Category Archives: musings

The word “ritual” somehow brings to my mind Orthodox practices of a rather primitive kind Governed by dogma and carried out By followers of a blind faith devout Maybe this word I have encountered being used Only in the context above, therefore I am confused When “ritual” is used in reference to routine practices everydayContinue reading “Ritualistic”

We learnt to store an inordinate amount of information In our hippocampi, we learnt data analysis and pattern recognition To synthesize a patient’s complaints and tests Into a diagnosis, and then treat it to the best Of our abilities is what we have been taught No one told us that one day we would notContinue reading “DocGPT?”

Time is a precious commodity and in short supply Therefore every hack to save time I try to apply To my daily routine, be intentional with every move I am constantly thinking of ways to improve The length of time I take to complete any task Hoping that in the glory of leisure time IContinue reading “Let me (not) work faster..”

Sometimes I have trouble remembering where I kept my keys And it terrifies me each time to think one day I would cease To remember matters of greater consequence The idea of memory loss brings with it distress intense New memories I wouldn’t be able to form At work I wouldn’t be able to performContinue reading “Let me remember”

Most of the stories I have read Most of the history my mind has been fed Has come from the voices of those who dominated Over countries and people, they have narrated History from their point of view But I want to hear from the other side too Those who were subjugated, those who wereContinue reading “Every story deserves to be told…”

Read every message, every e-mail As soon as it is received, without fail And compose a reply to the message sent To act immediately should be the intent.. Answering promptly is a way of showing respect For the sender’s time, by not showing neglect You would be perceived more favorably You would enhance your networkingContinue reading “I don’t reply to e-mails immediately…”

An unpleasant thought enters my mind And an inexplicable urge I find To replace it with a more palatable thought The original thought has perturbed me, I cannot Wait for it to exit my consciousness and make way For another, more pleasant thought to enter and stay * What if I could merely a passiveContinue reading “Mind without thoughts”

I think therefore I can thrive I think, because I have the drive To maximize my potential and productivity I try to engage my grey cells to their capacity I don’t know any other way to live Much importance to careful thought I give I rarely rely on intuition alone I think and sift throughContinue reading “Overthinking”

Your social media posts on the internet Live forever, they do not let you forget The past- your old posts show up in memories Sometimes it’s from the past a pleasant breeze You see old pictures and wonder how time has flown You marvel at how your children have grown.. * Then there are theContinue reading “Did I really post that?”

What happened to us in healthcare that we Have collectively experienced moral injury That throughout the spectrum of healthcare we face Increasing distress and burnout in the workplace.. * High achievers and industrious workers we had always been But the pandemic brought challenges unprecedented and unseen Our coping mechanisms were stretched thin Yet we thoughtContinue reading “Moral Injury”

I see a shooting star and want to wax poetic I want it to be a sign, a vision prophetic Then I chide myself because it is just an astronomical body Nothing extraordinary about it, don’t know why anybody Would ascribe romantic connotations to a meteor in the sky I feel a bit silly thinkingContinue reading “Cynical”

I am always surprised to see how food can become A source of conflict and friction for some How food is prepared and how it is eaten Is rooted deeply in culture, and when Dietary preferences are questioned it appears to be An attack on your culture and your family Without meaning to, you becomeContinue reading “Divided over food”