“Graduation is a time of indecision because one world is ending—the “BC bubble” is being popped—and another world is revealing itself.”
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How Stories Shape Our Lives
“Art is above nature in that respect, for by examining life through our own lenses we make it more palatable and relatable.”
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Rising Above the Sidewalk Worms
“Volunteering at the same place consistently, making personal connections, and attempting to understand people through varying perspectives is what reminds us of the worth of service.”
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The Truth Within Language
“I want my words to reflect my perspective and for other people to understand my words as I mean them. And I worry that that just isn’t possible.”
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How to Learn to Love Your Body
“I began to view my body as a partner, a teammate—when I treated it with more respect, I saw encouraging results.”
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The Unnecessary Stigma of Mental Illness
The funny thing about the stigma is that it often reveals itself quietly. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone teased for being depressed or suffering from an eating disorder—BC students (as far as I’ve seen) are pretty upright people. We know better than to bully each other. But what we will do is deny, deny, deny.
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Confronting Your True Self
Like so many other well-meaning BC students, I had become over-involved, trapped in that room of mirrors in an effort to play every role.
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If You Walk, You Don’t Run
‘Reducing ourselves to the most basic motions, we reduce our lives to the same.’
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Why You Cannot Escaping Feeling Grief
It’s not about escaping the feelings of grief, remorse, and sadness—it’s about embracing them.
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Below My Feet: Appreciating The Benefits Of Worry
You shouldn’t be looking to calm down—you should be looking for fear. You should be looking for the challenges.
