When I expand my context of sexuality, women, and Nature, there are times where I hit a wall. And there are times when there is a breakthrough that unleashes all sorts of gems. How fast we forget the maxim: “Men and women are different.” We apply it only when we face a contradiction that cannot…
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Men’s Projection Is Their Greatest Weakness
Men and Women are different. We say this, but then we go on. The biggest mistake men make is projecting themselves onto women. They think that because he feels romantic, that she does as well. So off go his thoughts into a sweet air of pageantry. But what are the woman’s thoughts on the matter?…
Is pain the measure of man?
I once said, “There was not a philosopher who could endure the toothache patiently.” This line is lifted directly from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (strangely, it is quoted in the Wikipedia entry on toothache as well). Gentlemen, here is the source: (Act V, Scene 1) I pray thee, peace. I will be flesh and…
Pookish Commandment Three: Become Financially Free
Becoming financially independent is one of the greatest changes you can make to your life. You become in control of your life when you have all of your assets paying all of your expenses and you don’t need a job. There are many books and much information on how to become financially free so I…
Second Pookish Commandment: Fight the Negativism
Happiness and optimism are more infectious and influential than sadness and negativism. Whenever I have been pessimistic, my life tends to go nowhere (in which I become even more negative!). Being negative never gained me any friends but has repelled people away from me. Being pessimistic retards you. You don’t undergo action in pessimism. You…
Pookish Commandment One: Be Who You Are
The First Commandment is the most important and embodies all the other commandments. You must be who you are. What is the biggest obstacle to true success? It is when we do not become who we are. We try to be someone else or be what people ‘want’ us to be. It is discarding our…
Pook And The Mill: Introduction
And so it begins… Welcome to the home of the gentle and playful Pook! Warrior against Androgyny, Hobgoblin of Joy, Seeker of Spiritual Truth, and other neat stuff like that. “What!” you say. “Shall you pollute my Internet with yet ANOTHER blog?” But alas, what is a Pook to do when crawling between Earth…