The quest for the meaning of life....

For the past couple days, I've been studying at Blue Marble, a local, organic and DELICIOUS ice cream shop around the corner from my apartment. I've always gone there for the awesome ice cream but recently, I've been in search for new study locations when the Brooklyn Public Library is closed. What I have found, is that studying in an ice cream shop in winter is a fabulous idea! In addition, I've been observing the kids coming through and have found that this is where truth and inspiration lie: in the simplicites of life by people (albeit little people) who have not had their lives complicated just yet.

Therefore, I have decided to revive my blog from the dead, in the hopes of finding and documenting inspiration in my DAILY life, in an effort to stimulate my mind and remove myself from the jaded world of medicine in which I live.

Now I will share with you a count down of my Top 3 inspirational moments of today:

3. FUN Emergency: so you know those carabiners, that are usually used to clip nalgene bottles or those new metal cancer-free water bottles to a backpack for easy and quick access to rehydration? Today, I saw a dad with a backpack and on his carabiner was a toy truck = Easy and quick access to FUN. a.k.a. Fun should always be available at your fingertips.

2. Going straight for the good stuff: Often times, food is concocted in particular combinations, perhaps to enhance the greatness of one ingredient. For example, icing that comes with cake or fries that come with a burger. Eating it together makes it THAT much better. But what if you just went straight for greatness? ex: cream cheese on a bagel (cream cheese being the greatness, in my opinion). Today, one kid was eating a bagel face first into the cream cheese side. The result was cream cheese all over his face. Going with your gut and having proof, huh kid? I can do nothing but salute you.

1. The ULTIMATE solution for the savory vs. sweet breakfast debacle: so this age old debacle has plagued brunch enthusiasts for ages. Should I go with the banana-walnut-chocolate chip pancakes with a side of whipped cream or 2 eggs, overeasy, with sausage home fries and a side of wheat toast? Today, the frank solution was so clearly revealed to me. This one kid was taking a bite of a buttered bagel and then the next bite of vanilla ice cream. so simple, yet mind boggling.

In conclusion, I find that the truths of life are found when you recognize the simple things: whittling down the dilemma into its simple parts and getting down to the heart of the issue at hand. Perhaps it is the observation of the simple things, not only of the children who visit Blue Marble ice cream parlor, but perhaps whatever is around you, to find inspiration in the drab, jaded world that can be medical school and winter in NYC.

Over and out.