This is a new record. Almost five months has passed since my last post. I really should update this blog more, because so many things happen in a short span of time, and I want to have a record of it for the future. It won't do to try to list all those things here in retrospect, so I'll have to make it a New Year's resolution to update this more frequently, and to try to stick to that resolution.
The year is almost over, and before 2008 arrives I am looking back on this year and marveling at all that has happened. The way I felt around this time last year is a marked contrast to how I am feeling now. I remember that I was sad (not 24/7 but definitely not as happy as I usually would be) and struggling with a decision that, now, looking back, seems almost like a no-brainer. I guess hind-sight is always 20/20 vision, as they say, and if only I knew then what I know now. I have no regrets though, because lessons learned the hard way are the ones that really stick with you, and I have been (and still am) confident that the choice I made was absolutely the right and best one.
I have another blog that I've been posting in since my first year of college. Admittedly, that one gets a little more attention than this one, and it would probably make sense to post a link to it on this blog. Complementary reading, if you will :-)
I just found my New Year's 2007 resolutions which I had posted on that blog.
"To keep focused on working toward my
goals. To keep remembering to stop and smell the roses, appreciate all the
good, take time to reflect. To nurture my friendships. To live with love,
faith, and hope at the center. To explore new borders, ideas, etc."
goals. To keep remembering to stop and smell the roses, appreciate all the
good, take time to reflect. To nurture my friendships. To live with love,
faith, and hope at the center. To explore new borders, ideas, etc."
I think I did a pretty good job at following them, for the most part.
I did make wonderful new friends, for whom I am very grateful to have in my life. I hope we can stay friends for a long time.
I think my goals, while ever shifting and changing, have remained pretty close to the center.
Love, faith, and hope...those three things are the most difficult to keep with you. When you find love, you want to keep it with you for always, even when you know that you cannot do so realistically.
So you hope, and have faith in something that you know probably won't ever come true.
But what is life without these three things? Meaningless, I believe.
To explore new borders and ideas...also requires you to let go of the old. Not all of the old, and not completely.
I think it is time for me to really move on and look forward to what 2008 will bring. I'll trust that what is true will stay in my life and will prove itself so in time.
My resolutions for 2008 will look something like this:
Make the most of my time at Hopkins, with my classes, residency, and the people I love and care about.
Keep exploring Baltimore's culinary offerings..:D
Continue to study my language books (I finally bought myself German, French, and Russian books to study from :D Now the challenge is to stay reasonably on track.)
Keep in touch with friends far away.
Get in shape (heh, heh). Run, swim, dance, etc. more frequently!
Try to sing like a woman again and not a frog (seriously, my voice is really changing, and honestly sounds kind of funny from the lack of practice for the past year and a half)
Update this blog more.
Love and laugh, and help others do the same. Even if I have to break out my lotus-dance or duck-face.
And maybe more to come! We'll see.
Happy New Year!!
I did make wonderful new friends, for whom I am very grateful to have in my life. I hope we can stay friends for a long time.
I think my goals, while ever shifting and changing, have remained pretty close to the center.
Love, faith, and hope...those three things are the most difficult to keep with you. When you find love, you want to keep it with you for always, even when you know that you cannot do so realistically.
So you hope, and have faith in something that you know probably won't ever come true.
But what is life without these three things? Meaningless, I believe.
To explore new borders and ideas...also requires you to let go of the old. Not all of the old, and not completely.
I think it is time for me to really move on and look forward to what 2008 will bring. I'll trust that what is true will stay in my life and will prove itself so in time.
My resolutions for 2008 will look something like this:
Make the most of my time at Hopkins, with my classes, residency, and the people I love and care about.
Keep exploring Baltimore's culinary offerings..:D
Continue to study my language books (I finally bought myself German, French, and Russian books to study from :D Now the challenge is to stay reasonably on track.)
Keep in touch with friends far away.
Get in shape (heh, heh). Run, swim, dance, etc. more frequently!
Try to sing like a woman again and not a frog (seriously, my voice is really changing, and honestly sounds kind of funny from the lack of practice for the past year and a half)
Update this blog more.
Love and laugh, and help others do the same. Even if I have to break out my lotus-dance or duck-face.
And maybe more to come! We'll see.
Happy New Year!!
