Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her! I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]
“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]
The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]
This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]
Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today. My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]
You are a great mom. & soon you’ll be graduating and becoming the doctor you want to be so I think that’s a fabulous payoff. Keep your chin up, CG. It’ll all come together in due time.
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It often feels this way up to the moment when you realized you have arrived somewhere. Keep your chin up, it sounds to me like you’re making a world of progress.
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The most powerful teaching tool we have as parents is example. Are you an example of diligence in your work and studies? It sounds like you are! Then don’t worry, you’re kids will learn that.
As for ‘has been’, one day we will all be ‘has been’ and then a grave stone will have a few words to sum up our lives. I like to think now about what I hope my children will have inscribed there—and try to do that, try to BE that.
Results was your other concern. Here’s an excellent piece on results, on the end above the process. It might help you re-focus and enjoy the process trusting that the results will take care of themselves.
My wish for you, as the song says, “Peace & Joy come to you”
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Thanks! I will have to take some time to read that article!
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What makes you think that you’re not going anywhere?
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I was hearing other people get invitations for residency interviews and I wasn’t getting any, especially at the places I really wanted. Things have changed since then, however. I haven’t had time to make a new entry!
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Good things will come. Just keep trying!
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What your children will see is their mother who devotes her time to them as well as pursuing an admirable career putting time, effort and hardwork to build a good life I don’t see how they could fail to be motivated and inspired.
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Thank-you. I appreciate your vote of confidence in me!
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