Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Broadening Horizons
Last year I went to my first Model United Nations conference and fell in love. I came home from that conference, where several students had mentioned wanting to go to more conferences, and started googling. I did not find the specific conference we discussed but I did find one that takes place in New York…
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In a Rut of Sorts
Before I dive into today’s post, I want to mention that I hope to write a post full of reflection on the amazing New York trip that I took my students on this past week. To do that, I may have to take next week off from producing a new post. At times, ideas for…
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Held Accountable
Goals hold no power if they exist as words only. You can make goals but they do not mean a thing if you do not actively try to meet them. (Yes, I resisted the temptation to add “if it ain’t got that swing.”) I have talked a lot about my goals for the year and…
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A Hero’s 5k 2019 Race Recap
Race #164 5k #55 2019 Race #8 2019 5k #2 A Hero’s 5k #4 After running the race a third time two years ago, I had no intention of running it again. I did not even register for the race until the beginning of this week. Several weeks ago, AnnaRose texted me and asked if…
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Relationship Building
My sister and I, as children and teenagers, frequently got into verbal arguments that escalated to the point of tears. I derailed many of the arguments with utter ignorance that others may view the world differently than I do. At other times, I selfishly wondered why Mom got upset upon coming home from a long…
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City of Seneca Half Marathon 2019 Race Recap
Race #163 Half Marathon #55 2019 Race #7 South Carolina Half Marathon #42 2019 Half Marathon #4 City of Seneca Half Marathon #1 I have a feeling that 2019 will go down as the year of the half marathons. It is, hands down, my favorite race distance, something challenging yet not too challenging that I…
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Goal Adjustment
For an achievement-minded person such as myself, adjusting a goal to a lower setting or eliminating it altogether often feels like failure. That contributes to my dilemma each year when it comes time to set resolutions or intentions as I described a couple months ago. Last month, I described the struggles I had meeting a…
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Crossing the Line and Repercussion
In previous posts I have described how things have happened at school that made me contemplate crossing “the line.” My professor from last semester described “the line” as your ethical tipping point. As a leader, as a person even, we have to make decisions as to what we will address or not address various issues…
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Run Hard Columbia Half Marathon 2019
Race #162 Half Marathon ##54 2019 Race #6 South Carolina Half Marathon #41 2019 Half Marathon #3 Run Hard Columbia Half Marathon #2 With this half marathon, I have run the same number of half marathons as 5ks. I told Mom this and responded that she would rather run a half than a 5k any…
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Telling the Story
Recently, I have read two books relating to genocide and the historiography thereof. One, by Deborah Lipstadt, sheds a light on Holocaust deniers. The other book details the Armenian Genocide and America’s relationship to the events and the aftermath. As an amateur historian and an Armenian, both books hit the sweet spot in my brain,…
Got any book recommendations?