Pretend

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” - Kurt Vonnegut I really like this quote. I have never really thought about how and who we pretend to be as adults. To pretend is to act or envision ourselves as something we are not. In…

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Quick to react

I am someone with a quick temper. I tend to react before thinking through my response to things. While this is not one of my best traits, in terms of chasing my dreams, it is. Conan O’Brian once said, “Real life is about reacting quickly to the opportunity at hand, not the opportunity you envisioned.…

Try Try Again

“If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.” - William Edward Hickson We have all heard this saying by William Hickson, but how often do we really try, try, try again? It sounds great and makes sense not to give up after your first failure or mistake, but most times pride likes to…

Finish Lines

Many times in life we say to ourselves, “if I could just attain x then I would be happy”. Then that day comes and you find yourself unhappy. Why is that? We met our goals and reached the finish line, why do we feel this way? These expectations we set for ourselves and finish lines…

Obsessions

Do you find yourself obsessing about certain thoughts or ideas? Are they far fetched, or  could you realistically obtain the things or ideas you continuously think about? Sometimes you just have to obsess about things until they happen and sometimes you have to let go of your infatuations. In regard to our dreams, only those…