by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 9, 2023 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Written for Arie Hoogerbrugge by Sophia Wisdom In a world filled with promises, commitments, and good intentions, the age-old saying, “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do,” holds more truth than ever. Actions speak louder than words, and...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 8, 2023 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Written for Arie Hoogerbrugge by Sophia Wisdom In a world that constantly bombards us with distractions and temptations, the concept of discipline often emerges as the guiding force that paves the way to true freedom. Jocko Willink, a former Navy SEAL and a renowned...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 7, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
August 24 Life in the jungle: I woke up at 5 AM, with the stress of a rotting and costly house deck falling back asleep was not possible. [See photos in last blog post.] I started my morning chopping the coconut field. After breakfast I cut the grass at the ponds. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 7, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
August 20 Life in the jungle: Orlando and Joseph came this morning. We finished installing the door on the apartment and we put the roof on the front entrance of the greenhouse. [The door was actually shipped damaged and I would return and replace it a month...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 7, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
August 9 Life in the jungle: Orlando and Joseph showed up this morning. We replaced the larger section of the house roof with the new zinc roofing that was delivered the other week. We got lucky with no rain all day. After they left, I cleaned everything up and...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 6, 2023 | My Blog, Personal Reflection, Poetry
I’m tired. I can’t see my way forward [in this life] but I realize that there is nowhere else to go but forward. And I am not afraid of moving forward. But I feel like I am on a highway, and I missed my exit, but the next turn-off is literally 300,000 miles further...
