Pulsating Life
Some of you may or may not know, but I have had a family member recently undergo a heart transplant. Without it, he would not have a future. So, with my family very focused on this surgery, I started to think (go figure 🙂 ) I started to think about this slightly unimaginable act. He…
A Little Poem
The Way Under the Way by Mark Nepo "For all that has been written, for all that has been read, we are led to this instant where one of us will speak and one of us will listen, as if no one has ever placed an oar into that water. It doesn’t matter how we…
Technology vs. Simplicity
For those of you who don't know, this Christmas break has been quite challenging for me as far as technology goes. First, I had my laptop worked on for what I thought would only take a few days-Â it ended up taking a few weeks. Now this wouldn't have been bad but then I lost my…
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A wise man once said, "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love." (yeah that's right, I quoted Dumbledore- but seriously how can you not love Dumbledore?) I really don't know how to begin this. It is quite difficult really. You see, what I would like…
Pleasing People
"It is only by risking ourselves from one hour to another that we live at all." -William James I am without a doubt one of the hugest people pleasers that could possibly exist. I hate friction/conflict. I will go to great lengths to sacrifice how I really feel to make sure other people are happy…
The grass is only as green as you make it
I recently had a developmental psych class that talked about impact bias. The definition of impact bias is the tendency for people to overestimate how a certain event will effect how they feel. For instance, if something bad happens, we automatically think it will have devastating effects and make us miserable. Or if something good…
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Old-fashioned in a modern world
For some reason today I was thinking about all the handwritten letters I have written in my life. I have to think that I may be one of the only persons of my generation that has been a follower of this "ancient" tradition. I do not know if it is because of all the classic…
Awake MY Soul
My usual routine for when I walk to class alone is to listen to music to get me pumped about being awake at eight o'clock in the morning (which is difficult for me since I have developed a religious habit of liking more than enough sleep). So, I try my best to take advantage of…
Okay Mr. Silverstein
Have you ever had the thought, "I can't do this" or "I just don't have time to do this, even though I would really like to achieve this goal." Well, I can definitely attest to these sentiments. Especially this first week of school. What with my mornings starting at 8 AM and having a sixteen-hour…
Simply & Softly 