• Vigilance

    Vigilance

    This tension Like a literal grip from inside  Even when at rest Mostly when at rest Because shouldn’t I be doing something?

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  • Control

    Control

    We counsel others to focus on things they can control, And then we wallow in everything we can’t.

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  • The quieting edge

    The farthest I’ve ever been from jumping… is when I was looking over the edge.

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  • Neuroscience tidbits

    Neuroscience tidbits

    Many of you know that I moved to NYC last fall to study Neuroscience and Education at Columbia University (check out my last post about my thoughts on living in NYC). When I talk to people about it, I feel like they want me to tell them the secrets of the world. To package it

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  • Memoirs of Domino (part 3): Domino rejoins the stars

    Memoirs of Domino (part 3): Domino rejoins the stars

    You may have noticed that I never finished Domino’s story (see part 1 and part 2 here). Part of me wasn’t ready to write about the end, because I didn’t want it to be over. Like if I still have something to write, then she’s still here with me. It’s not over. But also, I

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  • New York City newbie

    New York City newbie

    My answer to the inevitable question changes from day to day, moment to moment. Do I like New York City? There isn’t a singular answer because this city isn’t a singular thing. When people wax poetic about this city – THE city – being one of the “characters” in a TV show or a movie, it’s

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  • one

    one

    The more that I learn The more everything becomes clear and yet more muddled and kind of gray

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  • Depletion

    Depletion

    As Hillary was losing the election, my 10-year-old dog was dying. I cried all day; for which reason, I couldn’t tell. But now, these 2 facts are inextricably linked, and the air, today, is crushing me. So I’ll get on a bus and go to D.C. Maybe do a little shouting. Stand with my comrades.

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  • Tread Onward

    Tread Onward

    I am cautious. Not that I’m not a risk-taker. But I’m a calculated risk-taker. It took me 5 years to finally apply for grad school. After 2 years of wondering what program I should pursue and 3 years of drooling over a program that I figured was out of reach. But now, I’m here. Exactly where I

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  • The Memoirs of Domino (part 2): Domino goes hiking, adopts us as her people

    The Memoirs of Domino (part 2): Domino goes hiking, adopts us as her people

    In the deathly heat of the Arizona summer, we quickly learned that dog paws are not meant to be on the pavement when it’s 115 degrees outside. But we more slowly learned that rocky hikes can be equally damaging to a aging dog paw. Dog-friendly hikes are somewhat hard to find, so we were excited to take Domino

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