Kepler Shipyards

09/28/2026

“If we want to take care of the places that take care of us, we have to think more creatively about how we do that. Part of that creativity is to bring back good practices and to think about fire not as this big crazy scary monolith, but as an instrument and a tool.” 🔥

In this exclusive interview with APTN National News, our Executive Director Valérie Courtois discussed the important findings of a new national survey on wildfire. The key findings of this poll are resoundingly supportive of Indigenous fire stewardship: over 80% of Canadians express overwhelming support for expanding Indigenous fire stewardship in the country’s response to fire risk & 87% supported investing in Fire Guardians.

The good news is that this work is already underway, and with better support could be extended to a nation-wide task force that answers the preoccupations and needs of Canadians. From more Fire Guardians to policy that removes barriers to give access to solutions, Indigenous fire stewardship is an essential part of creating a safer future for all of us. 🌿

🔗 Read the entire interview at the link in our bio or on APTN News website.
📑Curious about the full details from the poll? Head here: https://www.ilinationhood.ca/news-release/-poll-canadians-resoundingly-support-indigenous-led-solutions-to-wildfire

09/28/2026

🌽 Under the Corn Moon, we give thanks.

Each colourful kernel carries a teaching: reciprocity, community, abundance. A reminder that diversity is strength, and care for the land ensures abundance for the future. 🌕✨
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🌽 Sous la Lune du maïs, nous exprimons notre gratitude.
Chaque grain coloré porte en lui un enseignement : la réciprocité, la communauté, l’abondance. Un rappel que la diversité est une force, et que prendre soin de la terre garantit l’abondance pour l’avenir. 🌕✨

Art: Tahothoratie Cross ()

09/28/2026

The Myth of the Perfect Moment

Look at the person standing beside the traffic light.

The signal is doing exactly what it was designed to do.

Red: wait.
Yellow: prepare.
Green: go.

But the person is still standing there, thinking:

I’m waiting for the perfect green.

That is the trap. Because in life, we often imagine that action begins when circumstances become ideal.

When we have enough money.

When we have more experience.

When we feel confident.

When the timing is right.

When everyone supports us.

When we know exactly what we’re doing.

When the fear disappears.

So we wait. And sometimes we wait so long that we mistake waiting for preparation.

But here is the uncomfortable truth:

There may never be a moment when everything lines up perfectly.

The light can turn green and you can still feel afraid.

You can have the opportunity and still feel unprepared.

You can have the idea and still have doubts.

You can have the open door and still wonder whether you’re ready to walk through it.

And that doesn’t necessarily mean you should stop.

Sometimes it simply means you’re human.

We have been taught to think that confidence comes before action.

Often, it is the opposite.

You act first. Then you discover what you’re capable of.

You take the first step.

Then you learn how to take the second.

You make the call.

Then you learn how to handle rejection.

You start the business.

Then you learn how to run it.

You publish the first piece of work.

Then you learn how to make the next one better.

Clarity is often the reward for movement, not the requirement for it.

Think about walking through a dark room with a flashlight.

The flashlight doesn’t show you the entire journey.

It shows you enough of the next few steps to keep moving.

Life often works the same way.

You don’t need to know exactly where every road leads.

You need enough courage to move when the next step becomes visible.

And that’s what makes the traffic light such a powerful metaphor.

The green light doesn’t promise that the road will be easy.

It doesn’t promise there won’t be traffic.

It doesn’t promise you’ll never take a wrong turn.

It simply tells you ….. The moment to move has arrived.

And sometimes the biggest obstacle isn’t the red light.

It’s the person who keeps waiting after it turns green.

So perhaps the question isn’t …… Am I completely ready?

Maybe the better question is …. Is this good enough to begin?

Because perfection can become a very sophisticated form of procrastination.

You keep preparing.

You keep researching.

You keep planning.

You keep waiting.

Until eventually, the opportunity has moved on.

So when your light turns green, don’t demand certainty from life before you move.

Take the step.

Adjust as you go.

Learn while moving.

Because sometimes the perfect moment isn’t the moment when you finally feel ready.

It’s the moment when you decide that being ready enough is enough.

09/28/2026

Something from /our/ mythology.

From tricksters to creators, these ancient stories have shaped cult...

09/28/2026

The Evidence of Action

Look at the two punching bags.

On the left, the bag is almost perfect.

Above it are the words: I’m going to.

It represents intention. The plans we make, the promises we make to ourselves, the goals we announce.

On the right is the same kind of bag, but it is torn, bruised and worn out.

Above it are two simple words:

I did. That is the difference between intention and action.

There is nothing wrong with saying, I’m going to start.

The problem begins when I’m going to becomes a permanent substitute for I started.

Because intention is incredibly comfortable.

You can imagine yourself becoming disciplined without waking up early.

You can imagine becoming fit without doing the workout.

You can imagine building the business without making the uncomfortable calls.

You can imagine writing the book without writing the first page.

In your imagination, everything is still clean.

There are no failed attempts. No embarrassing mistakes. No rejection. No exh.austion.

But real progress leaves marks.

The punching bag on the right is ugly because it has been used.

And that is something we sometimes misunderstand about achievement.

We look at someone’s finished result and think the evidence of success is how polished it looks.

Often, the deeper evidence is the damage.

The missed attempts.

The bad first drafts.

The rejected applications.

The failed businesses.

The early mornings.

The days they didn’t feel motivated but showed up anyway.

The scars are proof that the intention became physical.

Think about two people who both say they want to learn a skill.

One spends six months watching videos about learning it.

The other spends six months struggling to actually do it.

At the end, the second person may have plenty of mistakes to show you.

But those mistakes are evidence.

They have something the first person doesn’t:

experience.

This is why action is so powerful.

Action gives reality a chance to answer you.

You don’t know whether an idea works until you test it.

You don’t know whether you’re capable until you attempt something difficult.

You don’t know what you need to improve until you make mistakes.

Intention lives in your head.

Evidence lives in the world.

And eventually, your life becomes less about what you intended to do and more about what you can point to.

Not … I was going to write. But …… I wrote.

Not …. I was going to start. But …. I started.

Not ….. I was going to change.

But … Look at what I became.

So don’t worry too much about making your intentions sound impressive.

Make them visible.

Let your goals get a little messy.

Let your first attempt be terrible.

Let your progress leave scratches on the surface.

Because a perfect punching bag tells us you planned to fight.

A battered one tells us you actually stepped into the ring.

Intentions sound good.
Evidence looks better.

09/28/2026

What You Need to Know About NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Mission: Four crew members are set to launch to the orbiting laboratory and perform space research, tech demos, and maintenance. More... https://go.nasa.gov/46PePNL

09/28/2026

This is honestly awful, and ends horrifying.

We /all/ need to stop Putin!

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01/19/2026

Sometimes ancient technology is the best tech

10/07/2024

Something about our namesake, and why we chose this.