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There I Said It

Resolve To Be Bored More Often

January 13, 2023 by Andy Roark DVM MS

What’s your #1 resolution for the new year? Mine is to be bored more often. It recently dawned on me that I live my life in a state of perpetual distraction. If I’m not actively engaged with something, I listen to podcasts or audiobooks on my headphones or scroll on my phone in search of… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Just For Fun, Perspective, There I Said It

You Can Choose To Be Happy…Or Not

December 28, 2022 by Andy Roark DVM MS

For years, I would roll into the holiday season with joint goals of keeping up my normal work schedule and also celebrating the season doing the little rituals that I love. Invariably, I would find myself dealing with issues, events and people I had not factored into my plans. Here’s the story of how I… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Just For Fun, Perspective, There I Said It, Wellness

There I Said It: What Happened to Common Courtesy?

July 27, 2020 by Nicole Palumbo, DVM

Courtesy: The showing of politeness in one’s attitude and behavior toward others. I am only one person. The world does not revolve around me. I am a small part of this universe. I was raised to be polite and respect others’ time and schedules. My mom taught me that it’s better to show up a… Read More

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There I Said It: Don’t Believe the Fairy Tales

April 28, 2020 by Anonymous

I’m a sucker for a good story. I love mythology. I love superhero movies. I love odysseys and sagas and epics from Homer to Neil Gaiman, Aesop to Joseph Campbell, Scheherazade to Stan Lee. I read nonfiction too. I read about presidents and Nobel laureates and titans of business. I read about British country doctors… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Perspective, There I Said It

There, I Said It: I Was Gaslighted

October 27, 2019 by Anonymous

Are you familiar with the term “gaslighting?” You may be a victim of this form of abuse and not even know it. Gaslighting is a form of manipulation in which the gaslighter, in an attempt to gain power over an individual, tries to make them question their own sanity and themselves. This can be a… Read More

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The Toll Time Limits Can Take

May 22, 2019 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

Everything is damp; the air, the grass, the leaves. All is grey. Suddenly, a flash of black. The road sign glistens red as I slam on my breaks, then the yellow of my hazard lights illuminate it. Slowly, I approach a small bundle of blackness. A puppy! I scoop up the shivering pile of wet… Read More

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