pics 4 gerlach

so last week we had some tibetan monks construct a sand mandala. it was an incredible piece of artwork...eight monks contibuted to the mandala but it looked like it had been crafted by a single person.

anyways, at the end of the madala construction the monks destroy their work as a symbol of the impermanence of life.








there is a lesson to be learned...perhaps not that wearing red robes and living a life of simplicity will save you so much as knowing that our life is but a breath. i am forever learning to live as a stranger and alien in this world as i look forward to a kingdom whose architect and builder is the Lord Himself ;o)

i heart saturdays!

so i am now in my final quarter of my first year of what some call med school, some call wacko school and what i guess i'd call stress on crack ;o)

tonight i had drinks with some med students from uw (pronunciation: "you-dub"...he he) and i got in a conversation about the evolutionary advantages of altruism...one of the guys said he approaches every person he meets as a potential collegue, patient, girlfriend, wife or what have you. i guess in that sense he is offering everyone he meets with his best face forward without ever falling into the trap of being the altruistic "victim." hmmmm.

i also went to my first softball practice today...yes, i know its a stretch but i'm on a softball team!

in addition, i got the rotors replaced on my car, i went to a coffee shop to study the spinal cord and i attended review/preview sessions at our clinic.

it was a good, rainy, busy and beautiful seattle day.