by pophamjohn97 | May 5, 2024 | Personal
Building a good house takes the right tools — as does building a good life. Wealth is a tool for stability, low stress, and fun. Fashion is a tool for individuality or acceptance. Status is a tool for respect. Working out is a tool for a healthy body. Working hard is...
by pophamjohn97 | May 4, 2024 | Personal
A few days ago, I sat down to write. I found that I could not. The words and sentences that normally bubbled up easily in my mind lay stubbornly beneath the surface. We often tell ourselves that every day we practice something, the next day will reveal our progress....
by pophamjohn97 | May 3, 2024 | Personal
As we age, we often lament the loss of our imagination. We tell ourselves that responsibility forced us into the ‘real world’. We see children as the pretenders and call ourselves mature for rejecting day dreams and fantasies. Truthfully we never stop pretending, we...
by pophamjohn97 | May 3, 2024 | Personal
A few nights ago, I saw one of the most beautiful sunsets of my life. I did not take a picture of it. That sunset, from that location, at that specific time, was mine alone. No one else ever has or ever will see that sunset from that spot again. Light from the sun...
by pophamjohn97 | May 3, 2024 | Personal
Mix things up. Wake up for the sunrise. Skip rocks. Go for the hug. Turn left instead of right. Buy a ticket. Get a tan. Fall in love. Never return. You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube. Time moves on without us regardless of how we choose to spend it....
by pophamjohn97 | May 3, 2024 | Personal
Ants have made their way into my pantry. It is frustrating, but also fascinating and rather impressive. How could they possibly discover, mobilize, and organize in order to assembly line the food into their hidden hill? Individually they barely have enough brain power...
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