Life Moves On

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you might look back and realize that they were the big things.”

Robert Brault

Hey everyone! It’s been a minute since I’ve posted on here. I took a break to focus on finishing my STEP studying strong. Now that it is finally behind me, I’ve had some time to just sit and breathe and it has felt amazing. If there is anything I’ve learned in the last two years, it is that life doesn’t stop while you’re in school. People get married, people have children, people pass away. Life moves on just as it has all along. We get so wrapped up in our jobs, studying, and working toward the next big thing that it can be easy to forget to stop and enjoy the journey. Before we know it, years have passed by and we wonder where they went.

I just attended my 5 year college reunion and I was surprised how little I remembered of my time as a college student. I certainly don’t remember much about my courses beside chemistry and physics being difficult and that I loved my psychology and writing classes. What I do remember are the Sunday dinners shared with friends, many movie nights during one of the coldest Januaries ever and enjoying beautiful choir concerts from the stage and the stands. I remember the kind professors who took time to explain things after class and offered words of encouragement. The buildings on campus remain the same, but it was seemingly little moments like those that left me a different person than I arrived.

The relationships and memories we make in life are what stick with us, not the things we buy or the awards or recognition we receive, so let’s make the most of them. Let’s be present and maximize the time we get to spend with family and friends. Let’s revisit the hobbies we put on the back burner because we didn’t have time and were too tired. These are the things that keep us alive. Med school is tough, no doubt about it, but we shouldn’t forget to enjoy the journey. I am still not sure where these last two years have gone, but I know I’m going to make the most out of these next two. I can’t wait to fill them with stories, songs and sand from the beach!