Tag: dailyprompt
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Impactful Books
List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? I’m not going to do three. My list is five every time. My philosophy and worldview have been shaped by The Bible, The Quran, The Book of Mormon, The Bhagavad Gita, and The Tao TE Ching. Each one has challenged me to look for…
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Fear of Women
What fears have you overcome and how? Growing up I was deathly afraid of women. If I liked a girl it would take me six months to work up the courage to ask if she liked me too. I’ve grown up. I dated without becoming an emotional wreck. I’ve had four children from two different…
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Simple Things
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. I have done several simple things today that brought me joy. None of them are fit to print. I hope your imagination is as good as mine is.
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A Loyal Friend
What quality do you value most in a friend? Friendship gets better with time. So it’s important to me that people stick around. Loyalty is a two way street. I want to be available for my friends in times of need. That said I want them to be available in my times of need. I…
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Sinatra
“I’ve been a puppet, a piratea pauper, a poeta pawn and a king.” But seriously folks I’ve never been a king.
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Lots of Practice
Do you practice religion? I am very bad at religion so I need a lot of practice. For a few months I haven’t been practicing at all. My religious life is diminishing and starting to atrophy. I haven’t been all that sure lately that I even want to practice religion. After all I’ve been trying…
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The Times Before
Do you remember life before the internet? I’m Generation X. The first half of my life was an explosion of new technology. I’m one of the first children to have commercial video games. I was a member of Colombia House Record and Tape Club. But like I said a few days ago I entertained myself…
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Having It All
What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? There’s a comedian (Steven Wright I think) who talked about having it all. He asked: Where would I put it? Obviously the entire universe would mostly need to say where it is even if I somehow ended up owning the whole thing. Yes, I…