How I’ve changed since last year
All that stands between me and senior year is one regents exam. This year has gone by way too fast and way too slow. I’ve spent a lot of time [...]
Lessons from prom
Makeup, hair, dancing, and dresses all swirl together into one memory. Months of anticipation combine into one evening, the prom. There’s not much to say about my actual experience at [...]
Lessons From AP Week
Last week was a whirlwind of papers, books, and hours on my computer. Every day was either the day of or the day before an exam, and school doesn't end [...]
Steps to a Reset
With AP exams right around the corner and all the end of the year events on the horizon, I think everyone can understand why I was stressed last week. It [...]
Try Everything!
On Thursday, I was doing my AP Psychology homework when I read a study about how learned helplessness can persist even in the face of contradictory information. In case you [...]
Emotions Don’t Define You
Sometimes, life kinda sucks. Whether it’s a loss, an emotion, or just a bad day, life finds a way of making sure we aren’t always happy. And that’s okay. It’s [...]
Lessons from Journaling
Every night for the past year I’ve written something in my journal. Some days it’s drafts of this blog, some days it’s a poem, and others it’s a few random [...]
Gaining Confidence
Recently, I’ve noticed an uptick in people who say that they’re “not good with compliments,” and their responses to being complimented always range from an awkward thank you to simply [...]
Lessons from winter
I’ve heard so many people talk about how much they hate the winter. Every year as soon as snow starts to fall everyone starts complaining (especially once the holidays end). [...]
Lessons From Being Published
This week I finally got published in The Buffalo News. A real article in a real newspaper. It had been a dream of mine to get my work published and [...]
Lessons for the holidays
I write this on the first night of Hanukkah. A holiday all about the triumph of the small over the mighty for the sake of goodness and vitality—light in the [...]
Lessons from Waiting
I’m very impatient. I don’t even like waiting to know what the weather is going to be. So, when I realized that I’m going to have to wait months to [...]