Growing up as a child, I often heard the phrase, \”The only constant thing in life is change.\” I will tell you right now that that phrase annoyed me all the time (although, thinking back, I don\’t remember why.) But as with all things, as I have gotten older, I have come to think of …
For most of my life, I have had an interesting relationship with being the \”bad guy\” in people\’s stories. On the one hand, I genuinely don\’t enjoy hurting people, so I often allow myself to be painted as the \”bad guy\” (i.e. taking all the blame) when I have issues/disputes/misunderstandings with people. On the other …
When I first learned to drive, I had a \”near-miss\” incident at a roundabout that terrified me. I was alone in my car on a Saturday morning. When I got to the roundabout, I did the usual and stopped to give way to traffic from my right. When the road was sufficiently clear, I moved …
This piece is the first none academic/work-related thing I have written in months. And to be honest, I am nervous about writing because I am worried everything I write will sound stiff and formal, but alas, the year is coming to an end (by the time you read this, it will be 2021, actually), and …
If you ask most Ph.D. candidates, they will say there are roughly three stages in a Ph.D. Today, I would like to tell you a little about them! The first stage is when you start. You\’re excited and happy. You feel like you\’re going to save the planet or make some groundbreaking discovery. You\’re basically …
I found myself thinking about what I wrote in part one of \”Just a Little Love\”, and while I was thinking about it, I realized I had left something out. In our quest to receive and experience love in its pure and unconditional form, one of the first things we must do is learn to …
As humans, we desire love and acceptance on a base level. Right from infancy, we want to be loved. As children, we receive this love from our parents, and it is enough for that period of our lives. However, as we get older and our circles get bigger, we begin to desire love and acceptance …
People always talk about having support systems and their importance; I 100% agree and support this. However, when you are an introvert who struggles with anxiety and is an international student, building a network can be challenging. When I started my Ph.D., I thought I would be the girl with many friends and a diverse …
I think one of the things I find interesting about any postgraduate degree, specifically a Ph.D., is that it generally takes place when you are an adult who is trying to balance life. I didn\’t fully start to take care of myself until I started my Ph.D., and so the experience for me has been …
It is the time to accept that sometimes you will make mistakes, but every mistake is a lesson and every lesson an opportunity to grow.
