To know God in me is easy, I just have to look to past poetry I have written. And I know that God is my inspiration. It makes me wonder at his depth and goodness. One particular experience was when I prayed with my mentor for the revelation of his presence. I just wanted to…
Category: Essays
The Rise and Fall of Single-use Plastics
As a young and budding environmentalist, I would be remiss if I do not talk about the current movement in several countries of the world to ban the production and use of single-use plastics. It’s a movement because it is happening at a pace I could not have anticipated. This series will focus on a…
Justifying Cramming
No matter what anyone says, cramming is a vital part of education for regular students. By regular, I mean the non-savants, non-eidetic memory students like me. As a student, I have to comment that a lot of people have a narrow-minded perception of cramming. When I googled cramming for an exam, two main points are…
Random Thoughts
What’s the balance between aiming for perfection and aiming realistically? What’s the balance between pushing for something you really want and knowing that your choices may just be plain trash and you need to let go? What’s the balance between loving someone and just caring really really much? I wish I knew the answer to…
Fear of Failure (2)
I feel that fearlessness is not a state of having no fears but rather, a state when you are calm even in the presence of the source of your fears. This might seem ambiguous and impossible but just stick with me for the duration of this series. “It is not failure itself that holds you…
The past is gone.
Have you ever been held back from doing some things because you think you’ve achieved more in the past? If you haven’t, I have. I know not everyone has this issue, some of y’all are perfect and extra self motivated, so put together, excellent time management and organizational skills, can work in terrible situations, all…
Fear of Failure (1)
I always like to start off with a definition or a quote. Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines failure as a lack of success, an abrupt cessation of normal functioning or my personal favorite: a falling short. It also defines fear as an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. A fear of…
Shift; Re-frame and Adjust (2)
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change “ -Wayne Dyer “…for as he thinks within himself, so he is. Eat and drink he says to you, but his heart is not with you.” -Proverbs 23:7 (HCSB) In Myles Munroe’s book (overcoming crises); he talked about…
Shift; Re-frame and Adjust (1)
For about three weeks, I have been reading 3 different books. Mostly because each of them appealed to my senses in their own way. And despite the disparity in their subject line, I have found common ground which is summed up to these two words. Perception and perspective For the first time, I considered each…
