Tag Archives: Dreams

The Boy Who Flew

Dreams, Goals

When I die, I want my tombstone to read, “The boy who flew.”

It’s a bit ironic that “the boy who flew” would be buried below six feet of earth, but no more so than an agnostic, liberal attending a conservative, evangelical …

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The Secret To Achieving New Year Resolutions

30 Day Challenge, GoalsJanuary marks the start of another year and a new list of new year resolutions : )

To be honest, I have never been a fan of new year resolutions. In my experiences, by March I have forgotten everything I …

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Has The Time Come To Abandon Our Dreams?

When You Wish Upon A StarLeigh Harline and Ned Washington are not household names. Students are not taught their stories nor the fundamental role they played in structuring the thinking of Americans for half a century. But if you’ve heard the melody they created for …

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6 Great Books That Changed My Life

1. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success | Carol Dweck

Mindset, Carol Dweck, SuccessI was first given this book by my Teach For America, Program Director Michelle Abbs. And to be honest, with a cover like this one it wasn’t until months …

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Harmony & Contradictions: Actions v. Desires

For the last two months I have been living in Santander, Spain. How I got here is not as important as the why. And though the reasons are many, I would say the primary ones are personal: to better understand …

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Wishing On Stars

As kids we wished on stars

Dreamed dreams
Of college degrees in the humanities
Weekend trips with family
And God forbid we saw ourselves happy

But since the Economy left Lady Liberty a single-mother on food stamps
99% of dreams …

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