forced introspection

Saw this on tumblr and I think I need to do this...in one go. After dinner.

Day 01 – Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is.

I think it's good, growing, beautiful.

Day 02 – Where you’d like to be in 10 years.

33. Alive, somewhere near loved ones, enjoying my job, getting comfortable practicing medicine and loving it. Finding a niche and community that I am passionate about serving. Hopefully happily married, hopefully a mother and facing the challenges of raising a baby with the love of my life. I'd like it if my parents were still alive and healthy, and if my best friends were nearby. I want to be happy and look back at 23 year old me and thank myself for paving the way I should live my life - in love and fearless.

Day 03 – Your views on drugs and alcohol

Alcohol is acceptable in moderation. Works wonders in lowering inhibitions around people you care to engage with, who are normally quite inhibited, allowing for freely flowing interactions. I enjoy how it makes me feel, most of the time, and I don't plan on judging people for drinking responsibly.

Drugs are a little different. Everyone has different reasons for doing drugs and I think drug abuse is bad, but experimentation is acceptable. If one can resist dependency and maintain a healthy social life then drugs are okay. I don't really like to think about this too much because I believe adults have the right and the power to make their own decisions for themselves.

Day 04 – Your views on religion.

Something that I used to have a lot more opinions on. Now religion affects me very little. I am glad that some people find solace in religion. I think that we all need some sort of faith and strength, and if we are unable to generate that on our own, and religion seems like a good and right answer, then why not? If religion will make you a good person, fine. As D's dad says "what matters is that your heart is good". Enlightened words from an enlightened man.

Day 05 – A time you thought about ending your own life.

Never have. Lucky me. Sometimes in certain situations I do think "if ____ happened, or if I ______, I could die". But those thoughts scare me more than they entice me, so I think I'm good. Again, bless my natural predilection for positive feelings.

Day 06 – Write 30 interesting facts about yourself.

I think anyone can glean 30 facts for yourself through the history of this blog!