Doubt – or rather doubters – get a bad reputation, but all great leaders were also great doubters. Doubt is not the opposite of good faith but rather its partner. Without it, we become blind to conviction and oppress ourselves and others. The lack of conviction opens the doors of life to exploration; it dispels…
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Tricia is Making Space for Getting Back Up
Facing the discomfort of the unknown is one of the many facets of the human condition and experience. Often, we find it easy to stay down after falling down. Sometimes, the stumbling block is a slight inconvenience such as accidentally grabbing the wrong cup of coffee, and sometimes it is something truly trying, such as…

Lindsey is Making Space for Making the Most of Time
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”That quote is from J.R.R. Tolkien’s…

Jordan is Making Space for Mental Health
Mental health is something that has quickly become very near and dear to me, as I have recently discovered my personal journey with maintaining my mental health. It is something I find that most people, if not everyone, has struggled with to varying degrees. Facing mental illness, for me, meant trying to overcome such experiences…

Terra is Making Space for Mental Health
Mental health is important to me because I know that as a society, we are undergoing a mental health crisis dominated by misunderstandings. I and many others have experienced the realities of this crisis on a level that educational institutions cannot begin to communicate. I believe that with greater awareness and consideration in our community,…

Kaila is Making Space for the Unknown
Up until I began my journey at the University of Texas, I had never questioned what I really wanted to do with my life. I had a plan for my career and I was set to do it, too stubborn to consider a change. During the second semester of my freshman year, I began to…

Kris is Making Space for Inner Exploration
I question “Why?” in everything I do and in who I think I am. When I get a satisfying answer, I ask “Why?” again. And again and again. Maybe digging into yourself like this isn’t what works for everyone, but this is what’s worked for me to discover the roots of my actions and beliefs….

Alessandra is Making Space for Mistakes
“I am a Brazilian 18-year-old, who is heading to the United States to study mathematics at one of the best universities in the world. I am not a genius, and I am constantly afraid of being wrong. Not being a native speaker in English, I cannot let my fear of making mistakes suppress my desire…

Maddy is Making Space for Imagination
“There was a time in my life when I was so filled to the brim with story ideas that I could hardly go a day without putting words onto paper. As school, work, and life circumstances became more demanding, my love for creative writing has been pushed to the side. I constantly regret not flexing…

Madeleine is Making Space for Discomfort
“Discomfort is one of the many important aspects of life. When we aren’t comfortable, we are forced to grow in ways we’d never imagine that we could. It is not only an aspect of the lives we are given, it’s a fact. Life is not comfortable, and that is more than okay. We have to…

Titus is Making Space for Creativity
“It all started with creating a Twitter account and wanting to stand out with my own unique cover photo. I downloaded a free imaging software and experimented with every single feature and option. Truth be told, most of the first images I created were messy, but eventually I started to learn what works and how…

Rebecca is Making Space for Dreams
“At the genesis of my college career, I chose a university and a major that I thought I was supposed to choose, which others wanted me to choose, and which never really made me happy. After transferring to a university where I felt like I truly belong, I realized I was still in a major…