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I blame the weather!! . Translation: . I too desir

I blame the weather!!
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Translation:
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I too desire to fly but I am afraid to do so.
And even if I tried to fly, I would need to fight the winds.
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Thus, I keep my dreams only to my eyes.
And I have locked my heart away.
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I have built high walls around my heart.
Trespassers allowed no more
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Disclaimer: I don’t claim to know how sing!
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#baari #singing #singingcover #singingvideos #music #idontclaimtobeasinger #mominamustehsan #baarisong #singersofinstagram #coldweather #econstudent #phdlife #phdstudent #phdjourney

Sharing this beautiful photo as an excuse to share

SUNDAYS • • Sometimes I have loved the peacef

SUNDAYS
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Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.
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Marilynne Robinson
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#sundays #weekendvibes #weekend #phdstudent #phdstudentlife #stayingpositive #economics #econstudent #phdjourney #phdlife #phdjourney #phdcandidate #relax #lettinggo #fun #lifestyle

*At-home work space coming together slowly* . . I

*At-home work space coming together slowly*
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I believe your atmosphere and your surroundings create a mind state for you.
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People need immediate places to refresh, reinvent themselves. Our surroundings built and natural alike, have an immediate and a continuing effect on the way we feel and act, and on our health and intelligence. These places have an impact on our sense of self, our sense of safety, the kind of work we get done, the ways we interact with other people, even our ability to function as citizens in a democracy. In short, the places where we spend our time affect the people we are and can become.
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#phd #phdlife #phdstudent #phdstudentlife #phdjourney #phdstudentsofinstagram #phdlifestyle #economist #econstudent #economics #gradschool #gradstudent #gradschoollife #economicstudent #studygram #studymotivation #workspacedesign

“It isn't enough to hope . It isn't enough to dr

“It isn't enough to hope
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It isn't enough to dream
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It isn't enough to plot & plan & scheme
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It isn't enough to stand here
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Saying that life is grand here
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Waiting for somehting good to turn up
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It isn't enough to sit here
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Having a purple fit here
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Worried to death the world will burn up
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Watching episodes of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in between endless sets of studying. Cross off all those little notes, I shall.

#exam #examstress #examweek #prelims #econcomps #comps #compseason #phd #gradschool #gradlife

Die slowly . . He who becomes the slave of habit,

Die slowly
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He who becomes the slave of habit,
who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,
who does not speak and does not experience,
dies slowly.
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He or she who shuns passion,
who prefers black on white,
dotting ones "it’s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
that turn a yawn into a smile,
that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings,
dies slowly.
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He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,
who is unhappy at work,
who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,
to thus follow a dream,
those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives,
die slowly.
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He who does not travel, who does not read,
who does not listen to music,
who does not find grace in himself,
she who does not find grace in herself,
dies slowly.
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He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,
who does not allow himself to be helped,
who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops,
dies slowly.
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He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know,
die slowly.
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Let's try and avoid death in small doses,
reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing.
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Only a burning patience will lead
to the attainment of a splendid happiness.
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#2021 #happynewyear

"And that, of course, is the message of Christmas.

"And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent..."
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Taylor Caldwell
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#christmas #covidchristmas #nightlife #nightout #nightoutwithfriends #lifestyle #kilian #magic #happyholidays #tistheseason #cheers

“ I wonder where we are going," I said. . . "Whe

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I wonder where we are going," I said.
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"Wherever the way is going," Exi replied calmly.
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"But where do you suppose the way is going?"
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"Wherever we go."
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"That doesn't really make sense, does it?"
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"Oh, yes. Quite good sense."
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"Why?"
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"Do you know any method by which you can go one way and your path another? Not the path, but your path?"
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"Well-" I hesitated. "Well, if you put it that way, I guess not. But what about crossroads? Couldn't you choose the wrong one?"
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"I suppose you could. However, if it was the wrong way you chose, it would still be your way, wouldn't it?"
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"Yes," I answered, "yes, it probably would.
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Sheila Moon, Knee-Deep in Thunder
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#thoughts #sayings #inspiration #inspirationalquotes #winterafternoon #wintersun #winter #coffeelover #coffeeshop #productivity #lifestyle #lifestyleblogger #work #quarantinelife #quarantine #gradlife #phdlife #researcher #scholar

A warm pie baking in the oven on a cold winter nig

A warm pie baking in the oven on a cold winter night with friends.
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On gratitude:
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You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.
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Kahill Gibran: The Prophet
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#thanksgiving #quarantinethanksgiving #covidthanksgiving #friendsgiving #baking #bakersofinstagram #cozy #cozyvibes #pie #winternights #abundance #gratitude #phdjourney #phdlife #gradlife #quarantinelife #fulbrighter #usefp #fulbrightpakistan

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