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hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/13/06 - 12:00 PM             #251 Vallia..thank you dear, these affirming words of urs made me, to take some time and speak out today. Thanks a lott! Wish you all the best for you too! 26malik..thnak you so much, how is ur studies going on, guess u are all so close to your exam! Wish u all the very best! Going to Library yes I tried sometime in week days, but I was back after 3 hours or so, I was feeling hungry, kind of butterfly fluttering in my tummy, and u know my waist growing bigger, its no more comfortable with my previous outfitts sitting on that chair! So feel comfortable at home,after taking evening rest for 1 hour I can go on some hours during night time,otherwise I just come and sleep early all the way till late morning! Will work on it..God willing! Tolitoooooo.....I have strength now..but certainly its draining away with other busy schedules, I dont know what to do..tolito, how are you doing, guess you are close to your exam dates right? U R GONNO PASS WITH GREAT SCORE..God willing ..but tolito.when u pass with flying colours, God willing,will u keep visiting us, please???..guess I will be the last one to leave this place of Step 1 journal I feel : (...but will I be a Forum Guru then ; ) drbin..how are you doing dear?..Hope you are doing great..and also very much excited to be at home. But make sure u study how much ever u can before u leave..okie..All the best! Dear wey...thank you for looking for me..hope ur results are on the way very soon, praying for the best..some times , did u know that, I keep repeating your words when ever I am down.." Will Do Good!"..again and again and again : ) It really works..and affirms me still I ahve a chance to work on my studies! no matter what whats happening around me! My Dear seems..so nice of you, thank u so much for all your beautiful thoughts, to uplift my spirits! Certainly few words of anonymous friends in this cyber world can make a biig difference to your mood and psyche..yes seems, just for my beloved ones including my baby I have to get up again and again, no matter how many times I slide down..I have to , I will God willing! Yeah..jaide..now u know where I was busy with : )...if I am studying serious, that means I will log in here to talk with you all, because having finished my schedules for the day usually uplifts my spirit, to share with you all!! all the very best to you too! ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/13/06 - 12:10 PM             #252 Choose the best...!!! The only fears you have are the fears you choose. Choose to learn what those fears have to teach you, and then choose to let them go. The only distractions that knock you off course are the ones to which you give your attention. Choose an interesting diversion to follow every now and then, and let the others flow on past. The only things that can discourage you are the things you choose to see as discouraging. Keep in mind that there is some positive aspect to every situation, and you can always decide to focus on it. The only problems that can hold you back are the ones that you avoid working your way through. Choose instead to see those problems as the opportunities they are, and then get busy fulfilling their positive promises. The only time that is ever wasted is the time you let yourself settle for less than you're fully capable of living. At any time, in any situation, there is always a way to create real, lasting, positive value. You are at this very moment alive in a vast and beautiful universe filled with every possibility. Choose right now to bring the very best possibilities to life. -- Ralph Marston http://greatday.com/ ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
jaide say wat!~ Topics: 18 Posts: 540	06/14/06 - 01:08 AM             #253 aha....goody!!!!!!! nice to have u bac.... dont worry about the whole life thing...life is like that sometimes.... all the pressures only test u ....and if it doesnt kill u...it only makes u stronger!!!! so good luk.... stick to it.like tolito says...essential study..not leisurely study..... ___________________ God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/14/06 - 07:29 PM             #254 Thankyou jaide... Today was different than anyother day...woke up at 4:30am, for prayers..then continued my studies..until 9:00am. Later felt sleepy, slept till 11:30..then finished all routines, left to library by 2 pm..till 8pm, was an achievement after a long time! Today just revised teh whole endocrines and GIT of Physio, and solved questions..still some more left, will finish before I sleep! Tomorrow Behavioural science..Target 3-4 days, by sunday I should be done with it! Will see have to read BRS also,along with Kaplan can I? Will see! Feeling very tierd..should hit the bed after prayers...certainly my target to wake up at 4:30..God Please help me! Buying house decision still hanging in their..what can we do? Something should come up..as of now I am just expecting a biiiig miracle..thats having a great awited news, of Green Card for my husband..yeah..that should be a good old dream..not anytime soon for sure..but still, at this moment I feel ..only that can ease our problems of roaming all over U.S.. Hmmm..will see God willing!! ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/14/06 - 07:35 PM             #255 Secrets you already know... Some of life's most valuable secrets are the ones you already know. They're the secrets you often choose to hide from yourself, or simply forget to think about. As you go through life's ups and downs, there is wisdom you possess that can help you greatly, and yet often you ignore it. It's all too easy to focus on the outer situation, and that can keep you from remembering who you truly are inside. Inside you is a potent and compelling purpose. When you live true to that purpose, it can bring power and effectiveness to all that you do. There are so many times when the confusion and urgency of the world swirls around you, and nothing seems to make sense. At such times, direct your focus toward the real and abiding purpose that is essential to who you are. Keep yourself grounded in what really matters, and listen to the valuable secrets that your own considerable wisdom has to tell you. Remind yourself that you can rise above the turmoil, and that you can use the energy of the moment to advance the positive purpose that lives deep within you. Your wisdom increases with every experience, and has been doing so for a very long time. Remember often to tap into its enormous positive power. -- Ralph Marston http://greatday.com/ ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/15/06 - 03:20 AM             #256 Today..Thank You God for giving me all the strength to wake up again at 4:30..I was worried may be I may not, constantly feeding my mind to wake up worked! I am fresh to go for the day! Today..have to cover physio questions and Behavioural science, target minimum 3 chapters! Try to leave early to the library..by 11am..to be back by 6:30 atleast! My dear husband, inspite of me telling in detail what to have for dinner,he just had bowl of cereals and waited patiently all the way till 8;30pm last night, till I come home! Aren't these husbands sometimes makes us feel like big babies?? Hmmm...so have to make life move smooth...afterall dinner is the only meal in a day he has peacfully in between his busy schedule! God keep my spirit strong and my mind determined..until the day gets over today..just today, dont know what happens tomorrow! ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/15/06 - 03:25 AM             #257 Make use.... No matter what you do, or what you fail to do, the moments of this day will pass at a steady and unrelenting pace. Today will move right along, and there's no way you can stop it or hold on to it. What you can do, however, is make full use of it. What you can do is make something of lasting value out of the fleeting moments of this day. Yes, you could choose to put forth the very minimum effort required to simply make it through the day. Yet all that will do is take you to tomorrow, where the only thing you'll have to show for it is the need to make it through still another day. Instead, use this day to grow, to learn, to act and move and build and accomplish. Rather than seeking to merely make it through, choose to truly make it count for something great. Time is already moving steadily ahead. Make the decision, right now, to move ahead with it. Make full and joyous use of the unique moment in time where you now find yourself. You've been given the valuable gift of this day, so step forward and claim its special treasures. -- Ralph Marston http://greatday.com/motivate/index.html God help all of us striving hard to make this day truely make it count for our goal ahead...just for the day, never mind tomorrow is another day!! Wish you great day friends...!!! ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
vallia Forum Guru Topics: 98 Posts: 889	06/15/06 - 04:43 AM             #258 nice to have you back...keep working dear ___________________ fight possessed
zzzz Forum Elite Topics: 9 Posts: 167	06/15/06 - 07:53 AM             #259 dear hodgkins i read your story actually i was also very inactive with the forum b/c of some unavoidable reasons but you know what it seems you are talking about my life few years ago i was facing the same circumtances moving after moving kids after kids in b/w tried to win the lost bettle of usmle but you know what i lost two feeses of exam 1200$ just b/c of this uncertainity & couldn't sit in exam moreover lost my studies & efforts then i realized this is something do not go like that i am nota superwoman can't fight on so many tasks at a time so decide to sit down & wait for the circumtances favorable for me b/c i know it is really painful & torturing our mind & body i am not saying you quit or neither want to discourage you but don't put yourself in pain read everyday as much you can comfortably don't think about exam our mind is not like that if we read we will forget no it will be the pert of your memory take exam when you know thats the right time that now you can put 100% time to it till then just read without stress i saw people are reading for years & they come on the forum just 3 months before the exam when they are fully into it & we think that they are super smart & read too much & know alot i even saw people don't consider thier passive readings & say took exam after 4 month preparation eventhough every single line you read counts so don't be panicked take your time this is important for you & your family everybody has their own circumtances & we have to make our possibilities accordingly.i hope you are not bored.
tolito Forum Fanatic Topics: 119 Posts: 2,174	06/15/06 - 09:52 AM             #260 WELCOME BACK. it is a tough time that you are going thro. like zzz says, dont burn out. pace yourself accordign to the reality of what is going on around you. dont get bogged down by any dead lines lest they depress you since you cannot make them. your baby and husband and in laws and new house are just as important as the exams. remember, you always have a choice to do the exam at a later date but baby will not wait, hubby willnot wait and the in-laws may not wait either. just keep a steady pace and whatever you study today will be useful to you tomorrow. yes it would be best to finish all before baby and all the moves but if you cannot handle this stress, dont beat yourself. take your time and it will all be beautiful in its own time. life is surely more than USMLE ( though we all feel like life starts after USMLE!!!) ___________________ It has been a looooong hard journey but I am inches away from my destination...
26malik Forum Guru Topics: 39 Posts: 429	06/15/06 - 01:06 PM             #261 WELCOME BACK Well I am lost for words as zzzz & tolito gave such excellent advice. All I can say that it’s nice to have you back. And as tolito said. Life doesn’t starts after USMLE, as we all think, but it is here, we are living it. & baby comes only once, and esp. the first one. Also I agree with zzzz that don’t overload yourself. We are not super people. We can’t do it all. Like many times I think that I will manage all these things at home and also will get time for proper study, but it never happens. Like they say that life is like a suitcase. You can’t put everything in it. So my advice is to take a break, assess your situation, and decide what to do. Esp. Pray God to show you the right path. HE definitely will. Take care & Good luck. ___________________ There is always hope
seems Forum Elite Topics: 7 Posts: 282	06/15/06 - 03:02 PM             #262 hey hodgkin ,welcome back thanx for ur kind words,but we all go thru th esame situations,itsjust that the timing for evryone is different. right now u r facing all stress, the baby stres ,th eexam stress the house th einlaws everything. but remembr one thing ALLAH doesnt keep anyone for too long in tough situations ,he just take our exam and then after that period of tim eveything get back into place. u r doing great so far, itll get over soon INSHA ALLAH. but as zzz and toito and malik said ,ofcourse dnt be too harsh on urself as we say in urdu ,i dunt know if u know urdu or not ,but it goes like JAAN HAI TOU JAHAN HAI. meaning ,if there is life ,if a person is alive then only he ll have this world. so th emost important thing is ur health ,and nothing els is important than that. welcome back ,and ofcourse u will give this exam soon ,and will be in this forum as our guru , u wont be th elast one to leave . so u take care enjoy life and this pregnancy ,i heard its a beautiful feeling so dunt ruin it wz the stress of this exam.ok then keep on posting ,and best of luck for everything byee
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/16/06 - 08:42 PM             #263 vallia, zzzz,tolito, 26malik,seems....thank you so much for all of ur encouraging words!! Sometime ago I felt..may be I should not pour all my life happenings here..but as I saw all your postings, I just wanted to let out my worries..U know, as I spoke,and now hearing all your wise advise, and practicality of this life, being more than just my exam,now made my mind very clear ...and I am not worried that much any more, I am just taking one day and one task at a time..I try to not to think much of my tomorrows nowadays!! As of now I have not taken my dates yet, eventhou I sumitted online form,but did not mail my postal mail so far! As I was doing that, this glad news came, and thinking of uncertainities ahead I just held, so now I am waiting for my NBME score..may be sometime next month!..Once I feel confident with the score, I go ahead take my dates..within a span of another few weeks will give..my exam!! God willing!! By that time hoping everything should settle by then, my inlaws being at home..may be then may make me feel more cared and nurtured..than I being alone, and worring when my husband being not at home ,that moments itself builds tention in myself which is not at all good..it drains my energy like anything!! Hence in that way, my prayers are my strength..I try to wake up early just to offer my prayers..after that I feel so peacefull later everything flows smooth rest of the day!! Will continue the same..will see things has to change for better one day sooner or later..God willing!! Will do Good...: ) Edited by hodgkins on 06/16/06 - 09:12 PM ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/16/06 - 08:56 PM             #264 Okie yesterday..what I did? I remembered I have not completed my Pharma as well..hence started doing pharma along with Behavioural science.. Just did Pharmacokinetics in the morning..and epidimiology...rest of the day, in between busy with taking appointments, calling DMV..so on! Could not go to Library then! Today was busy day too..had doctor appointment...Thank God everything is fine so far..hearing fetal heart beat..made my heart pound faster..and kind of wondered inside my body I have two hearts beating one beating much faster than mine....just completed 14week of my gestation..started walking 30 mins since yesterday.. Today afternoon spend some five hours in the library..was able to cover Pharmacodynamics and questions, then statistics and questions..!! Sometime in between its so tempting when my lower back feels uncomfortable, I just feel like coming home, eventhou I stretch little bit every hour or so, so that time I talk to my little one looking at the sonogram picture of my little one that I carry along with me.Any time my mental energy says.lets go home....then I see my little one, and say to myself..lets finish this and treat ourselves with strawberry Blizzard..okie..: ) That worked actually!! Hope..I can walk slowly, to complete my long way ahead..inch by inch at a time, God you are the guider, protector and strength of ourselves..please help! Edited by hodgkins on 06/16/06 - 09:14 PM ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/16/06 - 09:03 PM             #265 Substance of achievement... It is far better for you to earn something and not have it than to have something and never earn it. When you've truly earned something, there is a valuable and important part of it that can never be taken away. To wish that all the treasures of life would simply and easily be given to you is to wish for nothing of any real value. It is in the effort, the discipline, the commitment to reach it, that achievement yields true meaning. Dream the biggest, most spectacular, fulfilling and meaningful dream that you can imagine. And know that the moment you begin to earnestly and steadily work your way toward it, the richness of that dream is yours to experience. What you desire is not what you really desire. What you really desire is to be the person you must become in order to achieve it. What you really desire is to matter, to make a difference, to add your own special essence and flavor to life. What will bring you fulfillment is to create, express and bring to life, in your own way, the unique beauty of your spirit. Look past the mere trinkets and artifacts of achievement. Focus on the substance of achievement that lives in the effort, the passion, the commitment, and the persistence. There you'll find real and lasting value. -- Ralph Marston http://greatday.com/motivate/060616.html ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
jaide say wat!~ Topics: 18 Posts: 540	06/17/06 - 12:58 PM             #266 hiya... hope its goin good... ur getting ever so closer... have faith and dont lose sight of the ultimate goal...... happy studyin!!!! ___________________ God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/19/06 - 12:55 PM             #267 Thankyou dear jaide...hope you are also doing good with great spirit..and all the very best!! This past weekend was good..other than past few busy weekends..sometime being alone and taking care ourselves , rejuvinates our strength to move ahead..for coming days! Saturday June 17th: went to Library , but could not stay longer, for my surprise, my husband followed me after an hour or so, just like that he said having bought some coco juice for myself..as well took my Car for wash, so good of him..well after he left, couldnot concenrate much, realising after busy weekends he is at home after long time,I followed him, came home made some snacks..as he watched soccer..I tried to cover few chapters of Behavioural science.. Was able to do Chapter 3, 4, 5, 6..and questions! Sunday June 18th: Was good just stayed home..outside being very hot summer...as promised we maintained silence till evening...was able to cover Behavioural Science Chapter 7,8,9,10,11...and questions,thats it, then time to relax..went for long walk, watched movie day ended good. Thankyou God! Eventhou I read once my old edition 2000, the addition of Questions and little bit change here n there, made me stick to new edition! Most challenging for me is application of the rules to the presented case scenario..guess solving many questions as possible wherever we can..shall solve this problem! ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/19/06 - 01:02 PM             #268 Today monday June 19th: Have to be in the lab for 3 hours GTT, Oh my it was so nauseating! As I waited for long hours , I tried to finish Chapter 12...almost done, questions left! Just came home few mins ago..shall have lunch, sleep..then will try to cover remaining chapters..most probably no Library today..have to shopp and cook as well! Should be able to finish Behavioural science..today, tomorrow will revise the same, some charts and tables and rules..and start Pharma seriously..oh my I dont know how I ma gonno do that..well will, no more thinking tomorrows ..only today..God willing should do good! ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/19/06 - 01:08 PM             #269 Awareness beyond thought.. Your thoughts and sensations may often dominate your awareness. Remember, though, that your awareness exists beyond them. Even when your thoughts are completely calmed, you are still very much aware. The thoughts and sensations come and go, and behind them all is your ever-present awareness. The thoughts you have are the thoughts you choose to hold. They are not you. Although you may have been stuck in a negative, destructive thought pattern for years or even for decades, you always have the choice of letting it go. For ultimately, your thoughts do not create you or define you, and they do not have to hold you hostage. When you know that you do not have to think, then you are free to think whatever you choose. When you experience your thoughts and sensations as objects flowing through your awareness, then they no longer have the power to hold you back. Your mind is an enormously powerful tool that is yours to use as you choose. Cultivate awareness beyond your thoughts, and put all those thoughts to use in a positive, meaningful way. -- Ralph Marston http://greatday.com/motivate/060619.html ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
drbin Forum Guru Topics: 27 Posts: 537	06/19/06 - 06:10 PM             #270 hey Hodgkins this is you our dear old Hodgkins, very much back!!!! wish u goodluck ___________________ action speaks better than words
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/20/06 - 10:58 PM             #271 drbin...all the credit goes to my dear friends here in the forum, who did not let me stay alone..if not, then I would have been in the same state, wondering what to do, how to handle and how to proceede...may be sleeeping most of the day..with tears, worries and depression and not able to get out of my own world! So again and again and again..I always thank God and my friends here, in my prayers, may be not I know their real names but with same names I know here I do pray for all of our success!! Certainly we all deserve success and we should god willing!! Yesterday...could not study at all..whole day my nauseating feeling did not leave me, just slept and slept..later in the day , revised Chapter 12 and solved questions! Today..did not go the library, because my car dropped for some service needed, that excuse itself made me continue my dreams ...ha woke up at 12:00... Hmmm later started Chapter 13..whole afternoon struggled with one chapter staying home..inbetween all of a sudden I felt like making something to satisfy my taste buds..so just spend some time cooking...and enjoyed the food and again slept ..!! Later in the evening spent some time discussing about house hunting, loans, interest..and on a nd on, its already 9:30pm.. went for a walk felt good, took bath said prayers...wanted to finish this remaining chapters before I could sleep... Thank God..I did it, finished Chapter 14 and 15 few mins ago......THE END...!!! Its 1:00 am..time to hit bed..tomorrow will start Pharma, but will revise Behavioural Science again, it looks easy ..but not really thou..have to read, revise, n repeat..to get hold on to those answers correctly..God willing should do good!! Thank you for the day God..!!! Will see what happens tomorrow! ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/20/06 - 11:03 PM             #272 Make the attempt... Everything you accomplish, you must first attempt. So get busy making those attempts. Procrastination and excuses do not lead to achievement. The way to make it happen is to make the attempt. You may very well fall short on the first few attempts. There may very well be plenty of good reasons to give up. Even so, keep making the attempt. Action and persistence will get you everywhere. How do you get yourself to make the attempt? By connecting that attempt, and the achievement it will ultimately bring, with a real and meaningful purpose deep within you. When you are clear about why you must do what you must do, you'll have no trouble finding the will and the commitment to step boldly forward. Make the attempt, as often as necessary, and you will surely make it happen. -- Ralph Marston http://greatday.com/ ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!
aisha2 Forum Guru Topics: 37 Posts: 414	06/21/06 - 08:37 AM             #273 very nice Qoute here hodgkins , u just made my day , , and u r doin so good and inshallah u will see all this hard work in ur result. im thinkin of startin pharma my self and i would love to go to the lib as well , i never liked studin in the lib i have very bad/short attention span how do u guys sit in one place and read the whole day , i start to lose concentration and then my mind starts to wonder around , plz if u could give me some pointers as i would love to get out of the house and sit some other place and read with full concetration. i have the same problem no matter where im. good luck ___________________ NEVER GIVE UP IN LIFE, BE PERSISTENT
coolsuch Forum Senior Topics: 5 Posts: 104	06/22/06 - 03:41 PM             #274 Hi Hodgkins I am new to this forum but have been following your posts.regularly and I must say you are doing a great job with your studies and pregnancy.GOD BLESS YOU and all those moms studying for the exams I am sure you all will do good. Your post have been very encouraging and has made me get up and start reading.I have just started and am very confused about where to begin.who to ask.Waht to do and how??Feeling lost???????Can you help!!!!!!!! Thank you and Good luck.
hodgkins Forum Elite Topics: 3 Posts: 293	06/22/06 - 11:38 PM             #275 Yes aisha, indeed its a good quote to read it again and again...right? Thankyou so much for your wishes, hope that this long journey ends, with desired success for all of us!! Aisha for me, as I get ready to go to Library, my mind has its calculation what should I cover for that specific hours myself being in library, as I dressed up I feel more alert and confident rather being at home relaxed, as I drive towards the library, I just pray to God to give all the strength to finish what I intend to finish! Yes its true, no one can read sitting whole day..as we all know our attention span is only one single hour at a time! So, for me I divide the hours,that I will be in library, in 4 to 5 single hours ,excluding the break time! So, at a time I concentrate only one hour, how many pages I should do, and in that hour also I break 5 mins time, and assess how much I should cover...this urgency and setting time limit increases our attention span and reading speed...well we should keep on moving until the clock strikes.that is a big point here, just think that you are driving in a highway, you just cant stop your car anywhere you want to right?Well when the clock ticks..yeah its time..rejoice, pat ur back..you did a great job...take a deep breath..and just get out of the chair and walk around and do anything you want to, may be refreshing yourself,are sipping cold water, take a deep breath...like that! The key here again is to be back within 5 mins or maximum 10mins...then keep on adding!! This we cant do at home with so many distractions in between...just being in relaxed state, with casual clothes..makes us more relaxed...until unless our mind urgency overcomes our body awareness, remember as exam is so close you do not go to library then..because we know the urgency and we read that time, faster than ever right...but for the beginners like us to concentrate this is the the best way..Please try just one hour study schedule..and keep on increasing your hours..that will add up to your daily schedule! I told you what I think the best we shoud do ..and I try to do, but succeede sometimes but not all the time...and as u say 'Never give up in Life" ___________________ WE CAN DO IT..!!!

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