Dedicated to Shari, the most joyful soul I had the pleasure of knowing It is November, and I am nearing the end of my second and final year of PA school. And, to be honest, more than joy I feel relief. These past two years I have pushed myself to the breaking point and have finally reached burnout. For those of you who don’t know, burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by thr

There is little in this world that can bring more satisfaction then placing the tip of your pen on well – worn paper and dragging it across the last line of a to do list Maybe that is just me, your lil’ type A blogger 😉 But seriously, a lot of us have lists that help us organize, keep track of, and prioritize things in our lives. From grocery lists, to school planners, house projects to vacation packing, there are HUNDREDS probably THOUSANDS made every year. And while they h

Have you ever taken a minute to think about your brain? You know… that big squishy blob of pink that is in your brain and firing signals along its vast maze of neurons at a rate that – if you think about it – may actually make your brain hurt? You don’t give much thought to it do you [I mean now you are cuz I told you to BUUUTTTT…] and yet it is constantly working to keep you alive. It is deeply and intimately involved with every aspect of your life. It regulates your balance

Wow. I honestly can’t believe we are already two weeks into 2020… time is literally FLYING by! Too soon I’m going to be walking across a stage in a cap and gown to get a diploma signifying the end of my undergraduate experience at Ohio Dominican. I can assure you that I am ready to be out and heading toward grad school to fulfill my dreams of becoming a physician assistant, however, there are many parts of undergrad that will be dearly missed. One of these are the classes tha

I'm going to blame it on the holiday season, but lately I have been thinking a lot about love. In every movie I watch, song that pops onto the radio, and book I read there are little phrases that consume my mind for the entirety of the day as I contemplate this emotion. I feel as if love is so much more complex and precious than so many of the other emotions we feel, and is so much more powerful. Earlier this week I was reading in the book of Daniel, and in my wandering throu

Coincidence, fate, and chance are three of the most common words in our culture used to make sense of something that seems to be a bit unexplainable… something that doesn’t quite make sense. To me, this habit seems very in line with our human nature’s desire to rebel against the one who created us. Rather than entertain the idea that there might be a higher power orchestrating the giant and awe-inspiring story of the universe and each person in it, we find it easier to attrib