by jocelynsagemitchell | Sep 16, 2022 | Be Mindful
Last month, I reflected on completing a 300-day streak of the New York Times crossword. Doing the crossword every day—and getting better at it over time—helped me reinforce my growth mindset: that each of us has the ability to learn, to grow, and to get better at...
by jocelynsagemitchell | Sep 11, 2022 | Be Mindful
I will always remember where I was when I realized what was happening on September 11, 2001. It was morning on the East Coast and I was in my undergraduate dorm, getting ready for my first class. One of my sorority sisters—the civic-minded one who always watched CNN...
by jocelynsagemitchell | Aug 23, 2022 | Be Mindful
We’ve all heard the adage from Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” And the journey of a 300-day streak in the New York Times crossword begins with… crossword #1! In all honesty, I didn’t set out to accomplish such...
by jocelynsagemitchell | Jun 21, 2022 | Be Mindful
One of the most famous quotes in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden comes in the concluding chapter, when Thoreau is explaining why he left his cabin in the woods. Giving fodder to high school yearbook quotes for centuries, Thoreau begins his famous paragraph by writing: “I...
by jocelynsagemitchell | May 23, 2022 | Be Mindful
Image from Yoga Studio According to a 2016 survey conducted by Yoga Alliance and Yoga Journal, over 36 million Americans practiced yoga in 2016—a fast-growing increase from the 20 million who reported doing yoga in 2012! I can only imagine that even more people have...
