“A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.” – Miranda Kerr I found myself lost in the simple, breathtaking beauty of a rose garden today while out walking on campus at lunch time today. For…
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” – Robert Lynd I’ll admit it: I’ve officially fallen down the participatory science rabbit hole, and my latest obsession is the Merlin Bird ID app (and no, I am not sponsored). There is something endlessly rewarding about contributing to real…
“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.” — James Bryant Conant Sometimes the universe knows exactly when you need a “shell-shocking” reminder to slow down. I was scurrying between meetings today, my mind racing through a to-do list that seemed to grow with every step, when I passed our…
“Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy.” – Rita Moreno I know I said that my collection is done because I have filled my board up…but I couldn’t resist the new SDSU starbucks mug…so I had to get it. Pretty cool that I get a Starbucks mug for the…
“Know your food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.” – Joel Salatin It turns out that every Thursday there is a Farmer’s Market on campus…right outside the library. How convenient. I have decided to make it my mission to know my food, farmers, and their kitchen after eating a most delicious stuffed hashbrown filled…