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her BIPOC women in academia can follow in your footsteps 👣 by <a href="undefined">Dr. Preeti Singh</a></p><div id="83c1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-will-i-be-18bc4182aa5a"> <div> <div> <h2>What will I Be?</h2> <div><h3>Poetry Prompt childhood dreams</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*-kUJgdDLPnkmN4bH)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="f167">“without me, life is doing its job perfectly” ~ to treat each day as its own new beginning, with the world functionally turning about its axis without our intentional interference. LOVE THIS SENTIMENT! by <a href="undefined">Ruchi Thalwal</a></p><div id="1b1e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/no-new-year-resolutions-to-make-anything-better-b34e942be46f"> <div> <div> <h2>No New Year Resolutions to Make Anything Better</h2> <div><h3>Without me, life is doing its job perfectly</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*o0113XZ93HVN8t8euWTRNw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="f967">To connect, to take care of mental health — both things I also want to focus on! by <a href="undefined">Dr. Fatima Imam</a></p><div id="b09a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/self-improvement-8be59e6579ed"> <div> <div> <h2>Self-Improvement</h2> <div><h3>Poetry prompt: What are you excited for in 2021?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*S7QSJ62lHwEs1npCD_V_mQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="f5fc">such an empowering notion!!! by <a href="undefined">Niru</a></p><div id="0c29" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/looking-forward-to-2021-bcbc83955298"> <div> <div> <h2>Looking Forward to 2021</h2> <div><h3>Poetry Prompt</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Frc0qXbBXBckn4FH)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="ecc9">a poem that is particular pertinent in these covid times by <a href="undefined">James G Brennan</a></p><div id="fd99" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/2021-an-odessy-5d153148a28d"> <div> <div> <h2>2021 an Odessy</h2> <div><h3>Blessings</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*VGi1GDaEjO_YpnSlQuxysw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="7bff">something to uplift your spirits by <a href="undefined">Sruthi Korlakunta</a></p><div id="5c84" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-2021-poem-dc75feacb454"> <div> <div> <h2>The 2021 Poem</h2> <div><h3>You know how although a part of you knows that it is just a new YYYY, another feels hopeful, like you're watching title…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*REi6JDUgOopkLBDf)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="aebb">a heartbreaking piece 💔 by <a href="undefined">Julia Appa</a></p><div id="cfd4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/after-he-told-me-they-had-thrown-him-out-7a39d5d55b37"> <div> <div> <h2>After he told me they had thrown him out</h2> <div><h3>A poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*XmoDVf8eVRSmn0lr45NSsA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="31db">what a great portmanteau! by <a href="undefined">Not quite Steve Fisher</a></p><div id="5012" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/surthrival-189d41bc0c27"> <div> <div> <h2>Surthrival.</h2> <div><h3>Lucy the Eggdamic has written a piece including a prompt concerning surviving and thriving. Well….. I have written a…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*LT-V_dL0-2X6K8I3vLCTpg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4dfa">JUICY is the only word I have in mind for this piece ! by <a href="undefined">Yohanan Marcus</a></p><div id="0a7c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/one-bite-who-can-stop-at-one-bite-of-6dd348e6d635"> <div> <div> <h2>One Bite? Who Can Stop at One Bite of…</h2> <div><h3>Poetry Prompt: A juicy bite</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ViMITI_eth8tJ85619Capg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="1fdc">I was very much the same in terms of being THIS kind of book snob! :.) by <a href="undefined">Lori Lamothe</a></p><div id="9014" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-admit-it-im-a-recovering-book-snob-just-not-in-the-way-you-re-thinking-45c4d8574256"> <div> <div> <h2>I admit it — I’m a recovering book snob, just not in the way you’re thinking.</h2> <div><h3>undefined</h3></div> <div><p>undefined</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Za_y9wyQFqJhMOBS)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="0549">do you drink night time teas? by <a href="undefined">Dr. Jackie Greenwood</a></p><div id="537a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-drank-some-good-night-tea-afd5ef10e6db"> <div> <div> <h2>I Drank Some “Good Night” Tea</h2> <div><h3>and went to bed</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*KNRnpJj9OTPjcRFmIIxTkw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="5eb8">What a raw piece that illustrates this internal conflict! Thank you for sharing this with us ! ❤ by <a href="undefined">Julia Appa</a></p><div id="4ded" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/is-anyone-listening-df2987d36d79"> <div> <div> <h2>is anyone listening?</h2> <div><h3>A poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*sYOoB3MDh-h5SYZrx0EfkQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="61c5">Guinness has always been my beer of choice but never knew there were … nutrients in it??? 🍻🍺 by <a href="undefined">James G Brennan</a></p><div id="8eaf" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-goodness-my-guinnesss-da2544ebebd1"> <div> <div> <h2>My Goodness My Guinness’s</h2> <div><h3>Response to superfood challenge</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*UycusBr25A42ocStau0PCw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="99d5">you had me at chocolate nibs 🍫🧡 by <a href="undefined">Yohanan Marcus</a></p><div id="da96" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/power-breakfast-lunch-dinner-or-dessert-69f9edc81d8e"> <div> <div> <h2>Power Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Dessert</h2> <div><h3>I’ll keep several in the fridge for when the mood strikes me</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*5fxvfIdK2vV6gWUY)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="223a">this poem is about scents but here’s my challenge: try not to salivate while reading this! 😛😜😝 by <a href="undefined">Caroline de Braganza</a></p><div id="f5bb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-never-turn-my-nose-up-at-celebrated-scents-cefb07e301ac"> <div> <div> <h2>I Never Turn My Nose up at Celebrated Scents</h2> <div><h3>What can I tell from the smell?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*cyASk3pgGfe8uFLnAIcscw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="b86b">✍ Weekly Poetry Prompts</h1><p id="7555"><b>Try your hand at these!</b></p><blockquote id="a1c3"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/what-did-you-survive-despite-all-odds-52d0a9eedda0">What are three things we should celebrate together?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="1a22"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/imagine-how-is-touch-the-sky-d7a1ad0f1cf4">what do you feel when you look at the sky? from @rochellesilva418</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="50c2"><p><a href="https://medium.com/science-soul/yeet-hay-%E7%86%B1%E6%B0%A3-f9be0c91737">A PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL NON-ENGLISH WORD</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="7517"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/do-you-feel-connected-dcb709dcacba">Do you feel connected?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="6585"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/i-love-the-feeling-of-starting-off-the-morning-with-a-podcast-a10145b38f3e">how do you start off your morning?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="4390"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/how-was-your-mental-and-physical-health-8fdd82bef222">how was your mental and physical health this year?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="1771"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/when-ignorance-is-not-bliss-70f6ef37ef26">Your budget. Do you have a clear picture of where your finances are?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="4f0f"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/what-does-having-purpose-mean-to-you-c561af077e6b">What does having purpose mean to you?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="4f1d"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/parsimony-fea7f279b713">The Scientific Method (from @drrangan !) ~ #sciku series :)</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="94fe"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/new-years-guidelines-resolutions-hopes-wishes-68fee021db84">New Year’s Resolutions! Know yourself. Do you need a SMART plan (explicitly laid out 5000 step plan) or do you need a guiding principle (e.g., word of the year, even colour of the year)?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="003f"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/what-i-truly-loved-about-the-queens-gambit-is-how-they-portrayed-the-importance-of-community-in-1af64adbc520">Tell me: what stories are empowering to you?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="8650"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/lasagna-man-6c2b39754bf9">childhood dreams from @rochelle</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="bd97"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/do-you-ever-look-back-on-all-youve-written-in-a-year-and-notice-any-themes-beec826ea24b">do you ever look back on all you’ve written in a year and notice any themes?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="5d57"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/a-newly-renewed-sense-of-resilience-731ab8107f77">what are you excited for in 2021?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="1c40"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/poetry-for-my-least-favourite-fruit-on-the-planet-2f95fa4c6ce">Do you have foods you partially hate and will only consume in certain forms?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="e1c6"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/soft-squishy-smol-tofu-fac41769f365">What’s a vegan dish you love or would like to try?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="2dd5"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/juicy-honey-garlic-chicken-wings-2a0caf744d88">“a juicy bite”</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="59a2"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/goji-berries-what-are-they-to-you-134c35610f38">Poetry Prompt: “Super”foods?</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="6194"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/childhood-dreams-84f10fd43553">Childhood Dreams!</a></p></blockquote><blockquote id="5273"><p><a href="https://readmedium.com/resilience-thriving-vs-surviving-3cca9ffdf6b0">Reflect on your resilience, on surviving and thriving. Does it deviate from your ideal? What more do you want to do?</a></p></blockquote><h1 id="33db">🔊 Amazing Voices to Amplify</h1><p id="e4b3"><i>We don’t have to let the algorithm decide what we get to read. Here are my manually saved faves!</i></p><div id="79e5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/6-incredible-self-care-tips-you-can-apply-quickly-beb8a76c1657"> <div> <div> <h2>6 Incredible Self-Care Tips You Can Apply Quickly</h2> <div><h3>Get moving, improve your life.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*i_HlSc5hfFZ1GGhS)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="8c6f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/under-the-sea-97119e851919"> <div> <div> <h2>Under the Sea</h2> <div><h3>A sight from under the sea</h3></div> <div><p>medium.

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href="https://readmedium.com/the-nashville-terrorist-attack-was-a-warning-8f323146a402"> <div> <div> <h2>The Nashville Terrorist Attack Was a Warning</h2> <div><h3>What the outcome teaches us and our enemies about vulnerabilities in our response to terrorist attacks within the U.S</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Fj_NJFBfVQGzn90jKWNc4w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="7548">Thank you to <a href="undefined">Anangsha Alammyan</a>, <a href="undefined">Vijini Mallawaarachchi</a>, <a href="undefined">Rochelle Silva</a>, <a href="undefined">Paroma Sen</a>, <a href="undefined">Arturo Dominguez</a> for these pieces! 🙏</p><h1 id="4140">The Eggcademic Corner</h1><h1 id="9d02">🥓 Quick brEGGfast Bites</h1><p id="1c99"><a href="https://readmedium.com/tracking-the-tv-shows-i-watch-13f40295aa87"><b>What I’m watching</b></a>: The Good Place!!!!!!!!!!!!</p><p id="d6e6"><a href="https://readmedium.com/tracking-the-books-i-read-28298fcb1b68"><b>What I’m reading</b></a>: (class syllabi, haven’t gotten back into a book reading groove yet)</p><p id="eb5b"><a href="https://www.podcastrepublic.net/"><b>What I’m listening to</b></a>: <a href="undefined">Amy Landino</a>’s podcast #DetailsTherapy on creating your own “<a href="https://gatluw.com/board/">personal board of directors</a></p><h1 id="f5ba">Pl🍳t Developments</h1><ul><li>For three consecutive days, I thought it was January 7, 2021.</li><li>Wrote a <a href="https://twitter.com/ramyeonjpg/status/1346560189323993089?s=20">resume</a> for a volunteer position and realized how much about project management, data analysis, communication in a myriad of ways we really learn to do as graduate students, even though it just feels like we’re sinking into an infinite hole of workload that doesn’t ever feel like it’s moving anywhere.</li><li>Got these <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJglysdDwls/">ADORABLE wasabi peas</a> that were halloween themed but surprisingly uh, not past best before date 👀</li></ul><h1 id="c714">🎊 Top 3 articles of the week</h1><p id="5202"><i>Celebrate with me!</i></p><div id="6a73" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/celebrating-my-top-nine-pieces-of-2020-ad6381b791a2"> <div> <div> <h2>Celebrating My Top Nine Pieces of 2020!</h2> <div><h3>With more of a backstory behind a lot of them!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*MSHlY_ImGy1wOpZfrJaUoA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="92bc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/childhood-dreams-84f10fd43553"> <div> <div> <h2>Childhood Dreams</h2> <div><h3>Prompted Poetry</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*wGQePbGkRA1uuB8gG_9mdA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="d4e8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/resilience-thriving-vs-surviving-3cca9ffdf6b0"> <div> <div> <h2>Resilience: Thriving vs. Surviving</h2> <div><h3>Reflect on your idea of resilience, surviving and thriving</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*WNeoc21RisetJPbVM_pceA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="3609">😭 Flop 3 articles of the week</h1><p id="c586"><i>Give these a little love, will ya?</i></p><div id="f042" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/college-hacks-3-easy-upcycled-household-item-swaps-64449fa74c3a"> <div> <div> <h2>College Hacks: 3 easy upcycled household item swaps</h2> <div><h3>Save money and the environment!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*6aZ_ts0_ni8CfZ_v)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="05ed" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-new-format-for-tracking-medium-growth-50c6e9f39bd1"> <div> <div> <h2>A New Format for Tracking Medium Growth</h2> <div><h3>How engaging are your content and headlines?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*C0zfvbaUwoV8xRSdTVfkkQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="238f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://ramyeonjpg.medium.com/how-to-automate-categorizing-medium-email-notifications-40f05d426874"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Automate Categorizing Medium Email Notifications</h2> <div><h3>A guide to saving you time and clicks</h3></div> <div><p>ramyeonjpg.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="4ea5">🧠🍜 Thank you to the Noodle Team!</h1><p id="2204"><i>challenge</i>: pick 3 writers you haven’t met yet and get acquainted with their pieces!</p><p id="3769"><b>New writers</b>: <a href="undefined">Zeno Faber</a> | <a href="undefined">Maziar Ghaderi</a></p><p id="f666"><a href="https://readmedium.com/221cc2b5befe">Julia Appa</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/8f847714b268"> Campbell Christensen</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/c8e5d4980403"> Allison Gaines</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/4ebf677de2e8"> Lori Lamothe</a> | <a href="https://readmedium.com/1b40fd600190">Tima Loku</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/b08749dc3344"> Kim McKinney</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/fac239b942b2"> Baye Amina</a> | <a href="https://readmedium.com/75827a9927c7">SOULutionMan, aka Yohanan Gregorius</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/e7410485b160"> Tom Fenske</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/acfeab843730"> Johannes Mudi</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/e8343b0643a1"> Kasun Ranasinghe</a> | <a href="https://readmedium.com/f5b31c736a8">Just a Slytherin hissing</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/9e4f5f2f1314"> Dr. Fatima Imam</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/249ea9b3a284"> Ntathu Allen</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/2813ca43f158"> Somsubhra Banerjee</a> | <a href="https://readmedium.com/fdb4693b5ea3">Veronica Georgieva</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/f030a0700fa7"> Life is Amazing with Books and Writers</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/b4d9f66dcd75"> Dandy Lioness</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/289160f363c0"> Bola Kwame</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/9f18bb012d05"> Haider Jamal Abbasi</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/20e61e2908f"> Michael Ranjitsingh</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/cbdff3d7afca"> Telling You Something</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/56234ae495ea"> Krupesh Raikar</a> | <a href="https://readmedium.com/2b868bb8181c">Muda El Masry</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/a25cc9493167"> Rusty Alderson</a> |<a href="https://readmedium.com/845e251c60a8"> Jennifer S.</a> |<a 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How is your mental health? What do you do for self-care?

Sunny Side Updates || Week #15

Is it only the first week of 2021? It feels like a lifetime has passed. As some have discussed, the changing of the number that appears on our calendars doesn’t automatically change the circumstances, systems we live within that need to be changed. This week was a reminder of that.

This week is a reminder that we can do so, so much better. Are you ready to start?

Shortform Theme of the Week

This week’s shortform theme is: mental health. In what ways do you take care of yourself and your mental health? What ways do you want to try out? What worked and what didn’t work? What do you do for self-care?

This is just a guideline for inspiration! You may submit shortforms related to other concepts if other ideas come to you! :)

The Brain is a Noodle*

*This is factually incorrect. Please absolutely do not go out and eat brains.

🍜 Piping Hot New(dle) Pieces of the Week

Challenge: *highlight* the ones you bookmarked/ read and make sure everyone gets highlighted at least once! ❤

how aptly this describes the past year by Jac Gautreau

can I classify this under dark humour? by James G Brennan

how beautifully love and surrender intertwine by Ruchi Thalwal

“Embrace your nonconformity — not to be a rebel — because it is who you are.” by Yohanan Marcus

“ It sent me on a creative loop to reflect on myself and reimagine myself. And I loved where it took me in the end.” by Telling You Something

thank you for being a part of the medium & noodle family ❤ by Dr. Fatima Imam

how aptly this describes my transition between 2020 and 2021 by Baye Amina

Dr. Fatima Imam’s words of wisdom for today’s 16-year-olds! by Dr. Fatima Imam

what a piece!!! by Dr. Fatima Imam

do you resonate with these reasons for writing? by Tom Fenske

a heartbreaking piece! 💔 by Julia Appa

do you feel connected? — a haiku by R. Rangan PhD

organic or inorganic? which squad are you? by Yohanan Marcus

what a gorgeous personification of sleep! by Julia Appa

well… not with a podcast! by Yohanan Marcus

the perfect poem to welcome the new year by Imad

This poem is for those who are excited for a time in 2021 where we can safely gather, have board game nights, potlucks! by Dr. Preeti Singh

this heart simultaneously breaks my heart and validates it 💔💗 by Julia Appa

in which Greg protests the concept of chain prompts 🤣 by Yohanan Marcus

one of my favourite grounding/mindfulness techniques envisioned as a poem! by Ntathu Allen

“As a prayer to the Universe to water the thirsty souls of humanity.” by Jenine Bsharah Baines

Thank you for laying down the groundwork so that other BIPOC women in academia can follow in your footsteps 👣 by Dr. Preeti Singh

“without me, life is doing its job perfectly” ~ to treat each day as its own new beginning, with the world functionally turning about its axis without our intentional interference. LOVE THIS SENTIMENT! by Ruchi Thalwal

To connect, to take care of mental health — both things I also want to focus on! by Dr. Fatima Imam

such an empowering notion!!! by Niru

a poem that is particular pertinent in these covid times by James G Brennan

something to uplift your spirits by Sruthi Korlakunta

a heartbreaking piece 💔 by Julia Appa

what a great portmanteau! by Not quite Steve Fisher

JUICY is the only word I have in mind for this piece ! by Yohanan Marcus

I was very much the same in terms of being THIS kind of book snob! :.) by Lori Lamothe

do you drink night time teas? by Dr. Jackie Greenwood

What a raw piece that illustrates this internal conflict! Thank you for sharing this with us ! ❤ by Julia Appa

Guinness has always been my beer of choice but never knew there were … nutrients in it??? 🍻🍺 by James G Brennan

you had me at chocolate nibs 🍫🧡 by Yohanan Marcus

this poem is about scents but here’s my challenge: try not to salivate while reading this! 😛😜😝 by Caroline de Braganza

✍ Weekly Poetry Prompts

Try your hand at these!

What are three things we should celebrate together?

what do you feel when you look at the sky? from @rochellesilva418

A PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL NON-ENGLISH WORD

Do you feel connected?

how do you start off your morning?

how was your mental and physical health this year?

Your budget. Do you have a clear picture of where your finances are?

What does having purpose mean to you?

The Scientific Method (from @drrangan !) ~ #sciku series :)

New Year’s Resolutions! Know yourself. Do you need a SMART plan (explicitly laid out 5000 step plan) or do you need a guiding principle (e.g., word of the year, even colour of the year)?

Tell me: what stories are empowering to you?

childhood dreams from @rochelle

do you ever look back on all you’ve written in a year and notice any themes?

what are you excited for in 2021?

Do you have foods you partially hate and will only consume in certain forms?

What’s a vegan dish you love or would like to try?

“a juicy bite”

Poetry Prompt: “Super”foods?

Childhood Dreams!

Reflect on your resilience, on surviving and thriving. Does it deviate from your ideal? What more do you want to do?

🔊 Amazing Voices to Amplify

We don’t have to let the algorithm decide what we get to read. Here are my manually saved faves!

Thank you to Anangsha Alammyan, Vijini Mallawaarachchi, Rochelle Silva, Paroma Sen, Arturo Dominguez for these pieces! 🙏

The Eggcademic Corner

🥓 Quick brEGGfast Bites

What I’m watching: The Good Place!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I’m reading: (class syllabi, haven’t gotten back into a book reading groove yet)

What I’m listening to: Amy Landino’s podcast #DetailsTherapy on creating your own “personal board of directors

Pl🍳t Developments

  • For three consecutive days, I thought it was January 7, 2021.
  • Wrote a resume for a volunteer position and realized how much about project management, data analysis, communication in a myriad of ways we really learn to do as graduate students, even though it just feels like we’re sinking into an infinite hole of workload that doesn’t ever feel like it’s moving anywhere.
  • Got these ADORABLE wasabi peas that were halloween themed but surprisingly uh, not past best before date 👀

🎊 Top 3 articles of the week

Celebrate with me!

😭 Flop 3 articles of the week

Give these a little love, will ya?

🧠🍜 Thank you to the Noodle Team!

challenge: pick 3 writers you haven’t met yet and get acquainted with their pieces!

New writers: Zeno Faber | Maziar Ghaderi

Julia Appa | Campbell Christensen | Allison Gaines | Lori Lamothe | Tima Loku | Kim McKinney | Baye Amina | SOULutionMan, aka Yohanan Gregorius | Tom Fenske | Johannes Mudi | Kasun Ranasinghe | Just a Slytherin hissing | Dr. Fatima Imam | Ntathu Allen | Somsubhra Banerjee | Veronica Georgieva | Life is Amazing with Books and Writers | Dandy Lioness | Bola Kwame | Haider Jamal Abbasi | Michael Ranjitsingh | Telling You Something | Krupesh Raikar | Muda El Masry | Rusty Alderson | Jennifer S. | Dr. Preeti Singh | Punch Drunk Cola | Melissa Speed | Ntathu Allen | Denise G | Carolyn Hastings | Tej | Vijini Mallawaarachchi | Amy Marley | Jac Gautreau | Caroline de Braganza | Roz Warren | Melissa Bee | Pretheesh Presannan | Erivaldo Ricardo | Daniel A. Teo | Anuradha Wickramarachchi | Niru | Priyanka Mane | Em Hoccane | Synthia Satkuna, MA Candidate | Alexandra Forsyth | R. Rangan PhD | Sruthi Korlakunta | Connie Song | Fathiyah Zb | Not quite Steve Fisher | Amna Asif | Jacobo the First | Aimée Gramblin | A Fresh Pot of Coffee | Rebecca Stevens A. | Imad | James G Brennan | Mary Keating | Jay Avery | h.a wadi | Pablo Pereyra | Isaac | Jenine Bsharah Baines | Rochelle Silva | Jade-Ceres Violet D. Munoz | Ruchi Thalwal | Clare Almand | Dana Sanford | Naomi Leilani Acosta | Dr. Jackie Greenwood | Fathiyah Zb | Amna Asif | Not quite Steve Fisher

🧠🍜 Join us at The Brain is a Noodle! 🧠🍜

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