I wanted to share this with you guys. It is in the Sept. 19 issue of JAMA, and I think it describes how most of us feel as we proceed through medical school. . . .and life!
Peace of My Mind
Have you seen my mind?
No? Oh please be kind and do help me find it.
I merely meant to change it but in that split-
second time it seems that I lost it.
And what if I’ve left my mind open?
I can’t think what I’d do with someone else’s
thoughts on my mind – so please would you mind
helping me find mine?
I tried to keep my mind on the task at hand,
but I got distracted. My mind may have wandered away.
It’s done that before. I’m afraid now my thoughts may
be scattered, my mind in pieces on the floor!
Oh, just a little peace of mind would do.
From that I could make my mind up anew.
But now, I’m so out of my mind completely –
Could you please re-mind me what’s true?
–Rick Mansfield, MD
–White River Junction, Vermont
LOL, thanks, Linda. I quite liked that.
-Adam, whose high school senior yearbook statement was a Mark Twain quote often attributed to Ozzy Osbourne 