Happy new year and
welcome back to me! (SN: Welcome To Me is
a fairly intriguing dramedy starring Kristen Wiig, on Netflix, check it out). Maybe needless to say, medical school got extremely overwhelming for me towards the end of last semester. Don't get me
wrong, I expect medical education to be challenging and rigorous. It's a
profession that comes with great responsibility. The sense of overwhelm,
however, came from imbalance. Not prioritizing sleep on most days, not working
out in a fulfilling way, not blogging - all of these things added to my
own personal imbalance. Ruminating over the past and fretting over the future
did not help equilibriate, neither.
Thus, so far this year, I
have tried to find what my own personal balance looks like for me. How do I
best rest? Best relax? Best study? All of these aspects of life are best when
they are tailor-made for who we are at the moment. At the moment, I am a medical
student processing a heavy load of content, therefore, time is of essence. I
need to understand that taking as long as I need to study and sleep might mean
a shorter workout regimen. At least for now. The point is to ensure that
however you plan out those important aspects of life, make it work for you at
the moment - continuously. As I'm sure I've said before in blog posts, we are
ever-evolving, after all.
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What boarding a 4-hr flight at 7 pm
after being up since 5 am looks like |
So, let's get to the title - San
Francisco. Another aspect of life that got out of balance was my social
activity. Something about school amping up caused me to become quite reclusive. Which
is understandable, but nevertheless, out of balance. So, as a way to ensure
this stays in the mix, I agreed to go on a spur-of-the-moment-decision trip to
San Francisco at the end of our 2nd exam of the semester. The round trip was only $100! That's a YOLO-worthy ticket price.
The trip was definitely final purge for me to understand that keeping life in balance - in body, mind and soul - is absolutely essential. The trip taught me exactly what I expected it to. Life is too
short to sacrifice your ideas of your own health and happiness for the sake of
some ideal from outside sources. The kicker is, this outside source that I
speak of isn't friends or family but that nagging alter ego in your head, the
prime suspect. The one that is constantly telling you should do this or that. I'm glad that taking the trip challenged this alter ego that might have said you should stay and study over the weekend. I'm also glad that it taught me so many other lessons that I can't wait to spread out over more blog posts to come.
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Hmm I forget what they call
the bridge...
Yes, that was an attempt
at a joke. I think you laughed. |
Obligatory Tourist-y Photos
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| On a cable car! |
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| On the curviest road, Lombard Street |
In closing, today, I just want to re-iterate one thing: find out what works best for you in maintaining balance in your own life. If that changes, that's okay! Be flexible with your own growth and needs of the moment. And stay forever in peace and balance. Until next time!
Happy new year and
welcome back to me! (SN: Welcome To Me is
a fairly intriguing dramedy starring Kristen Wiig, on Netflix, check it out). Maybe needless to say, medical school got extremely overwhelming for me towards the end of last semester. Don't get me
wrong, I expect medical education to be challenging and rigorous. It's a
profession that comes with great responsibility. The sense of overwhelm,
however, came from imbalance. Not prioritizing sleep on most days, not working
out in a fulfilling way, not blogging - all of these things added to my
own personal imbalance. Ruminating over the past and fretting over the future
did not help equilibriate, neither.
