Feeling strangely contemplative today. Just did the amazing but scary 2 hour drive to Hana and now I’m sitting out on a park bench staring at the ocean.
After trying to explain even to myself why Maui seemed such an ideal place for vacation, I realized why: I needed to get away from everything and be by myself. I’m so used to being around people especially in pharm school that I was extremely burnt out last week. It didn’t help all these other personal events had happened in the meantime. I needed to take care of myself. Strange thing to ask when my chosen profession forces me to take care of others.
I’m still of the mindset that doing stuff like this smacks of selfishness. At the same time, I knew that it was something that I had to do in order to keep my sanity. I love where my life is going—I just need to slow down and enjoy everything else that’s happening.
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