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jvanman
@jvanman Nov 26, 2018, 8:39 AM UTC

What I learned in life not having owned a car!

Image credit This might be a strange one, but was inspired by a post from a friend, in which he mentioned that his mother taught him about relativity, and that you can be happy in any circumstance. F…

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jvanman
@jvanman Jun 8, 2018, 4:08 PM UTC

You are what you eat, no REALLY!

Have you ever heard of the phrase: "you are what you eat"? Growing up my mother told us about a book she read about the influence of food in our lives. Needless to say, I always heard this saying gro…

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jvanman
@jvanman Jun 6, 2018, 7:28 PM UTC

Humility and meekness do not equate to weakness.

I have been thinking about these two words for a while now. This post touches on some of my religious beliefs. Even if you are not religious, I believe that there is something of worth to anyone who…

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jvanman
@jvanman Jun 1, 2018, 10:58 AM UTC

The first day of winter

It's the 1st of June, a day we here in the Southern hemisphere often refer to as the first day of winter! Image credit Most people would associate winter with cold and snow, but here in Sunny South A…

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jvanman
@jvanman May 31, 2018, 11:03 AM UTC

Music has power!

Image credit Music has a power to influence people like nothing else. Every race, culture and religion makes use of music in forms that may vary, but the influence is there. The ability to connect wi…

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jvanman
@jvanman May 21, 2018, 9:16 PM UTC

Geology trip to Limpopo

It has been a while since I posted. Ten days to be exact. Life has happened. I thought that I need to make a concerted effort to post today as tomorrow I reach my day 100 on steemit. I would say it's…

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jvanman
@jvanman May 11, 2018, 12:53 PM UTC

Know your facts on the shape of our earth, just now you get roped in to this!

Okay, we have all heard of the famous flat earthers, or the flat earth society. The thought that the earth is anything but round makes the normal human cringe, or laugh. During my first year of studi…

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jvanman
@jvanman May 10, 2018, 8:10 PM UTC

#chronocrypto-dystopian short story, entry into @chronocrypto's short story challenge.

Image credit It’s dark, and cold. I can feel a breeze and my throat is dry. I cannot see my hand in front of my face. The silence is so intense that I hear a soft piercing ringing in the air. My hear…

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jvanman
@jvanman May 7, 2018, 1:16 PM UTC

What is the sexiest accent in the world?

Growing up, I was severely mocked because of my Afrikaans accent. Why? Well, I grew up in an Afrikaans home, and an Afrikaans church, with Afrikaans parents. A lot of the TV viewing was in Afrikaans…

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jvanman
@jvanman May 2, 2018, 9:03 PM UTC

Have you ever had a dream that came true?

Image credit I hardly ever dream, like never ever, but when I do, I wake up and I cannot differentiate between reality and what I just experienced. It feels like another world. I can describe detail…

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