Tag: dailyprompt

(001)▪︎[ Loss … 2025 ]

What would you do if you lost all your possessions?

[ The First Thing That I Would Do If I Lost All Of My Possessions Would Go To My Knees & Cry ]

[ There Have Been Many Nights When A Nightmare Of Losing Everything By An Act Of Mother Nature Woke Me In A Cold Sweat ]

[ Yes, Insurance Will Pay Out ]

[ But Only A Fraction Of The Monetary Value That I Would Ever Have ]

[ What About Possessions That Money Can’t Buy, Or Replicate? ]

[ Physical Pictures, Lifting Awards, Pictures, Money (Over Said Amount), Actual Letters &/Or Cards, Jewelry, Collections, All Clothing, etc… ]

[ I Never Want To Be Put In That Position ]

[ Being Burglarized Was Hard Enough ]

[ The Way Insurance Companies Pay Out Is Another Criminal Act Committed Against You ]

[ Misrepresenting Their Policies ]

[ Making It SO Hard To File, Then Collect On A Claim ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Out Of Place … 2025 ]

Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.

[ There Have Been Many Times When I Have Felt Out Of Place, Or Out Of My Element ]

[ The Earliest Times When I Had Felt Out Of Place, Was Each Time I Was Moved To Another Foster Home ]

[ I Was Not Quite (3) Years Old When My Sister & I Were Moved Into The First Foster Home ]

[ About Every (18) Months We Were Moved ]

[ When You Get There You Do Not Know A Single Thing About What You Can Or Can’t Do, Where You Are, Who Is In The House, What Do You Call Them, Where To Go, What The Daily Or Nightly Schedule Is, etc … ]

[ You Are Scared, Worried, Angry & A Number Of More Emotions ]

[ We Did Not Have Any Family In Oregon After Our Dad Shot Himself In The Head ]

[ So I Could Just Imagine That We Were A Tiny Bit Traumatized Since He Did It In The Home ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Advice … 2025 ]

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

[ The Very Best Piece Of Advice I Ever Received, I Still Practice In My Life … To Get A Friend, You Must First Be A Friend ]

[ I Have Tried To Instill This Into My Son’s Life ]

[ But He Doesn’t Get It ]

[ Do Unto Others … ]

[ Know Yourself First ]

[ What You Want In A Friend, Could Possibly Be The Exact Same Things As What Others Seek ]

[ Try It … ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Foods … 2025 ]

What are your favorite types of foods?

[ I Don’t Know If I Have Favorite Foods ]

[ I Definitely Do Not Have A Simple “Go To” Food ]

[ I Never Really Had One Growing Up ]

[ I Imagine I Like More Hot Food’s Than I Like Cold Food’s ]

[ I Love Pineapple ]

[ I Imagine That If I Committed The Sin Of Saying That I Didn’t Like Pineapple I Would Have To Hand In My Membership Card For Being Born In Hawaii ]

[ I Love Prime Rib & Ribeye Steaks ]

[ I Also Do Not Eat Foods That Are Normally Eaten For Breakfast, Lunch Or Dinner @ Morning, Noon Or Night ]

[ I Guess, I Did Not Actually Answer The Question, Sorry ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Furthest Site … 2025 ]

Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home.

[ Well, This Can Get Kind Of Difficult To Judge ]

[ I Traveled From Ashland, Oregon To Honolulu,  Hawaii & Back ]

[ I Traveled From Ashland, Oregon To San Diego, California & Back ]

[ I Drove With A Friend From Medford, Oregon To North Of Anchorage, Alaska & Flew Back ]

[ I Rode With My Future Wife & Her Family Across The United States From Salem, Oregon To Minnesota & Back ]

[ I Flew With My Bride From Salem, Oregon To Montego Bay, Jamaica & Back ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Feeling Right Now … 2025 ]

How are you feeling right now?

[ Right Now, @ This Moment, I Am Kind Of Feeling Physically Drained ]

[ It Is Not Like I Did Alot Today, It’s That I Did Alot Yesterday ]

[ I Am Feeling Very Loved By My Wife Of Almost (30yrs) ]

[ I Am Feeling Very Greatful For (2) Wonderful & The Best Caregiver’s I’ve Ever Had, Needle & Knobbin’ ]

[ I Am Feeling Very Privileged To Have Friends Elizabeth H. & Nick P. In My Corner ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~