2020, I am ready as I turn 50 soon! Evolve. I have listened to my patients and friends recommendations and heard their problems, complaints, and praise. And through that, I have learned to be more kind, compassionate, empathetic, and sympathetic to my patients, friends, family, and humanity. I want the BEST IN CARE for my patients. I want to be BEST IN LIFE for myself. I have adjusted to critical problems and have made positive changes as I progress forward. But, if a person continues to instill hostility towards me or my businesses after I have made positive and productive changes, what is the incentive for me or any person to respond to constructive criticism? A constant flow of criticism with no intention of being helpful is bullying or insulting. Being able to separate between an insult and criticism is a must.
Superficial politeness has been given a platform to fester cultivated hate. I challenged myself to promote projects that will support, encourage, and inspire people to be mindful and kind.
Through this year-long journey, starting in December 2018, I have discovered that sustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the abilities or opportunities of future generations. Therefore, if we are given the opportunity to influence other people, we should not influence their hate, jealousy, or anger.
To this end, I have been expanding my education in Wound Care and Lifestyle Medicine. I have learned that this way of practicing medicine involves the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches, such as a predominantly whole food plant-based diet, regular physical activity, adequate sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substance use and other non-drug modalities, to treat, reverse and prevent all too prevalent lifestyle-related chronic disease. I can tell you every single day I learn about new studies. I am excited about learning. Because I can rebuild myself. I have the technology. I can make myself better than I was. Better…stronger…smarter. Welcome, 2020. I am better, I am evolving.
