I'm doing 12 things
Now, on to the next ones....
3 months ago
Think I finally hit it with one of the ones submitted last year. Now, back on the treadmill for the next one.
ardentvoice's Life List
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1. become a quaker
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2. practice rigorous honesty
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3. get regular massages
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4. exercise regularly
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5. be kinder to myself
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6. meditate daily
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7. get in touch with my extended family
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8. See a podiatrist
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9. get rolfed
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10. find a painting that i really love and buy it
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11. become a better manager
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12. complete 3 months of therapy
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Recent entries
Not sure what to say about this.
6 months ago
I talk about how I went into medicine all the time, but somehow telling the long version of the story seems overly dramatic.
I have wanted to be a doctor-researcher since I was 22…and now I do pretty much what I imagined I would in 1985, except I never imagined how satisfying I would find it. Of course it is a privilege and so rewarding to be present at the most emotional or pivotal times of another person’s life. But I also get out of it something like what good athletes or cooks must get out of practicing their skills…my hands and mind know what to do and they just do it. I think my primary identity is as a researcher rather than a doctor, but although I hated a lot of medical training I would not give up being a doctor for the world.
one step too many...
6 months ago
...although I manage to visit my primary care, ob/gyn and other doctors 1-2x a year so I do have blood pressure checked regularly (usually about 90/60), I held the script for blood count and cholesterol check for two years…too hard to get over there during business hours…so about a month ago when I had blood drawn for supplementary life insurance I got the results sent to me and forwarded them to my primary care. HDL and total cholesterol were depressingly great. One of the reasons I started trying to maintain my health better in 2007 is I realized I may be around a while, so I might as well do what I can to make sure I am reasonably functional for that period.
