31/31 - The Last One

I feel like I should have some big grand finale to end off this month-long of daily blogging. But I don't. Truthfully though, I have actually have quite enjoyed this challenge. It's been good to come up with something to write every day. I have lots more ideas for blogs floating around inside my head, which will come at a later time. I'm going to try and update this more often from now on. Even if no one reads it, it will be a good thing to look back on in a couple years time.

I had planned on going to sit at Starbucks for a couple hours tonight, enjoying some chai tea latte and maybe doing some journalling or reading. I didn't go tonight, for various reasons, so I think I'll go there Thursday night, when I truly am nearly done, and can enjoy just being.

Tomorrow is my last big day at the office. It should be pretty busy with 75 patients scheduled. I'm there Thursday and Friday as well, but they shouldn't be very busy. I'm having mixed feelings about being done this placement. I've really enjoyed the doctor and the staff that I've worked with ... I've felt very comfortable and at ease with all of them. I've also learned so much while here - it's been such a valuable experience! But I'm feeling ready to move on, to devote time to studying, and to be one step closer to working on my own!

I was daydreaming a little bit today about jobs, and where I'm hoping to be in 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, etc. Maybe someday I'll share a bit more details about that, but for now, just know that I'm excited about the possibilities that lie ahead of me.

With being days away from finishing my final year, and the upcoming board exams and graduation, I'm starting to get quite sentimental. I'm excited about finally being done, but I know that I'm going to miss this time in my life, and my Ontario home, and all my good friends there.

And to finish off this 31 days, I'll give you another one of my favourite quotes:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

-Marianne Williamson-