"to Hug Wonder is a student blog by Danielle"
She shares what she is learning from her journey as a student facing school, summer, and all things loved.
to enjoy the Journey
a lesson from pie.
over the holidays,
i made 8 different kinds of pie.
samosa pie, blueberry cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate pudding pie…
mostly because the beginning is so exciting
and the result is so satisfying
and not because i liked
gathering ingredients
and mixing
and waiting.
because trying to decide which pies to make
by looking at mouth-watering photographs
is always so fun,
and then eating the ones you do make
so delicious.
but that reminded me that,
sometimes,
we are so caught up on the
end result
that we forget to enjoy
the Journey.
(the top of my blueberry pie)
Read MoreBooks I Read in 2011
I am a -huge- book person.
I love reading classics, success books, and best sellers.
This year I read ten incredible books.
(Most of which I read during my four month summer)
- The Trump Card – Ivanka Trump
- The Diary of Anne Frank – Anne Frank
- Heaven is for Real – Todd Burpo
- Anthem – Ayn Rand
- The Richest Kids in America – Mark Victor Hansen
- Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen
- Five Seconds at a Time – Denis Shackel, Tara Bradacs
- The Double Diamond Principle – Dr. Mike Murdock
- Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever - Jeff Kinney
I enjoyed these books and highly recommend them. :)
Next on my list of books to read are:
- Onward: How Starbucks Fought for its Life without Losing its Soul - Howard Schultz
- Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
SO excited to get started!
Read More
Obstacles.
In psychology, you learn of a theory.
It says that there’s a “gateway” in your spinal cord,
where signals of pain travel through
Allowing them to head to the brain,
where they will be perceived.
It’s possible to close the gate. By taking your mind away from it, and focusing on better things.
It’s also possible to make the gate bigger. Allowing more pain signals to enter. Intensifying what you perceive.
This is done by focusing on the pain. Or worrying about it.
Obstacles, are like pain. The more you focus on them, the bigger they get.
Happy Thanksgiving weekend!
Read MoreAbout Me
Hi. My name is Danielle! I'm an undergrad student at McGill University in Montreal, Canada majoring in psychology. This is my student inspiration blog. I'm writing it to record and share what I'm learning in my journey through school, summer, and all things loved.