Each autumn is a time of transition and this year is no different from the rest. After moving to a new city and finishing my first month of dental school, I've found that it has become difficult for me to break out of the bubble. School, study, sleep, repeat seems to be my recipe for the day, and it has become easy to forget what is important to me.
Then, a close friend recently reminded me of something. "Sometimes we need to find a way to be human again," she said.
To be human again. To remember the things we love. So often, we get caught up in our studies and work and keeping all the pieces together that we lose sight of parts of our lives that once brought us joy. We forget to slow down and take time to take care of ourselves and remember all that we have to be thankful for.
As the season of exams and the upcoming holidays approach, I would like to renew my dedication to doing things that are important to me. To take a sunset run through the park and make dinner with my roommate. To chat on the phone with my grandma, sister and mom. To mail letters to my friends and water the leafy plants in my room. To read poetry with a cup of tea. To write for my blog and take pictures of beautiful things...
There are so many joys in life to experience. We just need to take the time to be human again.
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People, places and things that bring me joy...
