Category: Personal

  • Knowing & Doing

    Knowing & Doing

    Growing up, my dad had a phrase that he repeated often: “Knowing and doing are two different things.” For instance, as a little girl, my dad would tell me, “Rachel, I need you to fold the clothes,” to which I would sometimes respond with “I know” instead of “yes, sir”.…

  • BANG! BANG! BANG!

    BANG! BANG! BANG!

    BANG! BANG! BANG!… The sound jolts me out of my reading time with my warm cup of coffee next to me. BANG! BANG! BANG!… The sound continues and joins the sunrises as it pierces through my window. The sound is repetitive and loud. My apartment even shakes a little.  BANG!…