Tag: Youth
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As they say, “Laissez les bons temps rouler”
Called the girls and put them all on a spaceship: How a trip to New Orleans with a group of friends re-affirmed my identity, through cultural immersion, a superb group dynamic and youthful bliss. The purpose of the trip was to have fun after a hectic semester, to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished in the past…
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The Road Not Taken
It is safe to surround oneself in the familiar. To eat the same food, hangout with the same friends, speak only one language and develop a life full of predictability. Predictability creates consistency and reduces discomfort and potential for failure. But predictability robs my of contentment, fulfillment, wonder and sense of accomplishment. I like changing…
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According to the Academy, Kalen & Drew
Without music life would be a mistake. -Friedrich Nietzsche The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences is best known for the GRAMMY Awards. Each year the Recording Academy’s voting membership decides what artists and producers will be considered for and/or awarded a GRAMMY. Each voting member can vote in up to 15 categories, but the voting…
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Free Time?
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains,” Jean-Jacques Rousseau. We are conditioned to make friends, become successful and contribute to society. We are conditioned to these things in way that differs from the normal and natural progression of the human experience. Millennials especially, value themselves based on their achievements, goals and acquaintances more than…
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………………….. The Moment of Youth
Rejoice, young man, during your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant during the days of young manhood. And follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes. Yet know that God will bring you to judgment for all these things. 10 So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put…
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