When in the realm of Rules, consider that All rules have exceptions. Your job is to be part of the exception.
Rules control all social activities. If you do not follow the rules, then there are consequences. There is no place to hide.
My first year in college was a time of discovery, fun, and disaster. Back in the sixties, the campus at a Public Ivy university was an exciting place to be — plenty of social activities. Beautiful girls, parties with new friends, concerts, and learning. Notice that place learning at the end. When you do that, you pay the price.
I had arrived from Cuba in 1962, two years before my enrollment at the University of Illinois. I had a scholarship and a part-time job at the Main Library. Everything was new and exhilarating. It was too much, only that I thought I could handle it. No, I could not.
Dear reader, have you ever been in a similar situation? You had everything but needed to learn how to manage it and failed. Then again, if you fail, then what?
That is precisely what happened to me. I lost my scholarship; I flunked out of the university. What to do? Give up?
No, I was not going to do that.
I went to see one of my professors, Mary A. Hussey. She was a great lady and loved Siamese cats. She told me: “When in the realm of Rules, consider that All rules have exceptions. Your job is to be part of the exception.” “You were at the top of the hill; now you must climb again, It will not be easy. “
I made myself part of the exception. They place me on Academic Probation. Four years later, I graduated.
Remember, dear reader; your job is to be part of the exception.
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My name is Julian L Sevillano. I am the Executive Director of this space that aims to disseminate pertinent information about the human brain, emphasizing brain neuroplasticity and the tools that can help us weather our circumstances. My mission is to bring some hope regarding the dilemma of people of all ages. And the difficulty is because we not only have to fight with problems that our condition brings but also with what adaptation to the results of the pandemic and the so-called "New Normal" entails. Notice to the reader that I said "our condition" since I just turned 86! I continued my studies at Harvard Extension School in Fundamentals of Neuroscience. I obtained Certificates in the Electrical Properties of Neurons, Neural Networks and Neurons and The Brain. I previously studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting and economics. I am the Coordinator of Neurocognitive Research Programs for Seniors—I-Function, Inc. (University of Miami School of Medicine start-up). I am a Consultant at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging. Miller School of Medicine. University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. I also work as a Neuroplasticity and BrainHQ Posit Science Certified Brain Adequacy Trainer at brain training centers located at the Village Activity Center in Key Biscayne, Florida, at the City of Coral Gables, Florida Activity Center, and The Palace Coral Gables (self-contained accommodations and services for seniors) in Coral Gables, Florida.
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