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The Truth in A Thousand Yard Stare

I recently devoured The House of God. What a book, outlining the fictional intern year of Dr. Roy G. Basch, which makes one think about the empty promises of medicine. It makes one wonder if it was worth it.

If No One Sees the Leaves Drop, Is It Really Fall?

Third year of medical school, on internal medicine, in October, I peered from a window and knew I was no longer a part of things. I wanted fall to be over, so I could find some future salvation where I’d once again know the seasons. By being 𝘪𝘯 the season.
 
This week, I tell of my life now, through another window, back in the middle of fall, wanting it all to slow down.

Home Is Where The Dark Is

But there, sipping my coffee as I watched the still early morning saltwater, I realized every single second was meaningful. Orange County was never dead. I was never dead. If anything, the place brought me back to life.
 
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Get the Fork Out of the Garbage Disposal

It's really not complicated. When you sacrifice who you are... you lose what you love. House rules. Here's how I got 𝙞𝙩 back.

The Only Thing Better Than Sex (Maybe)

I expected victory—sure, we’re the University of Oklahoma—but existential questions I did not expect. Then, I watched this epiphanizing play.
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Surviving a 12 Round Backyard Fight to the Death

A younger me would have picked up compromise's call. Today, I called bullshit, letting it ring off the hook.
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You Can Take the Man Out of Medicine

But it takes time to take the medicine out of the man. 
Joy wasn't found in leaving. Joy wasn't found a year after leaving. Joy was found in choosing. If we let past conditioning own our lives, it'll never let go. But this week, a window opened, and I chose my way out.
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The Secret Sauce Of A Great Burger

“You can always leave,” Bryce said, piercing eyes shifting from players to me, “because man, life’s too short to get stuck doing shit you hate.”
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What’s Your Life Built Upon? (It Kinda Matters)

I once owned a good-looking home, constructed with attention and dedication, but the foundation was questionable, and it sunk right into the hole from which it came.
 
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Fighting for the Most Sacred Thing We Have

I meditated more. I was "present" more. I kept a gratitude list. And none of it helped, until I restored what mattered most.
What was I really missing all those years? 
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