John Markum

Things that annoy me…

  1. Running late. Period.
  2. Arguing with my wife. Mostly because it’s probably my fault.
  3. People being ungrateful.
  4. Judgmental people.
  5. Critics who don’t lift a finger to make a difference.
  6. Lying.
  7. Getting talked down to by anyone.
  8. Listening to someone gossip, especially in the form of a prayer request.
  9. Men who think being a jerk makes them look macho. It doesn’t. They just look like jerks.
  10. Women who think being rude makes them look confident. It doesn’t. It just scares any guy in his right mind far away.

The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully

The Premium of Pain