As I prepare to set across the country on a new adventure, I have been reflecting on how much I have changed in the past five years since I moved to this city and started my residency. In some ways I have not changed much at all, but in other ways, I am unrecognizable. If… Continue reading Thirty Days of Gratitude – # 10 – Personal Growth
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When Writing Feels Like Too Much
A bus travelling on the straight, divided road towards somewhere. The sun, red behind the clouds as it approaches the horizon, all but stealing glances at the bus that is taking me away from somewhere. Somewhere could be nowhere and everywhere all at once; because on this rocky ride, I don’t really belong to either… Continue reading When Writing Feels Like Too Much
Thirty Days of Gratitude – #13 – Progress
There are times in life when we start out on a particular journey and we have no idea if we will actually get to the destination we envision in our minds. Sometimes these journeys begin without a destination set; rather, we embark on the journey because we need to get away from where we are,… Continue reading Thirty Days of Gratitude – #13 – Progress
The Mark of Difference
Residency has been a constant uphill battle for me, right from the beginning. The learning curve is steep, the work hours are long and gruelling, the patients can be challenging, and the learning environment requires an iron clad heart. But none of these things were what posed the greatest challenge to me. Rather, it has… Continue reading The Mark of Difference
It’s a Half New Year
One of the nice things about the residency year beginning in July is that it's like having a second "new beginning" to the year. It's a great feeling to think there is another chance to "re-do" or re-evaluate how things are going in your life. At the real beginning of the year, I set some… Continue reading It’s a Half New Year
