So far...

As we grow old, we outgrow our childish fears for us to reach distant stars.(Maniago 2015)

just learned this citation thing from a transcription :p

I guess this week wraps up my 1st year of being a medical student. Many things changed.

I am used to keeping things for myself only,again only for myself... but medical school won't allow this selfishness to consume me. It made me realized how self-absorbed I am. Opening myself to others ease the struggles I am going through. It felt great.

The path I went through is not easy, but it is fun. Not only in a sadist perspective can these two coexist, but also in the medical field, they're not considered opposites afterall.

Many times I was confused, waiting for the last minute til I arrive at a decision because that is the only time I am capable of discerning what must be done. Nonetheless, when I make one, I stick to it.

There are times that a minute feels like a day and a week feels like a second. Aside from my circadian rhythm being mixed up, my calendar and to do lists are also jammed. But it is in med school that I learned to meet up with old friends and review with crazy but witty lib-mates.

I realized that learning must not be viewed as a restraint, rather a rewarding experience. So whenever I finished studying early, I try to meet a friend, savor a slice of chocolate cake, watch youtube videos instead of depriving myself of me-time.

Problems, they come...a ton of them, but they also go unless I linger on them and make ways for them to stay in my life.

When I am losing heart, I just whisper a prayer to the Lord and He sends me His angels, they do not only provide what I need but they help me figure out things.

Here are just random things I learned from being a medical student.

Yes it is true. We grow and outgrow.