Volume 2 Issue 1 February 2019 “I had formed most of my ingenious acquaintances into a club for mental improvement called the Junto” Cover Story The Junto February 2019 A line from the world’s most famous love story seemed fitting for our Love Edition. Ro- meo and Juliet reminds us that life is short and you have to take the time to love and to live when the opportunity is given because you never know how long it might last. Don’t let other people get in your way and don’t try and fake your death. It won’t end well. 1 People The Junto February 2019 How To Love Yourself Ally Fuller - Copy Editor Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is most often associated with romance, love, and devoting our atten- tion to the special people in our lives whether that be a significant other, a friend, or a family member. Normally, we take this day to spend time with these people and shower them with gifts, but the one per- son we tend to overlook on this day is ourselves. This is understandable because we have been raised to put the needs of others above the needs of our own, and we’ve been told time and time again that if we do take time for ourselves, it is selfish. However, many studies done in recent years show that incor- porating self-love into your life is critical to maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health. In fact, having more self-love is imperative for anyone looking to lead a happy, healthy, fulfilling lifestyle. But how do you begin to work towards achieving greater self-love? There are many ways that this can be done, but here are some popular ones you can start to practice in your life, today: 1. Incorporate self-care into your everyday routine ~ Many people mistake self-care for self- love, but in reality, they are two completely different things. Having a self-care routine can mean differ- ent things for different people, but most often it is spending time taking care of your body and mind by doing activities you enjoy. This can mean anything from exercise to journaling to decluttering your bed- room. 2. Protect your energy ~ We’re only given so much energy to spend throughout the day. Make sure you use this energy in the right way. Don’t waste it by worrying about things you can’t control, en- gaging in activities that are unproductive, and constantly putting down yourself or others. Instead, find the time to compliment someone, spend your time productively, and set limits on how long you scroll through your Instagram feed and binge Netflix. 3. Become mindful ~ when you become more mindful of how you think, feel, and act, you will be able to take better care of yourself. Do things for your body and mind that make you feel ener- gized and whole. A good way to practice mindfulness is to meditate, even if only for a few minutes at a time. Meditation, when done properly, has been proven to increase concentration and ease the thoughts that often cause stress, anxiety, and depression. 4. Live intentionally ~ People who live their lives by waking up every morning and going to bed every night with a purpose are often the same people who live the most fulfilling, impactful lives. Get clear on a vision for your day and for your life, then take small steps every day to lead you closer to achieving that vision. Consider the components that make up an ideal day, express gratitude for the things you’ve been given in this life (this one is especially effective), and take the time to slow down and absorb all that the world is offering you in this moment and every moment. 2 People The Junto February 2019 Love Poems By Raina Seward untitled your opalite eyes shine like fluorescent waves in the darkness of the street and in the sunlight glow orange like the lonely firefly i breathe in cherry pools like fruit flies craving within our hands the bitter sweetness that flows inside your veins there's a space between our thumbs an army of blue spiderwebs although minimal aphasia its seems larger than the north celestial pole stars cross between our hands in silence your tongue feels swollen electrifying every nerve inside my body because your mind is translucent through the tips of our fingers and your words scatter across the table maybe i'll never be able to understand untouching the way your mind works how a bathtub becomes a carrot or the clock reads like the newspaper perseus and andromeda fly through us yet i understand your touch separating yet bounding us and how your heart becomes a hand together and your hand becomes a home the space between our palms becomes obsolete as we close the galaxy absorbing into the imprints that rest in between the reddest yellow 3 Points of View The Junto February 2019 Top 10 Love Songs Skylar Case - Photography Editor After doing a lot of research on about 20 different websites and listening to a lot more love songs than I ever had before; I came to conclusion that the websites are downright wrong. With having the “icons” Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, and Taylor Swift all in the top 5 of them, I realized that our generation is uncultured. So, these are the top 10- heart warming, good songs you can enjoy with your family, by yourself in the car, or even in school. 1. “Something”- by The Beatles. Placed on the album Abbey Road in 1969. George Harrison wrote this song off of James Taylor’s “Something in the Way She Moves.” “Something” stands at the second most covered Beatles song, next to “Yesterday”. 2. “God only Knows”- by The Beach Boys. This famous and beloved song was placed on the album Pet Sounds in 1966. Brian Wilson became obsessed with the song “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes’, which sparked the ideas for this classic Beach Boys’ song. With the first line starting off with “I may not always love you” a lot of people question the song, but “God only Knows” is one of the bands most famous cover songs. 3. “I Can't Help Falling in Love”- by Elvis Presley This legendary song was featured in the 1961 Blue Hawaii Elvis movie. This song was written by George Weiss. Even though this is the most popular -and famous- love song by Elvis, he did not sing it to a love interest in his movie, it was sung to his grandmother in a music box he got her for her birthday. The melody to “I can't help falling in love” was based on a French song called “Plaisir D’Amour” which was composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul Egide-Martini. Since Elvis sang his song in his movie, he ended all his concerts with this song. 4. “L-O-V-E”- by Nat King Cole “L-O-V-E” was originally an instrumental song by Milt Gabler for Bert Kaempfert’s Blue Midnight album in 1964, this song was covered with added vo- cals by Nat King Cole for the title track of the last album released before his death on February 15, 1965. It was recorded in four other languages French, Ger- man, Italian, and Japanese. This song was included in Sleepless in Seattle, The Parent Trap, and Little Rascals. 5. “Put Your Head On My Shoulder”- by Paul Anka Paul Anka was far from the most successful teenager of the ‘50’s who wrote music on his own. At the time he published “Put Your Head on my Shoulder” in 1959, he also had a song name “Diana” as a #1 hit in 1957. 4 Points of View The Junto February 2019 Top 10 Love Songs Cont. 6. “My Girl”- by The Temptations The song “My Girl” was written by Smokey Robinson and Donald White (if you don't know they were both members of The Miracles”) Smokey Robinson states that the song was “written with all the women in the world in mind.” Rob- inson explained later that he wrote My Girl with Ruffin’s voice in mind, and it was the first Temptations single to feature Ruffin as the lead vocalist. This was the first four of the US #1 hits for The Temptations, and it was also the first #1 hit for a male vocal group on the Motown Label. 7. “Your Song”- by Elton John “Your Song” was as Elton John’s first single to chart, writing it in 1967. Elton John was the opening act for the band Three Dog Night who recorded Elton’s song on their 1970 album It Ain’t Easy. When Elton came over to the states he made his own version of “Your Song” and Three Dog Night chose not to release it as a single in an effort to give Elton a chance to make it on his own. 8. “I’ve Had the Time of My Life”- by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes Co-written by Franke Previte from Franke and the Knockouts, who wrote “Sweet- heart” in 1981, the song was featured in the movie “Dirty Dancing” where it got the majority of its fame. 9. “I will”- by The Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney made this song while in Rishikesh, India. “I Will” was one of their songs written in India but remained unfinished while recording in London. “I will” took the longest time to record, taking 67 tries to get it right.