"A Walk to Beautiful"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/

I am still on a listserv for my residency program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. I met so many wonderful people and physicians there - it is nice to stay in touch with them. There was an announcement that they were having a showing of this film somewhere and I was intrigued. I was amazed to find the "NOVA" version free on line for viewing. INCREDIBLE! I emailed the link to Eric and asked if we could either: move to Ethiopia so I can work in obstetrics there OR adopt an Ethiopian orphan. While I'm not quite ready to do either of the above yet, I am more and more convinced of God's calling to me in my "second life." When my rambunctious three are grown and I am "retired" - I am headed out to live internationally to do medical work. My first love, of course, is China. (I am hoping for opportunities as the kids grow older to do short term medical work overseas as well.)

Anyway, this is an incredible film that impressed upon me how wasteful and selfish I can be. I do take so many things for granted as a woman and a physician. I am renewed in my committment to make an effort to help others in need - to raise money to support activities like this and New Day Foster Home. I want to be a part of the "solution" to poverty and suffering as much as I can where I am now, as I pray for God to show me how and where the "next step" will come. This film was a challenge to me to make my time, my money, and my actions really COUNT for something. I don't want the craziness of life and my innate desire to chase after my own personal happiness to make me forget - every minute and second - what is REALLY important in this world.

If you have a minute (50 actually), check out this great documentary. I don't think you'll be sorry. LJC