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 <title>I think we have to remember</title>
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 <description>I think we have to remember to live our lives in the now- yes, have clear set goals in place and do something everyday to achieve them, but what about living life? We only get one shot... there ARE plenty of fish in the sea...</description>
 <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 09:34:45 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Time For Self-Preservation</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;I submitted my resume for my first
potential post-graduation job. I am trying to keep from getting too
excited about it, as I don&#039;t want to get my hopes up in the event
that I don&#039;t get it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I know what you&#039;re thinking, and
believe me, I am thinking the same thing: Why on earth am I looking
at it from that angle? Why am I selling myself short? Why am I not
being more optimistic?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As much as I wish I did, I do not have
the answer to that question, other than to say that if this were a
position I didn&#039;t care so much about, or feel such a strong
attraction to; I wouldn&#039;t feel the need to protect my feelings so
much.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jobs, relationships, classes — funny
how it doesn&#039;t matter what the case, the behavior is the same —
self-preservation, isolation, desensitization. Go through life
wearing your best game face.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Self-preservation is a bitch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wish it weren&#039;t so necessary to
insulate one&#039;s self to the point where it almost seems as if we
have to deny that very thing that makes us human.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have to remind myself, that this is
not the only job I will go for, and that this is not the only job
that will resonate so deeply within me. As with so many other things
in life, there are plenty of fish in the sea.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It&#039;s a good thing I like fishing.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Akillah Wali</dc:creator>
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