May 31, 2014

One thing I learned today: Cambridge cops are pretty nice!

One thing I'm grateful for: A reminder of who I am through seeing my reflection in two friends.  

May 30, 2014

One thing I learned today: I'm confused.

One thing I'm grateful for: Encouragement.  

May 29, 2014

One thing I learned today: Spanish!

One thing I'm grateful for: Pork chop!

May 28, 2014

One thing I learned today: I can demonize whatever I want to if it helps me stay away. 

One thing I'm grateful for: Realizing once again to listen only to reputable sources for advice (in the case of nutrition, namely myself).   

May 27, 2014

One thing I learned today: I am lonely.

One thing I'm grateful for: Help.

May 26, 2014

One thing I learned today: Being positive all the time is bullshit. And not healthy either.

One thing I'm grateful for: An early morning ride. 

May 25, 2014

One thing I learned today: Nutrition labels don't include a % daily recommended value for sugar in products - the food industry lobby managed to block the requirement, since it would nearly always be well over 100% in most packaged foods.

One thing I'm grateful for: Some political and ethical motivation to eat right.

May 24, 2014

One thing I learned today: I want to start giving a crap about my appearance again. 

One thing I'm grateful for: That it feels normal to be around people again.  

May 23, 2014

One thing I learned today: I CAN bike around Boston!

One thing I'm grateful for: My bike. 

May 22, 2014

One thing I learned today: Get haircuts more often.

One thing I'm grateful for: These brave young women. (And Dad for sharing!)

May 21, 2014

One thing I learned today: I may not be terribly unique in how I've suffered, but I can be unique in my unwavering grit and drive to change. And in my success in doing so.

One thing I'm grateful for: Some very kind unconditional acceptance.

May 20, 2014

One thing I learned today: Don't try to exercise too much when you're sugar detoxing. -__-

One thing I'm grateful for: H2O and the Internet to read about the misery of others who have gone through this.  

May 19, 2014

One thing I learned today: Tackle one thing at a time for now.

One thing I'm grateful for: TIME.  

May 18, 2014

One thing I learned today: Coming back from the dead is slow, hard work.

One thing I'm grateful for: Being challenged.

May 17, 2014

One thing I learned today: I DEFINITELY picked the right med school

One thing I'm grateful for: Planting some trees along the Gowanus while I dredge it. (Thanks RES!)

May 16, 2014

One thing I learned today: I will NEVER eat sugar, flour, grains or processed food again. Ever. There is no food on this planet worth this.

One thing I'm grateful for: A bad enough few days to know moderation is not an option for me.

May 15, 2014

One thing I learned today: Worrying excessively about what others will think/whether a new healthy way is sustainable/too perfectionistic/etc are all very clever ways that my brain muddles up what my heart really wants.

One thing I'm grateful for: Some love. 

May 14, 2014

One thing I learned today: Early surgeons had to have been sociopaths. There was no other way. 

One thing I'm grateful for: Psych friendzzzzz. And PHINNY.

May 13, 2014

One thing I learned today: Apathy is far worse than suffering.

One thing I'm grateful for: A living room turned music studio.  

May 12, 2014

One thing I learned today: Starting over feels a lot easier than not giving up. But I'd rather do the latter.

One thing I'm grateful for: Growing a little more comfortable with empty time. (And all of the empty space in my room that wasn't at all challenging to grow comfortable with!)  

May 11, 2014

One thing I learned today: “People who have good self-control do a number of things that bring them happiness — namely, they avoid problematic desires and conflict.”

One thing I'm grateful for: My mom. (Who, relevant to the link above, very casually taught me not to procrastinate at a very young age!) 

May 10, 2014

One thing I learned today: I still don't believe anyone else is having a remotely similar experience to what I'm having. 

One thing I'm grateful for: That I ran outside and it smelled and felt like the heavy side of summer today.

March 9, 2014

One thing I learned today: "I need to switch from FOMO to YOLO." -KM

One thing I'm grateful for: This wonderfully inspirational post - as per usual, what I needed to see right when I needed to see it.

March 8, 2014

One thing I learned today: "Procrastination is an effect, not a cause. [The cause is] when you temporarily forget who you are, or who you want to be. It's when you forget what you're supposed to be paying attention to, and when you lose confidence about what your options are for doing something about it."

One thing I'm grateful for: A beautiful, peaceful and content morning.  

May 7, 2014

One thing I learned today: Everything is better in the mornings. 

One thing I'm grateful for: A spontaneous bike ride! 

May 6, 2014

One thing I learned today: Nothing like a little self-torture.

One thing I'm grateful for: Introverted friends who make me feel a lot less crazy.

May 5, 2014

One thing I learned today: I don't want to be like everyone else.

One thing I'm grateful for: The friends who inspire excellence.

May 4, 2014

One thing I learned today: I never want dogs.

One thing I'm grateful for: Getting to STOP taking care of these animals. Why are they SO DAMN EXCITED all the time?

May 3, 2014

One thing I learned today: I'm still in the grip of many vices.

One thing I'm grateful for: Solitude.

May 2, 2014

One thing I learned today: "The quiet tends to tell you things: that the noise was unnecessary. That the other antelope don't know what they're doing either. That we're all running in a pack, headed mindlessly wherever the pack takes us, without deliberation or conscious direction."

One thing I'm grateful for: Remember that it is more than just ok to be different.

May 1, 2014

One thing I learned today: Do everything earlier. Procrastination is NEVER your friend.

One thing I'm grateful for: New month, new resolve. Keep moving forward.

April 30, 2014

One thing I learned today: You will always have to fight the rainy days.

One thing I'm grateful for: New canine pals. LITTLE PIPSQUEAKS!