The start of a new semester is the perfect time to reflect on our habits, good and bad, and make some changes for the better. But making real changes to our routine is more difficult than just writing a list of New Year’s Resolutions and hoping for the best. So, how do things become habits, […]
There’s something comforting about traditions. The notion that they may arrive year after year contains a feeling of safety and belonging. And it is, perhaps, exactly their scarce frequency that makes them extra special and meaningful. The end of a year and the beginning of a new one is not only a time for reflection […]
This year’s excitement and anticipation for the return to university has been replaced by a fear of being completely unprepared for what is in store for us this semester due to the uncertainty of Covid-19. There is no doubt that the pandemic will dramatically alter our university norm and after such a long period away […]
The post-Christmas/New Year lull can feel disheartening. The now wilted crown from your Christmas cracker has seen better days and no amount of cranberry sauce can recreate the taste of your Christmas dinner. It can feel deflating to think about the looming anticipation of a new wave of deadlines and 9AMs. Not to fear, there are […]
The 1st of January does not only bring a change of year, but the expectation that we must change ourselves. The idea of New Year’s resolutions dates back to Roman times, when Julius Caesar ruled that New Year began on January 1st and encouraged his subjects to commit to personal improvements. Romans began the year […]
Rosh Hashanah is a two-day observance celebrating the first and second days of the Jewish New Year. Monday 30 September 2019 signifies the first day of the year 5780 on the Jewish calendar. Monday also marks the beginning of the High Holy Days, a 10-day period during which Jewish people reflect on their actions in […]
The beginning of January 2019 – just as in 2018, 2017, 2016 and so on – was punctuated by friends and family all stating their New Year’s Resolutions and self-improvements that were to come throughout the year. The resolutions made were old classics: loose weight, exercise more, work harder, try to be a better person. […]
September – a time for new beginnings, golden leaves, rainy Mondays, crisp Blackwell’s textbooks, and resolutions. While I could talk about any of the items on this list for as long as you’d let me, let’s focus on resolutions. Sometimes seen as daunting or unnecessary, I find resolutions and goals to be excellent motivators. If […]