The Stupidity of Quantifying Human Worth
I am so tired of my worth being determined by how many facts I can regurgitate on an exam and then forget as soon as…
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A Cycle of Victim Blaming
When someone hurts me, something I often hear is "Your expectations were too high." I think this is bullshit. How are you going to turn…
The Perils of Floating
Many of my closest friends don't know each other. They are not connected by a uniform group, but merely random individuals from many different areas,…
Poco a Poco
I remember taking my first Spanish class in sixth grade. I thought it would be so cool to learn another language. I wondered if when…
Surpassing Our Insecurities
We all go through life with insecurities. Maybe they're about our physical appearance or intellectual capability. Maybe they stem from something that happened to us…
Questioning Normality
These past few years I've started to question a lot of widely held beliefs. We, as a society, hold on tightly to what we deem…
Stop Asking for Permission
Stop asking for permission to live your life the way you would like to live it. Your family is not in control of you. You…
Highs and Lows
Would you rather live a life full of extremely high highs and extremely low lows, or a life that was the average of these two…
Seasons of Change
Every period in life is temporary, but in the moment it can sometimes feel permanent. It can feel like the people you are with will…
Patterns of Negativity
Life is too short to let yourself be undervalued. It is too short to accept toxic relationships, to accept people who don't see your worth.…
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