GETTING HELP

GETTING HELP

There is an unwritten but well-known rule in medicine that we healthcare practictioners suck it up at all costs.  No matter how terrible we think we have it, it’s no worse than those who came before us.  They got through it so what’s our problem. This way of thinking...
AN EDUCATION

AN EDUCATION

With the start of a new academic year, I have been thinking a lot about school.  From pre-school through residency I spent over a quarter of a century being formally educated. Most of that time was spent sitting in classrooms and lecture halls.  In residency, it got a...
FOLLOW YOUR SPIRIT

FOLLOW YOUR SPIRIT

I am a true believer in spiritual guidance.  Even before I totally identified what my spirit was doing I could feel it. To clarify, one doesn’t need to subscribe to any particular religious doctrine to have a spirit.  Although my spirit led me to a personal...
KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT IS IMPORTANT

KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT IS IMPORTANT

It may seem obvious that it’s important to know what you want in life.  However a lot of us get to a place where we don’t. Usually the journey starts with a clear destination.  Somewhere along the way we either get sidetracked or we realize we don’t really want to be...
SATISFIED WITH SATISFACTORY

SATISFIED WITH SATISFACTORY

Settling is something that doesn’t sit easily with my spirit. My issue with settling is that to me it equates to being satisfied with satisfactory.  I’ve been type A since birth so being satisfactory has never appealed. With time and maturity I have learned there are...
WHAT DO YOUR WORDS SAY?

WHAT DO YOUR WORDS SAY?

There is often discussion about the effects people’s words have on others.  I have taken to considering the way my words affect and reflect me personally. In general, I tend to avoid saying negative things.  Since I enjoy being around positive people, I try to emulate...