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The Amateur Adult: Get the Career, and…Then What?

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There’s a lot to be said for working 40-hours a week. You get in this habit, this routine of perpetual exhaustion, and much of your effort at the end of your day involves surviving through traffic, getting home, throwing in a frozen pizza, showering (if you even have enough energy for that), and using your few hours to yourself, most …

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Thank You for Your ‘Thank Yous’

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This phrase is something I hear multiple times at my new job – Outback Steakhouse. I currently work there as a server, and have found myself vastly driven by the fresh, fast-paced environment. Whether I’m grabbing side dressings, busing tables, or taking orders, I’m constantly moving. My body is finally matching the stature of …

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Tumbling Forward [Freeverse Poetry]

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As I fumble, my heart tumbles under the waves of your laughter. My insides feel warm as the sound of your joy swirls inside me, bringing me nowhere else but here. Away from my sorrows. Away from my darkness. Just here. In our everlasting enthusiasm, our quality quirks, our friendship that fuels my moments in the present. My moments of …

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A Reality within Reality: My Relationship with Music

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Everyone knows what it’s like to have a shitty first car. Or at least to have driven one. The brakes squeal, you have to hold the window straight just to roll it up (which also hisses whenever you get past 20mph), your shifter (if you drive manual like I do) grinds and groans just as you do every time the …

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A Mechanical Construct – Existing Versus Living.

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There’s something a little funny about existing… Everyday we wake up is another day that we are expected to live – we roll out of bed, brush our teeth, make breakfast, and continue on with our day – whether that be by going to work, school, or engaging in one of our hobbies. But what exactly happens when living becomes existing?  …

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So let’s talk about Anxiety…

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Anxiety is like being stuck in a circle of momentum – You are constantly moving within a defined set of parameters that represent your mental resilience. If you move out of that circle, things get a little messy. Every single person deals with varying levels of anxiety almost everyday. It can be as small as worrying about what you’re going to …