When I first came across Cavafy’s Ithaca, it did not strike me as something that would be nearly as significant as it is to me today. I was definitely intrigued by its meaning and possibility at first. Over the course of several months, especially during application season and through this day, it sheds an entirely new [...]
Posts under ‘Change’
Pack-Rat Syndrome Continues. Or Perhaps, Letting Go?
It has been five years since I wrote about being a pack rat, yet I still confess that the syndrome exists. As I am preparing for my move to New York, I once again face the process of sorting through things that I have accumulated over several years. Generally speaking, I actually welcome the clean-up [...]
Another New Home
My personal blog has hopped around several homes over the years. In high school/pre-college, Live Journal was the new thing for people to have a free online journal. In those days, blogging sites were fairly primitive so there weren’t too many options to choose from. Next came Xanga for the majority of college, which became [...]
Creatures of habit
I am in support beyond the perception that going “green” is purely a trend or buzzword. The fact is that it’s real, and I truly believe in its cause. What I’m running into is the challenge that it’s very difficult to change a mindset or behavior that has been instilled in peoples’ minds for a [...]
Tiny, yet scary
I have had my share of little ailments this year (particularly with my back), and I would like to think that it is not from turning older. The doctors tell me that it was an old injury that never bothered me until now. This is a time when I should be the most energetic, yet [...]
nonstop
Often times I feel that it’s hard to keep up with the world. Things keep happening and moving forward like a nonstop whirlwind, with change being the only constant out there. Life doesn’t happen with stillness. Change is a given so that everything can grow and evolve, whether it be for humans or nature. In [...]