Ask
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Sometimes I look around at my life and wonder how things got to be the way they did. My life has been an extraordinary collage of experiences, travel, opportunities and authentic connections all over the world. It’s been a really wonderful journey. I’ll admit, sometimes it has been hard to.
25 July/Posted by aaronplaat
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Dreamer
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I remember years when I had big dreams and ambitions for my life. There was once a time where I craved more from life and pursued it with a relentless passion. Then you get older, and you find yourself somehow taking longer to go through the moments. You find yourself.
7 June/Posted by aaronplaat
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The 944
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Over the last few years, I’ve been posting photos of a Porsche 944 my mentor, Nate, has been restoring. The process has been one helluva journey, and it’s taught me a lot about life, love, and the effort that goes into making something perfect. It all began some three years.
4 January/Posted by aaronplaat
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What is Love?
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Over five years ago, I found myself in a place more unique than any of my experiences. One of my favorite parts of traveling is experiencing sights, sounds, and tastes that deviate from my normal routine. Yet, this was no country. It was a city that sprung to life, and.
11 November/Posted by aaronplaat
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Hope
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2020 - the year that could have been a meme, bad joke, or missed flight. This year, it’s felt like everything has landed on Chance, been sent back to GO, and collected $200 to start over. When I look back at what this year has been, it feels a lot.
5 November/Posted by aaronplaat
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It’s a week until my 33rd lap around the sun. 33 years-0ld. In some ways, I feel like I’m just getting started with my life. In others, I have seen many mini lives take place as the years have sped by. Recently, I got a black hourglass tattooed on my.
23 September/Posted by aaronplaat
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Hourglass
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In “The Empty Hourglass”, a book penned by my Opa containing his life adventures, he shares stories from the perspective of knowing his life was coming to a close. The book was written after being prompted by my Mom. What he wrote was nothing short of a masterpiece; a story.
21 August/Posted by aaronplaat
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Synchroni-city
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“I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly; “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” - Alice in Wonderland In 2019, I found myself watching a beautiful sunset over tiled rooftops in Bali, Indonesia. The call to.
14 January/Posted by aaronplaat
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Chrysalis
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One of the most beautiful transformations to occur in nature is the morphing of the caterpillar into a butterfly. The transformative process is known as "chrysalis". During the chrysalis process, something incredible happens inside of the cocoon; the entire body of the caterpillar transforms into liquid before reassembling itself as an emerging.
25 November/Posted by aaronplaat
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Brushstrokes
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In a diversion from my usual ramblings, this blog is intended to give a small snapshot into the mind of a creator. My entire life, I've loved creating things purely for the love of seeing something emerge from the nothingness. Artists, creators, etc. have all been blessed with a gift - and.
12 November/Posted by aaronplaat
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