I didn’t feel like dealing with the anxiety that came with trying to figure out what my next step was. I prayed to God, hoping to get a response, or at least to get reassurance from him, but it felt like…
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The plan for after high school was always in my mind. I would graduate, go to college, graduate from there, probably get married along the way, have a family, work, etc. However, now this future isn’t as far away.
At…
« read »By putting all of our focus on the present moment, we experience a sense of peace as everything else going on in the world loses its importance for the time being. Then, Father Higginbotham asked the congregation to think about what…
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However, it took me a long time to finally understand that life is truly chaotic. Our schedules are not up to our discretion like when we were younger; distraction follows us wherever we go and what was once easy is now…
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During Mass, I often choose not to stop my mind from flooding with unrelated thoughts and ideas. Finding the self-awareness to stop a wandering mind and bring focus back to prayer is not a walk in the park. Once I…
« read »As school started, that habit became hard to break. I would go home and, unintentionally, spend hours scrolling through TikTok. Then I would have to stay up late to be able to finish my homework. The worst part…
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In middle school, I felt too skinny, and my clothes fit awkwardly. I was insecure about my hair, my voice and anything else I could think of. I felt like the ugly duckling.
As time passed, it didn’t get much…
« read »Whether we make them too high or put them too low, not having the right standards can cause turmoil in our lives with ourselves and our peers. That is why we must let our faith influence where we place our expectations.…
« read »At the start of that year, my faith was undoubtedly the most important part of myself. I was still well off academically, but when I first received my first semester report card I realized I wasn’t doing as well as I…
« read »So, my adviser brilliantly suggested that rather than struggle to find something to say to them instead, I should ask those patients, “What can I do to be a better nurse for people who struggle with the same things you are?”
I’ve adopted…
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