by Jeremy Topin | Oct 3, 2017 | Balance, Change, Parenting
Words Spin Float Flutter Suspend Arrange and align into thoughts Need to write them Say them, project them Face them Not the time Not the place They fade away Retreat Hibernate And the ache...
by Jeremy Topin | Sep 7, 2017 | Balance, Parenting
If I knew then, what I know now… I would hug them more. For longer. Squeeze harder. I would listen more and react less. I would be sillier and goofier with them and pay less attention to the thoughts of others. I would cave in more often when they would ask for...
by Jeremy Topin | Aug 30, 2017 | Balance, Parenting
I’m not sure when Facebook added the THIS DAY ___ YEARS AGO feature, reminding us what we had posted on this day in years past. It is often nice to reminisce about a concert a year ago or some silly family event that a picture captured perfectly. I often stop for a...
by Jeremy Topin | Aug 4, 2017 | Balance, Change, Medicine, Parenting
“Why don’t people’s hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams?” the boy asked the alchemist. “Because that’s what makes the heart suffer most, and hearts don’t like to suffer.” ...
by Jeremy Topin | Jul 17, 2017 | Balance, Parenting, Teenager
You were closer to one year of age than two. Our family just three. Between surviving a combined internal medicine and pediatrics internship for me and navigating your young world for your mom, our days were challenging. But the nights. Those endless nights. As the...
by Jeremy Topin | Jun 12, 2017 | Balance, Burnout, Change, Medicine, Parenting
And you may find yourselfBehind the wheel of a large automobileAnd you may find yourself in a beautiful houseWith a beautiful wifeAnd you may ask yourself, wellHow did I get here? -Talking Heads A middle aged father, critical care...
