Yesterday, I turned 45. No fanfare, no balloons, no new gray hairs (that I noticed). Just the flip of a calendar day that marked the start of my 45th year on this big spinning ball… I used to love aging. When my life seemed somewhat within my control, and I had goals on the horizon. Aging felt like a gift; a display of notches in my belt of hard-won wisdom and victories. But, since I’ve been sick, aging worries me.
Read moreArmwrestling & Cognitive Psychology
"Cognitive psychology is the study of internal mental processes—all of the workings inside your brain, including perception, thinking, memory, attention, language, problem-solving, and learning." -Kendra Cherry, MSEd
I once broke my wrist while armwrestling an Asian guy in a bar… Good way to begin a story, right?! Well, the armwrestling story is quite ridiculous and hilarious. Still, a conversation I recently had about the incident proved more jarring and thought-provoking than the very first time I’d ever broken a bone.
Read moreBoth Sides Now
"I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all"
-Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now
I’ve been sitting in front of this screen for countless minutes, trying to adequately construct the correct string of words to encapsulate these past four years. I guess I’ll begin with school… IT’S FINALLY OVER!!! I completed my bachelor’s degree and graduated (Summa Cum Laude) on April 27th. I thought that a week later, I would feel sweet relief and freedom. I wasn’t prepared to still feel rundown, stressed, sick, and exhausted. I feel like I’m in the eye of a hurricane and have so little time to figure everything out before the winds and rain begin again.
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Broken Bits 