Category: People
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Working Out How To Work Out
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with working out. I was born in ‘89 and came of age when working out was synonymous with VHS tapes of unitard-clad, maniacal-sounding, puffy-haired, thin people jumping around in circles. Later in college, it was all about cardio and pilates for women and the 300 workout and ab-rollers for…
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Bees, Beheadings, Be Mine
Valentine’s day brings up different images and affections for each person. There are red and pink hearts, cupids with bows and arrows, but also microwave dinners for one, and discounted chocolate. I’ve never been one to hate on Valentine’s day, even when I was alone or unable to fulfill the made up expectations of the…
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Motivation
Think about how old you were when you learned the word procrastination. You may have learned this while falling behind on a project or assigned reading for school. It was basically synonymous with “inadequate student”. There was a time I thought it was strictly tied to homework and once I was done with formal education,…
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The Social Contract According to Seinfeld
I’ve been watching a lot of Seinfeld recently. All of the characters perfectly straddle the line between normal and insane. Yes, even Kramer. And I’ve found I relate to all of them the most when they are defending the social contract. The social contract theory is as old as Socrates and has been argued about…
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Failing is a Luxury
The scariest thing I’ve done this year is turn down a job offer. The scariest thing I did last year was quit a job without another job lined up. Lately, I’ve been presented with the idea of failing as incredibly necessary. If it’s not possible for you to fail, then you never really tried; and…
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When The News Makes You Sad
When I was in my early 20s, I took a current events class in college. I was already interested in news, but I found reading certain sections left me feeling extremely sad, angry or bored. Nevertheless, I persisted and tried to memorize the day’s news before the afternoon class and the habit continued. In 2017,…
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Humans : Part I
During a session with my therapist I was telling her a story about my childhood per the custom and she said to me, “Oh that’s why you don’t treat yourself like a human.” I must have been pretty taken aback because after what seemed like an eternal pause she said, “That was intense, I’m sorry.”…
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Jumping With Your Eyes Closed
Anyone who knows me knows that my dog is the love of my life (sorry, Chris). My relationship with him is the longest I’ve ever had. When I was young and reckless in college, he gave me life. He gave me a reason to take care of myself because I needed to take care of…
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Shopping for Wedding Dresses When You’re Fat
There are a lot of things I was concerned about when my mother told me we would be going wedding dress shopping on her next visit. I was afraid that she would say some part of my body was too fat and that comment would swish around in my brain like a spin cycle. I…
Jessica Puente 