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A common misconception is that once you graduate college and land your first job, you’ve figured everything out and you’re set. That annoying curiosity about life doesn’t go away - though, it’s a lot easier to silence as you get older.

That curiosity will make you uncomfortable and think way more than you ever want to. But it’s a reminder to keep challenging yourself.

And so it begins…

‎Travel is little beds and cramped bathrooms. It’s old television sets and slow Internet connections. Travel is extraordinary conversations with ordinary people. It’s waiters, gas station attendants, and housekeepers becoming the most interesting people in the world. It’s churches that are compelling enough to enter. It’s McDonald’s being a luxury. It’s the realization that you may have been born in the wrong country. Travel is a smile that leads to a conversation in broken English. It’s the epiphany that pretty girls smile the same way all over the world. Travel is tipping 10% and being embraced for it. Travel is the same white T-shirt again tomorrow. Travel is accented sex after good wine and too many unfiltered cigarettes. Travel is flowing in the back of a bus with giggly strangers. It’s a street full of bearded backpackers looking down at maps. Travel is wishing for one more bite of whatever that just was. It’s the rediscovery of walking somewhere. It’s sharing a bottle of liquor on an overnight train with a new friend. Travel is ‘Maybe I don’t have to do it that way when I get back home.’

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Traveling is washing your underwear in the sink and hanging them to dry because you’re broke. Hoarding complimentary breakfast pastries from the hostel to last the rest of the day while you wander aimlessly. Traveling is straight up uncomfortable, but teaches you more than the books can.

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Note to Self

thejoninja:

Stop underestimating yourself! Stay strong, stay hungry, stay motivated! Move past the self-doubt and just push on through what you gotta do. Small triumphs will get you to where you want to be. Success, however you define it, is not an impossible goal.

Cheers.

wireless

I couldn’t get the wireless internet to work upstairs, so I plugged in my computer to the ethernet cord and sat on the ground next to the modem.

I left the hallway light on as my only source of light, which drew my mom out of her mom. I quietly watched her creep out to see if anybody was there, her back facing me. She turns to switch off the light, but then she see me, sitting on the ground, staring at her and it scares the heebie geebies out of her. I laughed.

I snorted.

Continued.

I recently went to a career fair where I caught the ending of a panel talking about “the current generation.” How they feel that after 18 months, they’re ready for the next the step and if their current company doesn’t give it to them, then they look for another company that will.

Actions need to be taken. The cat is out of the bag: this generation wants everything now, including the ideal job. They’ve been taught that if they work hard, then they can achieve whatever they want. Of course, their mindset is that this also applies to their careers.

It’s going to be interesting to see how this all pans out. Realistically, those in this generation who work hard and do a great job know they’re good, and are smart. And realistically, a company needs to step up their game and think outside the box if they want to keep up with their talent.

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wehavethemunchies:

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It’s all about cafe de mondo though.

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urblogsuxhaha:   A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?”Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.”It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down! I needed this.
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A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: “How heavy is this glass of water?”
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.” She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.”
It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!

I needed this.

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