I didn’t start training MMA for the fitness. I wanted to learn to fight, to be tough. From the start, my intention was to get into the ring and go at it. After my first 9 months of intense training, my coach had a fight lined up for himself and suggested we find a fight … More I was supposed to fight a guy.
I’ve been asking people about their views on naturopathic medicine and the overwhelming response is, “I don’t know what that is.” I’ve been looking for a good reference that defines naturopathic medicine in an easy to understand article but I haven’t found one. All of the explanations I’ve found are, in my girlfriend’s words, “a … More What is a naturopathic doctor? Part 1
6 years ago I decided to be a naturopathic doctor (ND). I wanted to study at NCNM in Portland. I got an undergraduate degree. I applied to NCNM. I interviewed. I got accepted. Signed my letter of intent. Sent them a tuition deposit. Filled out my background check. I found cheap plane tickets to Portland. … More Why I’m panicking about naturopathic medical school.
I got a free 30-day trial of Ableton Live 9 Suite, which is a music production program. You can record, mix and master fairly professional sounding songs from one program. It costs $750 to buy and I was considering getting it, so I gave myself a challenge: If I can get a decent sounding song … More I am not a musician.
I make my living as a massage therapist. It’s one of the few areas of my life where I can confidently say that I am a trained professional. I’m good at it. Over the years, I’ve come to identify a few different client stereotypes. One particular type of customer has taught me something I thought … More It’s not the pressure. It’s the point.
Last summer, I had not yet been admitted to medical school. I was a lost soul, trying to find my big break. I tried acting. I took a class on it. During the class, I was shown a list of all the local auditions coming up. They were all lame. Except one. Buddy: The Buddy … More The not so jolly Buddy Holly.
I’ve been feeling nostalgic. I’m trying to prepare to move forward and I’m getting stuck looking back. I’m fairly certain that there are lessons from my past that I haven’t learned and my subconscious is trying desperately to get me to take a closer look. I feel like I have a lot of searching left … More I think I like writing.
When I was in grade school, the town bully took my very favorite hat right off my head. It was raining. He taunted me and pushed me around. He said all I had to do was punch him and he’d give me my hat back. At 12 years old, I already had a strong conviction … More How I came to enjoy getting punched in the face.
I’ve been reading. I heard that a great way to prepare for medical school is to read. A lot. It doesn’t have to be science based. The idea is to get used to doing a good amount of reading every day. I’ve already put a few books away. My current reading is a book called … More Fear is a doozy.
I let myself down. I haven’t posted to this blog in months and months and months. A few days after I wrote my last post, I wrote another one but it ended up being very long and I didn’t know how to end it. And that was that. I’ve thought about this blog many times … More I’m Back…Hopefully.
James is Trying 