2702, 2023

For my Salty Friends

Chiara Bruzzi/ February 27, 2023/ Mindset/ 0 comments

By: Marco Bruzzi Ahoy to all sailors! I am aware that this might be an unpopular opinion and that people may disagree with it. However, I believe in what I am about to write, and it is, of course, just a personal opinion. For some years now I have decided that I will no longer fish on my sailboat Bellerofonte. I believe that sailing is not just about partaking in the sport, but it is also about being in nature and respecting the environment around you. When I am alone on the boat, I feel part of a community. A

1710, 2022

Oh to be Young

Chiara Bruzzi/ October 17, 2022/ Mindset/ 1 comments

By: Chiara Bruzzi Sometimes I just want to SCREAM. But it doesn’t get better, I just lose my voice. Oh to be young. Confusion. Bliss. Heartache. Daring souls lost in the balance of the world. Unbalanced. Out of sync with order. Aspiring. Dreaming. Sometimes succeeding and often failing. Learning and growing. In that confusion we become who we are, or rather we just develop and evolve with every new thought. Some of us choose to suppress that confusion. To cast it away and follow the ordinary path of society. Such a path was defined by no one yet followed by

1209, 2022

Summer 2018, “The Best Two Weeks of My Life”

Chiara Bruzzi/ September 12, 2022/ Guest Writers, Mindset/ 0 comments

by: Celine Choi When I had cancer, I was a girl who was defined by her bravery first—bald and timid but sustained by the outpouring of love from healthcare professionals, her best friend, and above all, her parents. I did not hide my illness nor did I let it define me. But when I turned 16, I became a patient of another illness. This time, I fear that it is endemic, and does define me. The illness is depression, and it is a cruel master that asks me to prove my worth again and again, relentlessly. Academically, I was no

0509, 2022

The Bubble From the Outside In

Chiara Bruzzi/ September 5, 2022/ Mindset/ 1 comments

By: Chiara Bruzzi Hi observers, some of you may be wondering where I’ve been this past year. Some of you may think that this was just another meaningless high school project. Some of you may have forgotten about this blog altogether. You may all be thinking different things, but in this comeback post I’ll tell you what I’ve been thinking and feeling. In August of last year, I started college. Looking back at my freshman year, there was so much going that I don’t even know where to begin. The best way to describe my year is as one long

1106, 2021

Congratulations Class of 2021!

Chiara Bruzzi/ June 11, 2021/ Mindset/ 0 comments

By: Chiara Bruzzi
Exactly one week ago, I graduated from high school. I wish I could write about all of the emotions I feel from ending this chapter in my life and starting a completely new and different one; but, it has been hard to get out those emotions. I have been holding them in, which is not usual for me, but it’s happening. Instead of posting a premature blog post about a topic or feeling that I have yet to embrace or let go of fully, I would like to share my graduation speech to commemorate the class of 2021. I hope that this serves as a reminder to be kind to yourself while embracing changing and discovering who you are. May you also use this as a reminder to smile a little brighter today, be kinder to yourself tomorrow, and enjoy these summer days 😉

0204, 2021

Presence

Chiara Bruzzi/ April 2, 2021/ Mindset/ 3 comments

Every 2nd and 4th Friday of April and May from 6 pm to 7 pm we will be meditating. Check out this blog post to learn more about the importance of meditating and being present. To register to the event, check out our instagram or send us an email!

0503, 2021

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE

Chiara Bruzzi/ March 5, 2021/ Guest Writers, Mindset/ 0 comments

By: Mariapia Onorato Caruso
The future is so unpredictable that I am not sure why we spend so much time worrying and thinking about it. Two of my family members died last year and another one has been in the hospital since. Unexpected, but it happened. I wish that I had spent more time with my uncle but every time I would think to go visit him or to text him, I would think “Oh I have so many years ahead of me to spend time with him”. We hold back from doing something now because we think tomorrow is a guarantee. That there will always be a tomorrow, another day to spend time with family, another day to tell someone you love them, but in reality instead of thinking so much about what you can do in the future, what holds you back from doing it now?

1501, 2021

A Few Thoughts on Being a Published Author

Chiara Bruzzi/ January 15, 2021/ Guest Writers, Mindset/ 0 comments

By: Daniel Fruman
It’s there. Laying on my desk. Just another object amid a clutter of papers, pens, trinkets, and books. Except this one is special. This one has my name on the top and is packed to the brim with words that I spent countless hours, sleepless nights, and lonely days writing. And it doesn’t matter. It’s just another thing cluttering my desk.
Ok, that’s not necessarily the case. I’m not a nihilist, nor am I a completely modest prude, to think so lowly of something that I breathed from forth the ether. However, it’s really starting to lose value. When I first decided I was going to publish a book, I saw it as this incredible milestone – an achievement that will alter my life. I shall be beloved and famed for this deed; I shall be raised to Heaven on the wings of Valkyries.

1812, 2020

A Heart Split in Two

Chiara Bruzzi/ December 18, 2020/ Mindset/ 3 comments

By: Chiara Bruzzi
Dong… the kangsê bell rings, and silence fills the room. My eyes close, and I find myself lost in my thoughts. In a soothing voice, I hear my dad say, “let’s begin with 21 breaths.” I breathe in and out deeply, letting every thought get washed away with the next exhale. My mind begins to clear as warmth fills my body. I am in a state of complete awareness.

0611, 2020

A Year on Pause: My Decision to Take a Gap Year

Chiara Bruzzi/ November 6, 2020/ Guest Writers, Mindset/ 2 comments

By: Sophia Fogarty
The day before my rescheduled graduation, I applied for a gap year. I did not know what this year would look like, but that did not matter. I just knew I did not want to go to college, or at least not like this. This fall was bitterly uneventful as I continued working at my summer job and lived at home with my family. However, I am okay with that. I see this gap year as a pause. This year is uneventful so that next year can be. I knew that it would not be the typical gap year full of travel and adventure, but as I had hoped, it has been full of self-growth and learning.
It is not the glamorous gap year that I used to imagine, but I have not looked back since deciding to take it. For most of my friends, a gap year was not the right option.