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Blossoming

Here’s a picture that I absolutely love. It’s cute, it’s happy, and it represents the growth mindset that I strive to embody – the belief that my talents and character can be developed continually through hard work, good strategies, and...

Thoughts, Assumptions, and Core Beliefs

“O, What a world of unseen visions and heard silences, this insubstantial country of the mind! What ineffable essences, these touchless rememberings and and unshowable reveries! A whole kingdom where each of us reigns reclusively alone, questioning what we will,...

Critiques vs Criticism

Growing up, my father used to tell me that I should be proud of having thick skin. When my brothers would push me around, or other kids made fun of my glasses, he would sit me down and tell me that the best thing you can do with criticism, critiques, or ridicule is to...

An Introduction to the Instagram Poets

Powerful work often occurs at the intersection of artistic mediums. Instragram poets exist at this intersection, creating work that conveys meaningful concepts through a combination of written words and images. The uplifting content these poets share has contributed...

The Space in Between

Myths form the first iteration of science, attempting to explain the world around them in terms of gods and monsters. Men and women of the ancient world believed that the sun, the sky, and all natural phenomenon were moved by the forces of these supernatural beings,...

Ignited

As the sun crossed the sky this past Friday, the wheels of my rattling 2003 Mazda traversed the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to come to rest in Durham, North Carolina. Several of us had traveled down for the Sullivan Foundation’s Ignite...

Life is too short to be soft

Last Thursday night, I met someone I have long looked up to. Robb Hall in the Hintz Family Alumni center had been transformed into a ballroom, with round dining tables adorned with floral centerpieces, live classical piano music, and spotlessly dressed students...

Trying to take myself less seriously

I tend to take myself far to seriously, and as a result I am often hard on myself and my decisions. This past week was my first as a 21 year old in State College, and I took full advantage of my legal status, going to the bars almost every night. It was the most fun...

An Education

When filling out forms that ask for a “Profession” to be listed, I scroll down the list to the S section and select “Student.” My full time profession is receiving an education, yet I still wonder what a truly educated mind entails. Of course,...