Invisible Chains
“Science means constantly walking a tightrope between blind faith and curiosity; between expertise and creativity; between bias and openness; between experience and epiphany; between ambition and passion; and between arrogance and conviction - in short, between an old today and a new tomorrow.”
Hi again!
I am back home from the Okeanos Explorer internship and I am currently
working on a few blogs to publish about it! However, I wanted to stop by and say that I will also be sharing my creative work on this blog page as well. Because even though I love science, I also love creative writing and would love to share that part of myself with my followers as well.
It is important that one embraces all parts of their creativity and passions in order to feel fulfilled in life in every aspect. My mentor, Dr. Shakila Merchant, taught me a very significant life lesson. She said to me, "when you have learned to be comfortable in uncomfortable places, that is when you've truly mastered life". I tend to shy away from sharing my poetry and creative writing because it is a very personal and intimate side to me that I don't often share with everyone. However, that changes today. I am stepping out of my comfort zone and embracing all my passions without feeling the need to show one side and hide the other. I realized that as a woman, we are expected to be one dimensional and have the tendency to be boxed in, but only if you allowed it. Mark Twain once said, "a man cannot be comfortable without his own approval" and I am now understanding what he truly meant by this. It is time I stepped into the multi-dimensional woman I am and break the invisible chains set upon me by society and most importantly, myself.
Until next time,
Embrace every part of your being...
“Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.”
