The road

I sometimes wonder what I would have done if I wasn't a veterinarian.........
Would I be the person I am today? Would I be married or would I have a family?

I can't remember a time that I didn't want to become or practice as a vet but I sometimes wonder if I would have been just as happy as a GP.............

I recall, when I first started on the road to becoming a specialist, asking several specialists who I looked up to and respected if they had their time again would they repeat it all? I was surprised at some of the answers......... Some answered outright no whilst others hesitated saying, "I might of been just as happy not going that extra mile"

Now coming to the end of my training I am asking that same question of myself "Was it all worth it?"
In truth the answer is "YES" because I regret none of the decisions that I have made as they have made me who I am both personally and professionally.

Although trying at times, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time in the states. However, now I am at a crossroads again. Do I stay or do I go back home to my country, god's country......?

On the one hand Australia is and always will be home.....On the other, staying to teach and create a life over here feels and seems to be right just now.

Steve Goodier once wrote:

“My scars remind me that I did indeed survive my deepest wounds. That in itself is an accomplishment. And they bring to mind something else, too. They remind me that the damage life has inflicted on me has, in many places, left me stronger and more resilient. What hurt me in the past has actually made me better equipped to face the present.”