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Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday musing
I was lucky enough to go camping this past weekend. Made it up to the Olympic peninsula in Washington and it was beautiful. There's just something about the rain forest that is so refreshing!
Merriman Falls, Quinault, WAWhat it reminded me of was my time spent in New Zealand, which got me to thinking about how I ended up where I am today. For those of you who don't know me well, I was fortunate enough to spend a year in NZ working and backpacking and exploring that beautiful country. At the end of that year I had a bit of a crisis - my VISA was running out and I couldn't fathom the thought of not living there. So, I applied for some jobs to sponsor a work VISA and started applying for residency.
The choice I made to return to the US, not to accept the job and VISA sponsorship, I believe dramatically changed my path in life. Instead taking a job at a bio-engineering company in NZ, I returned to the states and began acupuncture school. I absolutely love what I do and where I am - but on occasion I try to imagine what that alternate life might hold. While I can't say one choice was better than the other, they certainly held different outcomes.
This is interesting to me, because often I think of where I am in life as an accumulation of small choices and decisions, each one moving or focusing my direction just a little. Then, when I think about this time, I realize how this one choice was not a small adjustment of the rudder, but rather a whole different life. New Zealand isn't entirely off the books for me, but for now I'm here, and I'm fortunate to have found an profession I am passionate about!
I want to know: was there a choice you made that altered the trajectory of your life?
The choice I made to return to the US, not to accept the job and VISA sponsorship, I believe dramatically changed my path in life. Instead taking a job at a bio-engineering company in NZ, I returned to the states and began acupuncture school. I absolutely love what I do and where I am - but on occasion I try to imagine what that alternate life might hold. While I can't say one choice was better than the other, they certainly held different outcomes.
This is interesting to me, because often I think of where I am in life as an accumulation of small choices and decisions, each one moving or focusing my direction just a little. Then, when I think about this time, I realize how this one choice was not a small adjustment of the rudder, but rather a whole different life. New Zealand isn't entirely off the books for me, but for now I'm here, and I'm fortunate to have found an profession I am passionate about!
I want to know: was there a choice you made that altered the trajectory of your life?
Monday, August 3, 2009
Up and Running!
I am very excited to announce that my website is finally LIVE! It is still a work in progress, you will notice a few sections that are coming soon - but the majority of it is up and running! So, take a look, leave me feedback - and please please share it with your friends!
on that note... a little bit about what anatomy means to me:
a.nat.o.my (n):
1. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis.
2. The science of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts.
3. The human body.
The acupuncturist’s job is one of examination and analysis; it requires discerning a pattern in the chaos of seemingly unrelated symptoms.
on that note... a little bit about what anatomy means to me:
a.nat.o.my (n):
1. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis.
2. The science of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts.
3. The human body.
The acupuncturist’s job is one of examination and analysis; it requires discerning a pattern in the chaos of seemingly unrelated symptoms.
The understanding of structure is vital to the understanding of function. By restoring integrity to the physical and energetic structure the acupuncturist can facilitate healing.
The human body is inseparable from the human mind and spirit – we are one whole. The acupuncturist treats each human body as an individual possessing an integrated body, mind and spirit.
Labels: acupuncture, anatomy, chinese medicine, Portland, TCM
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