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9 :: Forest bathing with a frisbee
About five years back, I bought a disc golf disc. I’d been thinking about doing so after watching some friends play, but didn’t really have any real plans to get into it on that particular day when I saw a disc in the Walmart clearance aisle – a place I frequented for highly discounted Lego…
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8 :: Planning more than going
Studies show the most exciting part of vacation is often planning for, not going on, the trip. As it’s summed up by the Life and Whim blog, “Research suggests that much of what makes us happy about a vacation takes place both well before, and well after, time spent on the beach in a distant…
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7 :: Dreams of architecture
“Quietly difficult” is how I’ve described the past few months. No drama to speak of in particular, but a battle to thrive in any way brought on by a stream of – albeit mild – illness sapping all extra energy during the lethargy of dark winter months. Of course, a person can still dream in…
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6 :: Don’t live your best life now
I recently ran across the phrase in someone’s Instagram feed where they claimed to be “Living my best life,” not an uncommon declaration in today’s American culture. Within a day or two of that, I saw an ad for One A Day vitamins proclaiming, “You only get one body.” Christians believe differently. We are not…
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5 :: Space for time
One of the things I envision on Ponderoku is a culture that values taking time. Taking time to think. To consider all of the options from different points of view.
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4 :: A very long walk
In a conversation about what heaven might look like, I once suggested a person might choose to walk halfway across the globe to visit a friend. And why not?
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2 :: A story that isn’t a story
Ponderoku is a place, a place that represents striving for a world that was and will be again.
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1 :: Welcome to Ponderoku
Ponderoku started round about 1990 when a junior high boy embarked on a story involving an automotive fuse and an artificial Christmas tree.
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