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Dinosaurs lived for 165 million years
165 million years is quite a big number when you compare it to the measly 5-7 million years ago when the first humans began to walk the earth. Homo Sapiens appeared only 200,000 years ago, and the industrial revolution started 200 years. Social media generation? Probably these last 20 years. Why the random evolution weariness?…
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Passion is Overrated?
I took a deep breath as I felt weights remove themselves from my shoulder. I was never really one with a deep burning passion. Growing up I was ambivalent about where i wanted to go, what i wanted to be. Days would pass by where I would just zone out thinking “What is my passion?”.…
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There’s Beauty in the Mundane
Rain falls and thunderstorms. The smell of cut grass. Seeing a smile. Hugging a friend. Shaking a dandelion vigorously so all the seeds fall off like feathers. Theres so much beauty in the mundane, yet why do we wish to be exceptional? I see a lot of people trying to rise to the top. Trying…
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Last Minute Itis
Has anyone ever cancelled plans last minute? Sent that “sorry, cant make it!” text, just a couple hours before that actual hangout? So apparently theres a word for that, and its called last minute itis. I have last minute itis. The beauty of cancelling plans for the comforts of my own home is a pleasure…
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Wine a Little, Laugh a Lot
I went to a wine tour recently with one of my girlfriends, and rediscovered the beauty of wine. But what I took away from this trip was more rediscovering the beauty of freindship (corny I know). On our wine trip we met a group of moms travelling together for the first time, having their first…
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“Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do” -Oprah
So I was watching an inspirational video by Oprah, as everyone does, and I came across one of her quotes “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” Now I feel like this quote is so different than all the follow your heart or follow your dreams quotes…
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So I learnt a couple new words today
Facetious: Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.Esoteric: Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. Why am I sharing such a random assortment of words? Because I was baffled. Baffled by the idea that there is a word out there that…
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“The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it.” -Morrie
So i just got fired. I mean its been a couple weeks but pretty much since then its been an ugly spiral of what im doing with my life. I go on instagram and look at all the accomplishments of people my age, masters degree here, in the middle of med school there, just got…
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