Month: October 2017

When I’m angry or sad, there’s one place I love going: the gym.  Okay, nobody really enjoys going to the gym, but I’ve learned it’s exactly what my mind needs to get back on track.  There’s something about testing your body, pushing your muscles to their absolute limit, and feeling like you’ve gotten a little bit better.  Leaving the gym, my body is tired but my brain feels accomplished.  Suddenly, the sadness or anger is replaced by a feeling of pride, confidence.  So if you see me heading up to Yates, just be careful — I might be in a bad mood!

Being on the Men’s Golf team here at Georgetown, I spend a lot of time on the course.  Depicted below are a couple of my favorite holes at home in Orlando, Florida.  I love golf because of the challenge.  Every shot is a new test, a new mental hurdle.  Can I be brave enough to focus on what I want (hitting the green) as opposed to what I don’t want or am afraid of (the water)? Can I be calm enough to pull off the smoothest possible swing in the face of pressure? Can I be disciplined enough to stay in the moment and not worry about past shots or future ones, but only think about this next one?

I won’t lie; it’s been weird living with a roommate. All my life I’ve enjoyed a room of my own — my own little space where nobody can get to me, and I can remove myself from the troubles of my day.  At college, sharing that sacred space is not easy.  I am lucky, though. My roommate is a great guy (one of my best friends actually).  He’s friendly, nice, and reasonable.  That doesn’t mean conflicts don’t come up, though.  For example, I threw out his food one time (I swear I thought it had gone bad).  He was upset, and I felt horrible.

The key, it seems, is talking about the issue at hand.  Sure, my roommate was mad at the time being, but we talked through it.  I apologized and explained the logic behind my decision, and he forgave me.  We also defined clear boundaries for touching each other’s food in the future.

When in doubt, talk about it!