#personal-reflection

#personal-reflection

I surfed a bit. I was a gymnast as a child, so I can ride a wave no problem, except that I'm five foot three and surfboards are, I don't know, closer to six feet, so if the wrong wave ever catches me-boom-I'm dust.

"I entered public school at thirteen and was bullied by the kids, who immediately picked up on my lack of social skills. I was as polite and pleasant to them as I would be to anyone... That's when I knew my parents were different."

I was very nervous, and I normally don't get nervous. But I know what this day means to graduates. I really wanted to hit it out of the park.

The operating system in my brain seemed to have given up as well. I let them go and went back to slogging. I hadn't given up entirely. I kept moving, but slowly.

It must be great to be a doctor. What do you do? Oh, I'm a doctor. And what's the point of that? Well, I try to keep people alive.

It was a crazy time, very surreal, actually, if you want to know the truth. I have got this massive crowd of people, and all of a sudden you hear and you feel something that's very unusual. And I got down quickly.

I always envisioned my wedding being an intimate affair, with my son walking me down the aisle, as I wanted it to reflect both our desires.

The painter captures a historic moment of shipbuilding in Ashbridges Bay, showcasing the efforts of workers in a dry dock during the Great War, marking a significant contribution from that area.

Linda was not just any bird. She was a garden buddy, a feathered force of urban nature and a dedicated egg layer. In fact, she was roosting on an egg on her final day.

It's already like we've all done a year in prison with more to go. We see bad shit everyday and it's all too big for us.

As a yoga teacher and educator, I recall the meditations I've guided others and myself through. I think of the tools that I've offered others and that I use myself.

Kreizman’s wit and blunt self-reflection animate her collection, as she delves into her journey from a 'good Democrat' toward a profound disillusionment.

But once I'm out there, there's no turning back-and I don't want to. The rhythm of the rain blends with the cadence of my legs, and suddenly, the world quiets.

Richard Fitts looked pretty amazing on the mound in his five scoreless innings of work, reaching 97 MPH on that fastball, and manager Chad Tracy opted to pull him perhaps a little earlier than his pitch count of 77 may have called for. It ended up biting him a little, as the bullpen got scorched.

During the long lunch, I bummed and smoked two cigarettes; I hadn't had a cigarette in 11 years.

As a small child, I'd gaze up at the posters of Freddy Krueger or Pinhead with a curious mix of fear and desire.

I know he has longed to give back to this country, which truly became a land of opportunity for his family when his parents immigrated here.

It's hard to believe I'm already writing my final Leaving Cert Diary entry. The exams have been a whirlwind - intense, emotional and, at times, surprisingly uplifting.

When I was alone in the desert with my father, the landscape's beauty struck me, yet I could not capture its sanctity in words.

"Seeing family for the holiday?" The Lowe's cashier asks me as he rings up the shovel. "No," I answer, too quickly, recalling that first disaster of a trip."

Barry Diller predicted that AGI would lead to a significant civilizational transformation, emphasizing its potential impacts to society being far greater than the Renaissance.

I saw how similar Austen's family dynamics were to my own a couple of centuries down the line. When Austen's father stepped away from his post as a clergyman, it forced the family to leave their genteel rectory home for a series of ever more insecure living quarters.

I wore a fake engagement ring for a week while traveling and was surprised at how emotionally resonant the experience was, reflecting my readiness for marriage.

I wore this silk one-shoulder dress to a friend's Black-Tie wedding at the Field Museum in Chicago and received so many compliments!

Even after my first studio closed several years ago, I've always offered public yoga classes in this mountain town. Now with my current space closing soon, I won't be offering public classes anymore for the first time in nearly a decade.

I saw this as an opportunity to explore the intertwined themes of creativity and grief, the most omnipresent themes in my head beside paying bills and trying to be a present parent, husband and brother.

When I decided to let cats back into our lives after the fires, I realized pet adoption had evolved with social media, transforming the way we connect with animals.

The subject of saṃvega is a disquieting feeling that we all experience at some point, reinforcing our sense of unease about life's purpose.

Very sociable, and quite likable upon first meeting, but they don't have any close friends, or most friends don't last too long.