A Giant Leap

As usual, my perfectionism has held me back. I have had a difficult past two weeks, and am learning to let go in many different areas. Tonight, I am letting go of my fear of blogging. I have been fearful to put myself into the blogging world for many reasons... I am a terrible speller, not as eloquent a writer as my wife, and fear that no one would be interested in my hum drum life. Well, I realized this is a tool to share my story. But, I am not sharing my story with just anyone. I am finally sharing my story with myself. So here goes...

I have been a wife for almost 8 years, a mother for 18 months, and a doctor (real doctor- out of training) for a year. I have allowed my life to get caught up in the happenings of those around me, my wife, my son, and my patients. Over the past week I have had a true wake up call. Now, I need to learn to get caught up in myself. To many this may sound selfish, but after realizing that motherhood can lead to neglecting a spouse, it can also lead to neglecting self. As my wife is learning to take time for herself and we are working on being partners and not just mothers, I too have to take some time and find myself. This blog is my attempt at telling my story for those who want to listen, but mostly for telling it to myself.