Category Archives: musings

Physicians are experiencing burnout at an alarming rate In doldrums is the entire health system’s state Workloads climb higher, compensation sinks low Corporate systems dictate physicians’ workflow You go to work every day but it is harder to find Anything to place you in an optimistic state of mind * You start seeing patients, youContinue reading “The Essence of Being a Physician”

The ancient science of Ayurveda emphasized That we are what we eat, only recently have we realized Through scientific experiments that the concept holds true Imbalance in gut health has been found to lead to A multitude of diseases, affecting the immune system, skin, heart and brain Centuries-old Ayurvedic principles we are learning again *Continue reading “You Are What You Eat”

Buy __ for your children and witness The joy on their faces priceless This advice was given to me recently As I tried to navigate rather unsuccessfully Giving in to my son’s wants versus giving a lesson About the value of money and delayed gratification I have not decided which way to go My childContinue reading “The happiness in my son’s eyes”

When into turmoil my emotions are thrown When I am feeling completely alone When nothing seems to make sense anymore I seek refuge in writing, into words I pour My angst, even when my emotions are not well-articulated Writing provides me comfort, lets my angst get abated * Writing provides a mechanism to cope WithContinue reading “The Power of Writing”

My writing has its seasons, there are months when I write prolifically Everything I experience provides ideas and imagery For me to weave into words that effortlessly flow I start believing that this season of creativity would never go.. * Sooner or later, the well of inspiration starts running dry It seems all possible themesContinue reading “A season to write”

I read about an interesting concept to reduce The symptoms of burnout we increasingly feel, to infuse A sense of calm into a busy, chaotic day To drive excessive anxiety away “Prescribe yourself a minute” was the advice Despite my initial skepticism, I tried it, and to my surprise Taking a minute when I wasContinue reading “Prescribe a minute”

I just came across a concept previously unfamiliar to me That is an emerging concept in design-ecomimicry * Greenery in urban spaces we have been incorporating In a cookie-cutter fashion- or “blandscaping” Where a green space devoid of local flora is artificially created The idea being that chosen varieties of plants can be located InContinue reading “Ecomimicry”

Sometimes with people of my own generation I feel That I have a generation gap- when they reveal All the things they are doing and aspire in the future to do I am taken by surprise, I had no clue That people my age lived lives so different from me I thought I was livingContinue reading “Generation Gap with My Generation”

Unpleasant circumstances we don’t want to face Amongst us uncomfortable conversations do not take place Discussing a future that includes illness and disability Not to mention death as an inevitability Is anxiety-provoking and with uncertainty fraught Although we make financial plans, we do not Like to talk about the ailments that are likely to appearContinue reading “What we don’t talk about”

After my doctor’s visit I received a thick document Called the “after-visit summary”, but its contents Appeared neither concise nor summarized As I read through it I realized That the actual instructions were hiding in between General information about respiratory viruses that could have been Easily eliminated from the papers handed out to me TheContinue reading “After the Doctor’s Visit”

In her busy clinical practice a gamut of medications she prescribed But she realized that many ailments of her patients could be ascribed To lack of social interaction and a feeling of loneliness How could she treat this ailment, over this question she obsessed There were no solutions she could find But an idea beganContinue reading “The Doctor’s Prescription”

For those practicing medicine, this profession used to be enough To satisfy Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,  but it seems increasingly tough To rely on medicine alone for income, professional satisfaction and self-actualization They all seem to looking for a side gig for income diversification Not just a hobby but something substantial to replace Both incomeContinue reading “Don’t Let the Doctors Leave”