The opportunity to be there for others — at some of the worst moments in their lives, no less — that is rare, and it is valuable to me

Keywords: hospital , Renal , doctor , hospital , meaning , medical , medicine , purpose , reason , student , why

I don’t know why it means so much, but it does. This is why I’m here. It’s what I wrote about in my med school personal statement. It makes it all worth it, the late nights and early mornings and moving and debt and burning retinas on a computer screen. It is the opportunity to serve. This is why.

https://momentsinmedicine.wordpress.com/2021/07/01/why-am-i-doing-this-oh-right-this-is-why
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If you rely on someone else for your happiness, if they leave or can’t give you the happiness to your liking, then you’re out of luck

Keywords: life advice , love yourself

While having a loving partner is a great feeling in the world, if you don’t have any love for yourself you kind of have a bit of a hole where that love should be. Having that hole can really put a damper on your life in times of trouble.

https://shortstuffblog.com/2021/02/love-yourself-before-someone-else