November 2018
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Ineffable
Daily blog post 394 Ineffable It means too great to be explained It means unable to be materialized into words When something is ineffable, you can feel it but you don’t know how to share it with someone who isn’t able to feel the same presence It’s kinda like love, or friendship, or family, or… Continue reading
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Unique
Daily Blog Post 393 When people built this tunnel, did they know how many people would pass through? How many students and faculty… Athletes, chemists, accountants… How many people from Richmond will walk this tunnel? How many people from China, Korea, South America, Africa? I pass through this tunnel almost every day, several times a… Continue reading
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Characters
Daily Blog Post 392 Last night I dreamt about musical theatre. I dreamt that I was back on stage, rehearsing lines, singing songs, choreographing dances, forgetting lines, forgetting my costume… Lion King is coming in 2019 as a Live Action and all I can think about recently is how fun it was to be among… Continue reading
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Priorities
I’ve been practicing mindfulness prioritization for the past week, and honestly, I’ve been struggling with it. What are my priorities? I have maybe too many… I want to do well in school. But I also don’t want to sacrifice my other interests, like basketball, magic, writing, reading, investing/trading stocks And where does leisure fit into all… Continue reading
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Irrational Fears
I love to talk about my irrational brain. My irrational brain likes to give me irrational fears. Like for some reason, I am absolutely petrified by pigeons. Ironic, because I love New York City, and plan to live there one day. My irrational brain likes to tell me how ugly I am, before I quickly… Continue reading
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I’m not ready
Tomorrow my friend is driving us back to Villanova… A 7-hour drive. Thanks Philip. But I’m not ready to go back and leave these vacation days. I’m not ready to go back into reality, to school, to my life where everything becomes more consequential. But I’ve been reading this book called The Art of Possibility… Continue reading
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Do not forsake who you may become
Do not forsake who you may become I’ve always told people that you should love yourself as who you are And it’s true But I hope a part of who you are, deep down, contains the quality and desire to improve as a person Do not forsake your past, and do not forsake who you… Continue reading
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A reminder
I’m here I’m existing Through life you will forget who you are You will create yourself many times And then recreate yourself twice as many times You’ll say you’ve forgotten who you used to be, but you know that’s a lie. You know deep down that you’ve been carrying that baggage since it arrived. My… Continue reading
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Golden Mean
Aristotle has this theory on virtues called the “Golden Mean” Virtues are things we strive to have. However, we can have excess and deficiencies of each. Too much courage and you have hubris. A deficiency of courage results in no action. An excess of kindness results in obsequious behavior. A deficiency of kindness and you… Continue reading
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Taking Chances
Daily Blog post 385 I have no idea what it feels like to be in a relationship I also have no idea what skydiving is like Or the feeling of winning the lottery Or driving a car Or breaking a bone Or participate in a flash mob But I know what it feels like to… Continue reading
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