I could’ve been anything, but I didn’t choose anything because I didn’t want to not be anything else. If you haven’t been a Gifted and Talented student, you probably wouldn’t understand. I wanted to be everything. But you know that’s impossible. But if that’s also you, don’t let that stop you. Learn early. Try early. …
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Jig Saw
I think those two years in the Gifted and Talented program in junior high ruined me. I mean, sure, it taught me the value of lateral thinking and finding novel ways to approach problems and solve them. But they never told me that lateral thinking wasn’t always necessary…or welcomed. I found myself quite often doing …
Flip Page
2022. I dunno what to say. What motivational statement could I give that hasn’t already been written by Zig Ziglar somewhere? I could say it’s a new page, a new chapter, a new book, but is it really? Today feels just like yesterday, except I’m sore and my belly’s full of peas and cornbread. Still …
How Soon Is Tomorrow
Tired eyed and stumbling. Speeding up time, the pattern is seen. Day, to day, to day. I miss the future. A decade ago, there was hope. Like all of my tomorrows were a treasure. Like time was my greatest resource. Like the presence of time itself meant I had all I needed to convene with …