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Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

Oprah Winfrey

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epoch

1.2.17 (!!)

hey.

how are you doing today? i’m sick, i’m tired, and i’m going back to school today. it’s a great start to the year, i know. but there’s this all time low song (weightless) that says “maybe it’s not my weekend/but it’s gonna be my year,” and although the lyric is a little cheesy, it’s a good saying to remember at the beginning of the new year. i advise you to take a second to find some sort of thing that represents how you want your year to be. maybe you already have - maybe you have a goal or a personal mantra or something - but maybe you can’t find one. that’s okay too. just think about one little thing that you want to have/not have by 12.31.2017 (even thinking about that date gives me a headache, but someday it’ll be here just as 12.31.16 and 12.31.15 and so forth), or something you about 2016 that you wish were different (i have a long list), or even just some quote or song or picture that you want to remember throughout 2017.  it may seem useless now, but it’ll help you avoid those times when you feel like you have no idea what direction you’re trying to go in. oh, and try to take care of yourself this year. you won’t get it right every time, because you’re not perfect, but you’re damn beautiful, and don’t let yourself forget that.

love, ajc

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petrichor.

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(n.) the pleasant, earthy smell after  rain.

petrichor

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luminescence

1.3.17

hey :)

today was not my favorite day. it rained today, which normally is a great thing, but on this particular occasion it was misty and depressing and it ruined my hair. i didn’t get the big, beautiful storm i was hoping for, and the humidity put me back in a dreamlike state for most of the morning.

you know that feeling you get after a break, where you feel like you’ve decluttered just enough that you find your hope to improve? i had that feeling when i started today. but it was only around 10:00 when i realized that was not going to be the case, and that this semester was going to be just as miserable as the last.

flash forward a bit to around 1:00 in the afternoon, i’m in my third period class and i’m hitting the same wall that i normally hit around that time. i’m hungry, i’m tired, i’m bored, and i don’t want to be there. but in that moment, i received one small compliment, and it literally made my entire day. everything was great after that. i was almost upset at myself for being fickle because all of my rant topics suddenly vanished from my mind. this one tiny sentence turned my entire day around so fast i could barely remember why i was so mad in the first place.

so, today, i just want to remind you that compliments go farther than we can possibly imagine. sometimes, you might feel like you’re getting brushed off, but you could be changing someone’s attitude, their day, their week, or even their life (rare, but possible). never underestimate the power of one well-placed compliment. and have a good day.

don’t forget to take care of yourself!

yours, ajc.

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(n.) light produced by chemical, electrical, or physiological means.

luminescence

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(n.) a particular period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or characteristics.

epoch

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(n.) a moment of sudden revelation.

epiphany

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(n.) a sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear.

mellifluous

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(n.) a person who sleepwalks.

somnambulist