Do you know the saying, “If life gives you lemons … make lemonade?” Well, what if you don’t want to make lemonade? What if you rather enjoy pure pristine water? What if you want to avoid the lemons altogether? That’s how I felt about the direction my life was going my freshman year of college. … Continue reading
Earlier this month a peer of mine was called out on Twitter for racist, white supremacist statements made in his biography on Twitter. This was the result of a contentious episode of a student-run political talk show on-campus, The Waynesburg Effect, that was removed from viewing after going semi-viral amongst alumni and current students in … Continue reading
When students here at Waynesburg University were able to look at their academic calendar and made plans for when to go back to their hometowns for their break, many who got through it, notably that of the upperclassmen, were baffled to see that their once weeklong break was cut to a mere four days counting … Continue reading
The other day I sat at a Waynesburg University football game and watched as a train went by with car loads and car loads of coal. At first, I was slightly annoyed by the noisy distraction, and after two minutes I stopped counting how many there were, and my thoughts changed direction. I wondered, how … Continue reading
Recently in my college literature class we read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s a book I’ve read many times before, mostly because I’ve always loved the absurdity throughout the book, but taking a deeper dive into it for my class has opened my eyes to new meanings within the words. In the book, … Continue reading
My capstone class, COM 466 Practicum, recently all shared their last lectures. The theme of presentations was inspired by the late Randy Pausch’s last lecture and the subsequent novel “The Last Lecture.” I was absolutely enthralled by my peers’ stories. In typical fashion, I decided to end my own presentation in spoken word form. Poetry … Continue reading
The Taming of Fire When winter came too close to call, when it seemed that even more would fall to the chilling blackness, who dared awake the beast with glowing orange hide- released from desperate friction and wooden sacrifice; who did regret the yellow teeth and sap-stained claws that devoured them and sealed their eyes. … Continue reading
Growing up, my birthday wasn’t celebrated the same way my friends celebrated their big day. When I was younger, I was fortunate to have the family-type birthday parties, where I didn’t really get to have fun. It was more or less my job to make sure my family was having fun celebrating my birthday. For … Continue reading
I wrote this spoken word over the summer as the keynote address at The Bonner Foundation’s annual Summer Leadership Institute. The theme was Uncharted: Reimagining Your Work, and I wanted to share my encouragement to them with this campus community. I hope it speaks to you! *** I am not a procrastinator. My capacity … Continue reading
According to vocabulary.com, fulfillment is the “feeling of happiness and satisfaction.” To be fulfilled is to be proud of the work you’ve done no matter what form it comes in. For me, the path to fulfillment begins with being creative. From oil paints to crocheting, being able to create a physical object has always been … Continue reading
