Saturday, July 28, 2007
Look, Mom!!! Look at what I did!!!!
So my mom calls the other day. In the middle of her gossiping about various family friends, she throws in....
"You haven't updated your blog in a while...."
what?!?
A couple of issues at hand here:
1) I was NOT aware that my mom was knowledgable about blogging.
2) I did not know that she was checking out this blog.
Well, mom, today's post is for you.....
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A couple of big things have occurred since my last blog.
-- Anniversary: Mandy and I had our one year anniversary!!! We celebrated with a pleasant dinner along the Detroit riverfront. It's hard to believe that we've already been married for a year. It's been a very good year. No big bumps in the road. It's a beautiful feeling to know that I can have such a deep love for someone who gives that love in return, without fail, without question. And as we live each day, it gets to be more and more beautiful.
-- "The Match" -- I made it!!! I will be in a pediatric cardiology fellowship next year.....right here in Detroit!!!! It was a difficult process, but it turned out to have a great result. I really like the program here and we don't have to worry about moving.
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The whole fellowship process gave me an opportunity to think back quite a bit.
Imagine the moment when you have just finished college. What if someone said to you at that moment "Would you like to have your dream job? The job you are best suited for, one where you can have success. Would you like to have that?"
I'm sure that most people would say yes.
What about a follow up question like "You can have that dream job. In order to get there, you need to work very hard for the next 11 years. During that time you will have to be up numerous nights where you do not sleep. You will struggle with critical decisions at a moment's notice. And for four years, instead of making money, you'll be digging yourself into debt. Will you endure that for your dream job?"
You might start second-guessing the decision at that point.
But that is precisely the process I have undertaken. I did not know that at the time when I decided to enter this field. And it has not been easy. Especially when I see friends in other fields get into the heart of their profession, doing their dream job 7-8 years before I get to mine.
Looking back, I would have made the same decision. And that makes me happy.
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"You haven't updated your blog in a while...."
what?!?
A couple of issues at hand here:
1) I was NOT aware that my mom was knowledgable about blogging.
2) I did not know that she was checking out this blog.
Well, mom, today's post is for you.....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A couple of big things have occurred since my last blog.
-- Anniversary: Mandy and I had our one year anniversary!!! We celebrated with a pleasant dinner along the Detroit riverfront. It's hard to believe that we've already been married for a year. It's been a very good year. No big bumps in the road. It's a beautiful feeling to know that I can have such a deep love for someone who gives that love in return, without fail, without question. And as we live each day, it gets to be more and more beautiful.
-- "The Match" -- I made it!!! I will be in a pediatric cardiology fellowship next year.....right here in Detroit!!!! It was a difficult process, but it turned out to have a great result. I really like the program here and we don't have to worry about moving.
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The whole fellowship process gave me an opportunity to think back quite a bit.
Imagine the moment when you have just finished college. What if someone said to you at that moment "Would you like to have your dream job? The job you are best suited for, one where you can have success. Would you like to have that?"
I'm sure that most people would say yes.
What about a follow up question like "You can have that dream job. In order to get there, you need to work very hard for the next 11 years. During that time you will have to be up numerous nights where you do not sleep. You will struggle with critical decisions at a moment's notice. And for four years, instead of making money, you'll be digging yourself into debt. Will you endure that for your dream job?"
You might start second-guessing the decision at that point.
But that is precisely the process I have undertaken. I did not know that at the time when I decided to enter this field. And it has not been easy. Especially when I see friends in other fields get into the heart of their profession, doing their dream job 7-8 years before I get to mine.
Looking back, I would have made the same decision. And that makes me happy.
