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"I hate being in this cubicle every day like a caged animal. If this printer doesn't work, I'm swear I'm gonna Office Space it."
"I wish I could go off backpacking for a year and work remotely. I feel like people would just judge me and saying I'm running away from life."
Two months later, your Director-level star employee quits. Feel like that came out of nowhere? Sorry to break it to you — it didn’t.
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A title change at work? How your butt looks in the mirror? The type of car you drive? Do these things make you truly happy? If they do, how would describe those feelings of happiness? A sense of deep fulfillment, gratitude, or contentment? If you’re having trouble answering these questions, or the answer is no, then please read on.
Only 75 minutes outside of the D.C. metro area, Washingtonians often forget they have access to the striking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the natural beauty of Shenandoah National Park, and the warming feeling of affordable down home country food. Ladies and gentlemen – I give you the town of Luray, Virginia!
Can you think back to a stressful time where you felt emotionally burnt out, but also felt like things were going a little haywire in your body too? Whether it was an uneasy stomach, a fast heartbeat, backaches, or tingling on your scalp – these did not happen by coincidence when your life circumstances took a trip to Dramatown.
My final semester of grad school came and I decided I wanted to go trekking in Central America, specifically Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala — areas of the world I had yet to explore — and areas where the backpacking tours were not for the faint of heart. They would require living with the bare minimum for one month and not being afraid to get down and dirty.
Have you ever been called a weirdo? Someone may have been generous and even called you “quirky.” You like to describe yourself as someone “uncommon.” Have you ever stopped to think of those unique attributes as positive character traits? The same things that others point out as awkward may be the things that help you stand out from the crowd.
