put ourselves down....

I heard a great quote today, ‘Nobody will ever love you exactly the way you want… Because that’s your job.’ It reminds me of an insightful question, “Would you hang out with a person who speaks to you the way you speak to yourself?’ We can be our own worst critics, and yet it costs us no...

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