Aaron Plaat

Late this afternoon, I walked around an empty conference room and began to piece together the many moments in my life where I had walked around similar conference rooms. A crisp blue shirt and orange paisley tie combo, sitting across the table being interviewed by a future business partner. Dozens upon dozens of hours spent […]

Biblically speaking, the path to Truth is one that ought to be approached carefully; Matthew 7:7 states that if one knocks, the door will be opened. If one seeks, one will find. It would be an amateur mistake to think that just because this passage is true (logic proves the point) that we all ought […]

There are some things in life that ought not be labeled, defined, or poorly explained through an attempt at explanation. Were you to describe the color red to a blind man, you’d find yourself lacking for words and ways to describe its…essence. Red. Why do we feel it is possible to label, define, and restrict […]

Through the past few years, faith is something that I have striven to discover, develop, and put to the test. “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!” is a famous phrase that I’ve found to be very applicable among many I’ve met who proclaim to be christians, though this is not an attempt […]

Here we are again. It feels just like the time where I sat down at the local Starbucks and contemplated the bittersweet moment of accomplishing something great, while clutching air when reaching for a hand to grasp in sharing the moment of victory. This is not Los Angeles. Quite possibly, I’ll be reaching a whole […]

Dominor Vita – Dominate Life. The saying isn’t just about dominating life; it’s the description of a person who actively dominates life. And yes, I own the domain. In the cartoons, one of my favorite scenes was watching when a character tried to slow down after sprinting at full speed. You’d see their feet slide […]

“The mind is its own place. And in it can make heaven a hell, hell a heaven.” That’s one of my favorite quotes. Another would be the quote from The Matrix where Agent Smith says to Neo “I must get free. In your mind is the key.” The human mind, when harnessed to its fullest […]

“I don’t keep count. Only when it begins to hurt do I start, because those are the ones that really count.” Wake up, Plaat. At this moment, life feels as if I’ve walked into an empty room and realize many of the doors and halls I’ve taken up to this point have not been the […]

I was reading through the news today and caught a story about a recent shark attack in Australia; a 15ft. great white shark attacked and killed a 21 year-old surfer, ripping him in half. Only his upper body was found, with the lower half of his body assumed to have been eaten or discarded by […]