Category: Empowerment
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WARRING IN THE MIND
The mind is a powerful space, and I imagine it looks like this… It has many aisles, cabinets, and folders that house our thoughts, to-do lists, math formulas, cooking recipes, etc. A continuous field of endless possibilities that births dreams yet can create false narratives. With all the unlimited capabilities of the mind, it is…
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MY SENIOR RESPONSE SPEECH
For context: My school allowed senior students to write and present a speech on behalf of the student body that would be given at graduation. I made it as a finalist, but I guess it was not meant to be hahahaha. However, I still wanted to share it with you. I fastened my seatbelt, glancing…
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SOLO
As I reflect on the year 2022, I cannot help but be proud of myself for learning to never allow the absence of people to cause me to forfeit creating memorable moments, even if it was by myself. Moving from a different state to a new university as a transfer junior was challenging. I found…
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WHAT’S NEXT?
It is easy to become engulfed in the modern culture’s busyness cycle and yearn to be the next big success story. Contentment seems to be a long-lost virtue, as culture teaches us to never become satisfied and always crave to be and have more. Have we taken the opportunity to sit back and reflect on…
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ONE YEAR LATER…
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Today makes one year since I made the decision to quit my job. A job that was an answered prayer. It was one of the most challenging decisions that came with many tears, uncertainty, and mental battles. It was also a decision I did not make without seeking wise counsel. However, as a person who…
Raphael R. Roker 