Real Life of an MSW

I try to “reinvent” with every breath I take, but I am always the same person. Every time I am willingly to acknowledge my thoughts, I let them go and come back to the freshness of the present moment. – Peter Langer

The pandemic forced me, like most folks I know, to create new rituals. Instead of writing, teaching, and hopping on planes every week, I became one of those people whose daily pleasure was parking at the dog park and listening to music until I fell asleep. That’s a beautiful day to me now. -Kiese Laymon

I go into each chapter of my life with an open mindedness that allows me to become a better version of myself. Whether it’s major shifts in setting or changes in my perception of the world brought on by scholarly thinkers such as Bell Hooks, reinvention means allowing our mind to be malleable. -Xavier Scott Marshall