Straight Lili No Chaser

A student athlete is a participant in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the educational institution in which he or she is enrolled. Student athletes must typically balance the roles of being a part time athlete, part time student, part time lover and full time stressed.  One thing I know for sure after my conversation with Tris & Kris is that, while the student-athlete may be contributing to the success of their universities sports teams on the field (or court), this individual is also taking some major L's off the field. "Balancing was the hardest part about being a student-athlete" said Tris, who attended the University of North Carolina during the time that the 2014 academic football scandal took place, "I had to prove myself academically to people as an athlete because of that situation." Which meant lots of her time being occupied with her books and being involved in as many credible academic organizations that she could bare.  ...

In this life you live and you learn. There is no way around the mistakes and lessons that life will bring no matter how much your parents shelter you, no matter how careful you are, no matter what you think life may owe you. I mean wouldn't it be nice if shit just didn't happen, but guess what? Shit happens. So what do you do then? You face them head on! You look your challenge or adversity straight in the face and you FIGURE IT OUT . The thing about challenges is that you won't be prepared for them, if you were then they wouldn't be so much of a challenge. However; those life lessons can be easier to manage and a whole lot less stressful with a little advice from someone who may have faced the same difficulty at some point in their life or from someone who may have a different perspective on the situation. (Trust me, perspective is evveerryytthhiinng) From stress at work or the annoying teacher at school, to figuring out how to deal with the issues of a signi...