Musings of a Servant of Allah
Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. (13:28)Archive for November, 2007
Hm
Yay!
Got my job training day coming up soon…can’t wait for the $ to come rolling in, inshaAllah…lots to save, and spend on (lol).
I’m really enjoying this break from uni, alhamdulilah. It came at the best time. Sigh. Half the time I don’t know what to do with myself….but that’s okay too!
Rediscovering the joy of writing is always a good thing to do 
I love writing. Love love love. Nothing like it, really.
Thoughts
So I had heaps of fun at archery yesterday. InshaAllah I’m gonna be a regular! My weekday and weekend adventure. Sure, it’s $20 per session…so I may go maybe 3 or so times a week.
I’d also like to venture back into the wide and wonderful world of swimming!!! Gotta get my very own burqini lol.
Sport is great. Thrilling, good way to get endorphins rushing through my system
Travel
I wonder what it’s like to travel?
To pack up and leave to foreign soil. Knowing nothing and no one, but only having some cash, clothes on my back, and being bilingual…
Hm…
Road trip, anyone?
So I’m watching Elizabethtown. Good movie. If there’s one thing I can take away from this movie….it’s the fact that road trips seem deeply fulfillling.
Where would I go? Who would I take with me? What would I pack?
Goodbye
Today marks my last day at hospital for this year.
I’m sad. Relieved. Happy. Nervous. Excited.
Everyone’s been great. Bittersweet farewell.
C told me the sweetest thing today. “You’re one of the nicest people I’ve met. A flower, amidst the ivory. We can learn a lot from you.”
Hence begins my first day of leave from studies. The faculty has been incredibly supportive. A few of my friends are shocked, largely because I’m good at pretending everything’s normal lol. I’ll miss them.
Med school blues
So it’s that time of year again.
Nearly the end of the medical school year. And what a crazy year that’s been.
A wise doctor told me, “We would get arrested if we did to ordinary people on the street, what we do to patients in hospital.”
Looking back, I bet you’ve learned an incredible amount. In fact, it’s so much you’ve probably forgotten most of it. lol.
If you’re feeling down, rest assured – you’re not alone. Heck, if you’re not exhausted, you’re in the minority!! This too shall pass. Just grit your teeth and soldier on to class. Do what you have to do. Blessed solitude is only a few weeks away.
On exhaustion
I am so tired.
You know that bone-deep, weary feeling? The oh-so-exhausted-no-matter-what-I-do? Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt.
Regardless! Life goes on. Must pick self up. My next practical exam is on the 20th and 21st of November.
Goals:
1) REST. Veg out at least for one whole day a week.
2) Sleep 8 hrs every night.
3) Exercise every day, even if it’s just a 15 minute walk.
4) Do things that bring me joy e.g. playing with my cats in the backyard.
5) Eat well. When I feel like this, I forget to eat.
6) Connect with friends.
7) Keep my family in the loop.
Overall goal – be kind to myself. Been through so much, more than most people know, and I deserve some slack
