Let me start this out saying when I first stepped foot at Baylor, “sorority girl” was by no means the title I was looking for. I come from a family that has no Greek life affiliation, and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be the one to change that. I didn’t grow up being …
Rishi Sriram, an associate professor of higher education and student affairs, gave a speech to college students regarding the “5 M’s” of talent: mindset, myelin, mastery, motivation and mentorship. Sriram connects learning to one’s efforts to attain mastery. In order to master something, one must practice. In a study of prestigious violinists, there was …
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Many may recognize the colorful celebration of Dia de Los Muertos, and on Thursday the Mayborn Museum Complex invited the community to learn about the traditions behind this holiday. At the museum’s Mexican Heritage exhibit, Mexican culture was on display through art and a Dia de los Muertos offerings table, or ofrenda. An audio …
Since being at Baylor, I have been introduced to more new people than ever before in my life. A few of the people I met seem to have a crazy talent that I so clearly lack. They can find a connection to anyone they meet. I’m not kidding, I walk around with them and watch …
In high school I worked a lot with the disabled community. For me, seeing life through their eyes opened me up to an entirely new approach to the world. I loved being around the kids I worked with and getting to know the stories they had, and the ways they saw the things around …
Sometimes I catch myself making excuses for the people in my life who don’t prioritize the relationship we have. I tell myself they’re just busy, they didn’t see my text, or they meant to respond but forgot. But, I have learned, at some point the excuses are not worth the mental space they take up. …
Alan Watts’ concept of “the backward law” had created a major shift in my perspective on how to set healthy goals. Watts explains that by pursuing something, all you’re really doing is making yourself more aware of the fact that there is something missing, something that you lack. The same way you can’t tell yourself …
You never know how much something you say or do will impact another person, in a good way or a bad one. At church this past weekend my pastor said “your obedience may be the answer to someone else’s prayer,” and it made me think of all the times something has butterfly-affected my life. Small …
I remember my sophomore year of high school I would sit in my room and scroll through instagram looking at the beautiful people on my feed. I would grow bored and switch to pinterest where I would look at photos I saved on a board titled “inspiration”, however, the name may have been a little …
“Have you ever noticed that the more positive you think, the more positive you feel?”This is the quote my roommate sent me today, Wednesday after we spent our Monday being intentional about complaining. By this I mean that Monday morning we woke up and talked about the things we were grateful for, then went on …
I was scrolling through my old TikToks the other day — yes I know, a great place for inspiration — and I came across a video I had made about two years ago that had to do with my plans for the future. The video highlighted my intentions to go to UCLA, study psychology, get …
If this post is the first thing I’ve written that you’ve read, I hope you don’t judge it too harshly. But, in reality, what is judgement really?
“You have a blog?”
The question I never wanted to answer.