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I convinced my fav professor from undergrad to be my mentor despite many objections from her about “I don’t mentor students blah blah blah” and now 5ish years later it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. Now I just get to hang out with someone I adore and admire on the regular and it just makes my heart soar every time we catch up. What a treat!

@bidgii

Mar 23, 2024

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@dailey

i’m so jealous i think i’m literally green. so much of my life i’ve spent wishing and hoping for guidance from thin air. i want a relationship like this so bad bro

Sep 28, 2024

@bidgii

dailey the big realization is that relationships like that don’t happen “organically” in the way you imagine it- you really gotta pick someone you admire, ask to meet, and if it is a good vibe ask to meet regularly. I imagined that it would just fall into place for a long time but honestly it took a lot of effort but now it’s worth it!

Sep 29, 2024

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I was going through the Ignatian approach to education today (adapted from the Spiritual Exercises for those keeping track at home) and this tenet is just so good. St. Ignatius says that a person, “ought to be more eager to put a good interpretation on a neighbor’s statement than to condemn it.Further, if one cannot interpret it favorably, one should ask how the other means it. If the meaning is wrong, one should correct the person with love; if this is not enough, one should search out every appropriate means through which, by understanding the statement in a good way, it may be saved.” This is very Hanlon’s razor (never attribute to malice what you can attribute to stupidity/ignorance) and I just feel like having a curious posture like this is a major slay and makes us better people

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Like look at this shit. Just kinda sick tbh. The Eastern church invented maximalism which is just very slay for them (even if you aren't into God or whatever I feel like you can enjoy old buildings with tons of art everywhere)

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