• Meaning

    Some day This moment too Will be history That which I Am taking for granted To be longed for And pined for What is this But a clear statement That Your Joy Is in every moment? J.G. _/\_

  • Hope

    She lies A twig in autumn Her life’s worth of aspiring blooms Shivering in the wintery breeze Waiting for the arrival Of our little band Of healers Praying For the light of Rejuvenating Hope

  • Life is like a cloud

    ~*~ Life is like a cloud Beautiful and inspiring Viewed from the distance With detachment Yet as soon as we try To imprison it In selfish jars of attachment It’s beauty is no more it’s mystery dissolves even as a cloud fades When touched by our cold damp hands ~ * ~ A.R.D

  • On Flatting and our World

    My flat is strange. We have quite a conglomeration.  A mix of cultures, languages, beliefs and tastes. We come from everywhere you can imagine, and speak almost every tongue your mind can conceive. The catch is – we have but one small place to share. Let me tell you a bit more. Recently, some of…

  • On Becoming

    This weekend I did something momentous. Six years after my sojourn in medical school, I was forced to confront my age-old notes once again. They had stayed undisturbed in a corner of my closet for years. I graduated from medical school, did my obligatory house-officer years, became a medical registrar, took my fellowship exams, became…