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On Sundays I wake up smiling. Sundays are almost always good days. I usually sleep in but sometimes I get up early to take advantage of the stillness of the early morning hours. Both are good options....
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Happy Father’s Day
My earliest memories with my dad involve epic dance parties. He worked graveyard for my early years and while my mom was at work during the day he had baby duty. His babysitting method of choice was...
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This is why I study.
This is a story I tell often but this time it comes with a twist. When I was eight years old I asked my mom what I could do to make the world a better place. I was concerned about what I saw on the...
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A few days ago a friend told me in passing that he was visiting his sister. I rattled off a list of questions about her in response. All based on our previous discussions about his family. He was...
View ArticleHow defeat can become success
I feel defeated. I feel like someone smacked me hard across the face and laughed. I haven’t felt like this in a long time. I’m trying to regain my composure but my cheek still stings from the blow....
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Today was the last day of my bar prep class. Starting tomorrow I am on my own until the exam. This is terrifying and exhilarating. After almost three months of studying I am absolutely ready to be done...
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We Got This
Yesterday two friends warned me to not let negativity get to me. “Don’t let it/them get in your head!” “I’m not!” I defiantly replied. I didn’t understand why they would even suggest such a thing to...
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10 things I can’t wait to do after the bar exam
The bar exam is ten days away. Logically I know it is really soon but right now it feels like years from now. At times it can be extremely difficult to focus on studying. I am doing my best but I feel...
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Last November a dear friend called me moments before I was to receive bar results. We tend to miss each other so I answered intending to tell her I’d call her back. But before I could say a word she...
View ArticleLetting it all out one word at a time.
Studying for the bar requires long hours of intense focus. Most of the day is spent inside hunched over books filled with multiple choice questions, essays, and thirty page outlines of subjects that we...
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