You'll be kind and never lose your temper and no one will misunderstand your jokes. You'll wake up early and listen to the mourning dove sing dooo dooo do-do-do low-high calling the new day good. You'll always have spare change for the panhandler at his median … Continue reading frost bitten
contentment
contented senses
Contentment looks like a sleeping mouse and an old oak tree Contentment feels like a knit wool blanket in grass green sprawled out on your unmade bed. Contentment tastes like mashed potatoes and buttered whole grain toast Contentment sounds like crickets and summer rain Contentment smells like a warm cup of earl gray at 4 … Continue reading contented senses
i’m still here
Hello, y'all. I'm not gone; I've just been posting up a storm on my fair trade blog, Style Wise. I've also been reading some thought provoking and inspiring articles: Slow Down! Why Some Languages Sound So Fast, Time It's an almost universal truth that any language you don't understand sounds like it's being spoken at … Continue reading i’m still here
the time will pass anyway: navigating life in your twenties
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” - Earl Nighingale This idea as a life framework has been on my mind for the past several weeks. I realized - in the back of my mind at first but now clearly … Continue reading the time will pass anyway: navigating life in your twenties
I am not less
One Saturday night a few weeks ago, Daniel and I were in the car on the way to a potluck dinner where several grad students would be present when he asked me: "Why do you act embarrassed that you're not in grad school?" I replied, "Because I am embarrassed. And I'm embarrassed now that my embarrassment was … Continue reading I am not less