Fuck them. Fuck them all. I previously have been a very measured voice of opposition, but now it becomes personal.
“Policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were told of the list of forbidden words at a meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials who oversee the budget, according to an analyst who took part in the 90-minute briefing. The forbidden words are “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based” and “science-based.”
In some instances, the analysts were given alternative phrases. Instead of “science-based” or “evidence-based,” the suggested phrase is “CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes,” the person said. In other cases, no replacement words were immediately offered.”
The fact that multiple reliable sources are reporting on this makes the veracity difficult to deny. The fact that basic terms I use on a daily basis to describe my patients, my work, the things I’m most passionate about will be censored at the highest level makes me sick. Agree with @beyondtheoath. Fuck. Them. ALL.
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After cooling down a bit, I will now proceed all my representatives, and you should, too. If ever there was a sign that medicine must make a choice to become active in all this, THIS IS THE SIGN. PARTICIPATE OR BE COMPLICIT.
(via mymedlife)
It feels likes years since I’ve put in any effort in blogging. I no longer felt interested it, but now I do. Not only do I see some benefit in returning to Ohfourwhy for my job, but I think it will be an ideal outlet for me at this time of my life. In the next couple weeks, Ill be brainstorming on what specific matters I’d like to focus on and what to keep out. Stay tune!
—– Update! 7.23.17 Due to recent events, my focus will be on the following concepts: graduate school, Chicago, internship, health and wellness and lifestyle. Here, here to this new chapter in my life!1. learning is better than knowing. you don’t need to be a genius to do well in school, only dedicated enough to actively pursue your education.
2. straight A’s =/= intelligence. don’t let your grades define you; test grades can’t capture the passion in your eyes and the resilience in your bones.
3. friendships change, but sometimes that's a good thing. some relationships are bested by time, and people grow apart. in the absence of others, you may find that you’ve been missing out on what’s been right in front of you the entire time.
4. rest is important. your health is always more important than school. while stress is inevitable, never be afraid to take a day off, or talk to a trusted adult. Mental health is just as valid as physical health.
5. your life is just beginning. i know that failing test grade or the fact that your crush rejected you seems like the end of the world, but i promise you that it’s not the end. life is literally the longest thing any of us will experience, so fall in love with living. think of every opportunity as just another beginning.
(via castillos-co)
Don’t have a good relationship with food? Start Cooking!
The best part is that you DON’T have to eat it if you don’t want to. Cook for your enjoyment and get ridiculously good at it. Cook healthy food, cook healthy junk food, bake some delicious goods and pastries, bake cakes and try a variety of deserts. Bake for your family or friends or whomever. Heck even cook a full course dinner for them sometimes.
The thing is that it will completely change your mindset about food. It will be more than some meaningless thing that goes inside you that you don’t even feel hunger for. Or feel too much hunger for.
Cooking is an art, a science and a craft. It takes patience and creativity and resilience… and burning things or overcooking them and starting over. (I still can’t get rice to work….. freaking rice)
Cook whatever you want, challenge yourself in making new things, foreign foods and recipes and stuff. Start watching cooking shows on youtube, there are tons of them and each have their unique style and twists and cheats.
You don’t have to be a good cook, you don’t even need to know how to cook. Doesn’t matter if you burn water or set your cereal on fire. Start watching cooking shows for the art of it and maybe do this as your hobby. One little dish a day.
Cooking has really had a good impact on me, i mean i now know how to properly knead dough and it just makes me happy, not because i can make pizza, but the pizza i’ll eat will be from my own hands and i know every piece of ingredient and every step that went into it. And that makes it 300% better.
As i said, you don’t have to eat what you make, but make it look pretty AF and mouthwatering and beautiful to look at. And try making it delicious. Cause food is nourishment for the body, yes, but taste is nourishment for the soul.
I got 4 more years left to learn how to dance salsa. So when I celebrate my 30th birthday, I can go out with my friends and dance my twenties away.
