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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 story seemed fitting for our Love Edition. Ro- meo and Juliet reminds us that life is short and you have to take 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 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, , and 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 . Placed on the in 1969. wrote off of ’s “Something in the Way She Moves.” “Something” stands at the second most covered Beatles song, next to “Yesterday”.

2. “God only Knows”- by . This famous and beloved song was placed on the album in 1966. became obsessed with the song “Be My Baby” by ’, 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 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 “L-O-V-E” was originally an instrumental song by Milt Gabler for ’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 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 song “My Girl” was written by and Donald White (if you don't know they were both members of ”) 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 . 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 Label.

7. “Your Song”- by “Your Song” was as Elton John’s first single to chart, writing it in 1967. Elton John was the opening act for 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 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 “” where it got the majority of its fame.

9. “”- by The Beatles and Paul McCartney made this song while in , 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. George Harrison did not take part in this re- cording, only Paul, John, and Ringo were there. On September 16 and 17, 1968 they decided to finally re- cord the song. This produced Take 19, the lines “Can you take me back to where I came from?” Lasting 2’21.” This take was trimmed to just 28 seconds and used on the White Album between “” and “.” Take 65 of “I Will” was the best version they had, and the next day Paul overdubbed backing vocals, bass, and another acoustic track, he also did the bass part. They finally placed the song on both The White Album and .

10. “Perfect”- by - Placed on his album Divide in 2017, Ed Sheeran wrote the song “Perfect” about his girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, who is a life-long friend of his. After writing the song, he had no idea if she was go- ing to like it or not. He recorded the song in London and sent it to her New York house, but was unable to see her reaction.

5 Points of View The Junto February 2019 Sarah’s Dash of Salt

Sarah Miller - Editor in Chief

It has been my opinion for a while that the number one thing our society lacks is empathy. For a lot of people it seems that they don’t understand what empathy is never mind possess the ability to put it into practice. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone’s shoes. It sometimes gets confused with sympathy but they are different in every way. When you feel sympathy for someone, you feel sorry for them. In contrast, empathy allows you to feel more than pity. To allow yourself to under- stand how someone is feeling, you have to open yourself up to every emotion because as people we go through a multitude of emotions for every experience we have. We are all different. We all experience different things in different ways so it can be hard to under- stand why someone might be the way they are or do the things they do. This is where empathy is so critical. It releases us from thinking in black and white. People are so much more complex than that. In order to truly connect, you need to get outside of yourself and empathize with someone. It’s amaz- ing how your perspective can change once you start looking at things through this lens. I’m not going to lie. Empathy is hard. Sometimes empathizing with others means you may discover something you don’t quite like about yourself or find it impossible to empathize with someone who seems so different from you. But that’s when it gets good. The ability to understand people and how they think and act is such an important life skill. Think of how many things could be solved if people tried to empathize instead of burying their head in the sand and believing if something doesn’t di- rectly benefit them, it isn’t worth it. Life is about so much more than you and what you need. Being a decent person means that sometimes you put others first. I’m not saying that empathy is the end all be all or that it would solve all of society’s problems, but just imagine a world where people try a little harder to see other things outside of their own problems. , that definitely wouldn’t be a bad world to live in.

6 Extras The Junto February 2019 Sweetheart Gifts Hits & Misses Getting nothing at all is not an op- Box of chocolate. Classic for a reason, tion. Unless you both agreed to not no one will ever turn down some good do the gift thing, you better show up chocolate. with something. Anything that doesn’t accurately repre- Flowers are perfect. They look pretty, sent your s.o. or your relationship is smell nice, and can show that you automatically a miss. It shows you were paying attention when they told don’t know your partner at all. you their favorite flower. A personal card. Something from the heart Huge teddy bear. For some, this may is never going to be a miss. Handmade be wonderful but at the end of the cards are the best, but if you find one in day, it just takes up space. the store that’s perfect, go for it. Quiet date night. Valentine’s Day Balloons. Just like the teddy bear, they take doesn’t have to be about huge ges- up space and ultimately serve no purpose. tures. Simply taking someone out for Subtle and meaningful is always better than a nice dinner is enough. gaudy and shallow. The Junto Staff

Sarah Miller ‘ Editor-in-Chief Jeannine Capecci ‘ Advisor

Allison Moffitt ‘ Points of View Edi- Nathaniel Oraschin ‘ Social Media tor Runner Victoria Ruck ‘ People Editor Cade O’Connell ‘ Staff Writer Martin Washington ‘ Places Editor Gavin Carrington ‘ Staff Writer Skylar Case ‘ Photography Editor Victor Bardales ‘ Copy Editor Kaden Loebsack ‘ Asst. Photographer Sera Seta ‘ Copy Editor Brandon Brown ‘ Asst. Photographer Allison Fuller ‘ Copy Editor

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