The good you do

“We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know” — WH Auden, poet People my age believe they can do good in the world. They seek it out. They hope that they can spend their lives making a difference in the world. Heck, just…

Confidence isn’t for you

One of my ongoing resolutions is to be more confident. This was not really accomplished last year and when New Year’s came around again, I didn’t actually make any promising. I realized that, besides my horrendous typos, I didn’t have bad habits that I was treating to break. Rather, my resolutions were me trying to…

5: Days this week

I wouldn’t be surprised if you forgot that this is a post series I try to maintain because it’s been so long. Today was my first week back over winter break, it’s 9:40 and I’m still on campus. It is my last semester and I can feel myself trying to squeeze every last bit of…

“Summer of happiness” movie

I put together this movie from the very random shots I took this summer. I wish I had held the camera better and that there was a better narrative…but you have to start from somewhere! summer of glück (and luck) from Jacklynn on Vimeo. Igor pointed out that this blog seemed to have veered away…

Dear 2015,

Thank you for coming in with a smile. I just spent the loveliest week with some of my best friends as Katie, Shanna, and I all made the cold trek to see Sarah and James in Chicago. We’re friends from college in Wyoming and it’s kind of incredible to reflect on how many experiences we’ve shared…