The Why

My digital diary has a feature where they send notifications or email with reminders of entries that you made on the anniversary of the...

On one of my first days back to a full work schedule I was chatting with a colleague of mine. We were discussing our Christmas holiday...

I wrote this in March of 2022 and it sat in drafts. I don't know why I never posted it, but it is too good to not share---------- I...

I do not do New Years resolutions but I do a lot of periodic reflections, which are often triggered around milestones. The other day I...

One of my patients asked me the Monday after the election if I was glad that I was here and not in the US right now. I gave her a...

As I mentioned in a previous post, I have been disconnected from social media for about a month and a half now. The other day I briefly...

Me on a beach in Trinidad I have been craving the ocean since the moment my family moved us from Trinidad.  Lakes could never cut it. I...

During our three-day weekend trip to Russell, Northland, I indulged in reading a book that had been high on my list after watching and...

New Zealand is a country that relies on skilled labor from overseas. The government grants various visas to skilled workers in a myriad...

I have been out of the United States for almost 18 months. During that time I have realized that a large part of my acclimation process...

We Are Exhausted If you have been paying attention to the words of Black activists, particularly those who identify as women, you would...

I came across this some days ago. I certainly don't know everything and every day I strive to gain a better understanding of the world,...

I came across this image on Facebook, with the above description. I see this little bird being as content to stop moving as he was when...

I have always believed that getting older would only be a sad thing if I was aging without accomplishing my goals. I always understood...

"You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does...

Yesterday was a day of reclaiming my peace and joy after a week filled with anger and frustration and sadness about the atrocities taking...

"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet and...

This past week has been filled with lots of OR time for gynecological surgeries; operations that I had gladly said goodbye to in exchange...

I'm not writing to rain on any parades. I am consistent in my policy to not make New Years Resolutions because I have always seen how...

I am always in the exercise of introspection. Knowing oneself is important to staying on the right course and to being successful. Often...

I will try to make this post brief. I almost considered explaining all of this in a video but I think I can make this succinct. Over the...

Every time we set a goal for ourselves and we reach it, we quickly learn that the destination has opened up new opportunities for growth....

There are three very nice beaches within 8 minutes from our house. Although I had wanted to leave the US for years, Randy and I were also...

So much can be said about 2020 and 2021. In every aspect of my life and in every aspect of the world, we can collectively use words like...

When Randy and I and our two eldest children (I was pregnant with our third at the time) visited my homeland of Trinidad years ago for my...

In the window of a building on the other side of one of the walls that border our outside area is posted these words of encouragement. ...

Can one be a "control freak" and have complete and utter faith in God at the same time? Absolutely yes! My kids have been essentially...

So many thoughts, so many emotions. Checklists and countdowns and last times and one more times. Deadlines and documents and signatures...

This entry is by Randy Sillik. "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." Dr. Seuss This quote is what I have been...

“Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.”- Jessye Norman Sooo...

God knows that I once thought that if I yelled loud enough, strategized smartly enough and educated well enough, I would be able to make...

"It is OK to walk away when something is good. It doesn't always have to be bad to bid adieu. Walk away from good to great!" Dr. ...

"True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake, it is making the choice to build a life you don't need to regularly escape from"...

”If the cost is your peace of mind, then it is too expensive” Anonymous I understand that not everyone who will read my blog will have...