1. As often as we are imprisoned inside ourselves, so often are we actually living in exile outside of ourselves. One can say that one of the basic conditions of contemporary life is the unfulfilled longing of the self for itself.
    — Deena Metzger 
     
  2. Those who fiercely pursue the writing of journals, life histories, or autobiographies do so because they sense that the words that have been used to rob them of individuality are the very means by which they can restore dignity and create identity. When truthfulness is honored, describing the world and describing ourselves are the same act
    — Writing for Your Life; Deena Metzger
     
  3. holistic medicine calls for holistic practice

    There’s no way I expect to assume the position of ND, a doctor of holistic and natural medicine without having served the poor, witnessed the needs of my people, helped bring life at a birthing clinic, possessed nothing but the herbs to cure, learned my native tongue, trace my blood line, had a conversation with my Dad, travel to the remote to build wells and provide basic needs, teach, publish, experience the fullness of my body at a yoga retreat, know the inner peace of meditation, examine the female, trans, male, intersex, indeterminate body completely, worked more with student-initiated spaces, lived in New York, studied with the genome, bridged the practice of western-eastern medical-modalities, mark myself with love, identity and memory, and cook the perfect french fry. 

    This blog has changed, as all places, things and people do because of weather and experience. With time this college blog will transform to more, while still remaining relavent to my growth. Such a journey ‘tis. 

     
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    Coachella withdrawals: 

    Tongue Tied; Grouplove

     
  5. constant reminders, constant reaffirmations, it’s never too late to re-new. 

     
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    Countdown to Coachella: Jesus Doesn’t Love Me; Dragonette 

     
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