I am a healthcare analyst and consultant with masters in health economics and health management.
I wear many hats working with physicians to make the delivery of healthcare more efficient and effective for its consumers. Specifically, I help start and redesign medical practices.
This blog is many things; a discussion about philosophy, of being present in every moment, of being free from the desire to change what you are into something else, of becoming your best self by taking the mental leap and realizing you’re already there. It’s also a content management system where I store my favorite quotes, book recommendations and affirmations I’ve come to over the years.
My words make up just one voice among many and I’d like to share an excerpt from Krishnamurti’s The First and Last Freedom that clicked the same way instant rapport sometimes clicks with someone you just met. You understand each other without knowing why.
When my action is based on an ideal which is an idea – such as “I must be brave”, “I must follow the example”, “I must be charitable”, “I must be socially conscious” and so on – that idea shapes my action, guides my action. We all say, “There is an example of virtue which I must follow”; which means, “I must live according to that”. So action is based on that idea. Between action and idea, there is a gulf, a division, thee is a time process. That is so, is it not? In other words, I am not charitable, I am not loving, there is no forgiveness in my heart but I feel I must be charitable. So there is a gap, between what I am and what I should be; we are all the time trying to bridge that gap. That is our activity, is it not?
Now what would happen if the idea did not exist? At one stroke, you would have removed the gap, would you not? You would be what you are.
This blog is as much an exploration of self through writing as it is trying to find a connection with those who think along these lines or want to or desire a change they don’t understand but know they need. I want to find them, learn from them, and understand this life together.