on my mind – like black butterflies

So Anxious.

By: jé judson February 23, 2020June 28, 2022

Reflectmental health, on my mind, personal growth, self careLeave a Comment

Several times a week I find myself sitting down to work on the things I decided were my priorities for the day and all of a sudden unable to sit still. I start seeing something that needs to be washed or organized or another project idea that comes up that I should tackle. It’s a…

The Lost Art of Writing

By: jé judson November 12, 2017January 29, 2025

Reflecton my mind, relationships, thriveLeave a Comment

Remember when we used to write to each other with a pen on a piece of paper? We wrote notes and letters in our everyday communication, we sent cards for every occasion with personalized messages in addition to whatever was pre-printed, and we actually wrote out thank you cards? Everything is electronic now, the art…

Remember Me?

By: jé judson October 24, 2016January 29, 2025

Reflectacademia, microaggressions, on my mind1 Comment

Today a professor I’ve taken three graduate school courses with, who was my advisor for a year, and whose research I worked on for a bit, didn’t see me as I waved at him from down the hall, as I made not one but two verbal attempts to say ‘hello’ and congratulate him on his…

Disengaged but Reconnecting

By: jé judson September 12, 2014February 26, 2020

Reflecton my mind, personal growth, setting goals, soul searching, writingLeave a Comment

I got an email today from Tumblr saying Happy 5th Birthday. It’s been five years since I started that blog–since I started blogging period. Which means it’s also been five years since I began a very transformative study abroad experience in Brazil, which was the very reason I began blogging so as to keep my family in touch with what…