Lessons from Grey's Anatomy, Season One
1-01 (1) "A Hard Day's Night"In which I learn that taking big risks pays big dividends.Chief: Each of you comes here today hopeful, wanting in on the game. A month ago, you were in med school being taught by doctors. Today... you are the

Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
I was raised to believe that there's a right and a wrong thing to do. Being raised like that, I applied that principle to every second of every day, always HYPER concerned with whether I was making the right choices in each moment. Fearful of making the wrong choice. Wanted to be

The Legend of the Tragedy and the Blessing
There once was an old Chinese farmer. One day the old farmer's only horse broke out of the corral and ran away. The farmer's neighbors, all hearing of the horse running away, came to the farmer's house to view the corral. As they stood there, the neighbors all said, "Oh what a tragedy!" The old Chinese farmer replied, "How do I know that its a tragedy?"About a week later the horse returned, bringing with it a whole herd of wild horses, which the old farmer and his son quickly corralled. The neighbors, hearing of the corralling of the horses, came to see for themselves. As they stood there looking at the corral filled with horses, the neighbors said, "Oh what a blessing!" The far

The Last 30 Days of Portland
I have wanted to move to Minnesota since July. Its been a long wait to December 5th (when I drive away). And I haven't been the happiest Portlander while I have been waiting. But today, as it draws close to being only 30 days til I move, I had a brainstorm that I should spend my final 30 days in P

A Time Change Lullaby
Night fell early todayand I sit now in the apartment, candles my only lightThe scarf around my neck still smells like woodstove smoke from the farmer's marketAt an embarrassing hour I crawl into bed and snuggle into my pillow, surprisingly tired despite the extra hour o