I've always been a good student as least I thought I was. I've jumped in a little over my head this semester though and it's been a struggle to get enough air to see where I need to go from here. I'm putting a shit load of pressure on myself and it's really making me very stressed. I've officially bombed a couple of huge test so far and I'm trying to think about this in terms of "leaving myself room to improve." Not only am I learning new material but I'm learning how to learn again and it's ... Read Full Story

The history of Christianity is very interesting. Whether or not someone believes in the divine idea of Christ they can't deny the amount of evidence that points to the existence of Jesus of Nazareth the person. The life of Jesus isn't mapped out as well as one would think. As important as Christianity has been to the shaping and developing of the western world it's interesting that very little is known prior to his public ministry or death. It certainly leaves a great deal to faith, or in th... Read Full Story

I think so. Things are going along pretty fast for me right now. I've found that learning to learn again is a challenge to say the least. My priorities have changed drastically but I'm, for some reason, still holding on to some old habits that aren't helpful. I feel that the good should push out the bad; however, in practice that is certainly not the case. I just compound everything together and it feels like 1 + 1 = 4 at times. I try to tell myself that I can put one hundred percent into eve... Read Full Story

I'm finally working towards my ultimate goal, finally. Whether I land in medical school or a posh phd program where they pay me to learn I will be ecstatic about it! Wait a minute, I forgot one small detail.. I still have to master all of my classes to reach my goal. It's not near enough to make it to school now I must excel and that scares the hell out of me. I'm taking general chemistry one and two in one semester, one class!! That's not all, I'm working 48 hours a week and taking 16 hours ... Read Full Story

At the last minute I finagled a way with the help of my schools financial aid department and my gracious father-in-law to attend my first choice college. Wow, so here I sit in the library blogging about what will be an exciting and adventurous two years or so. I plan on learning all I can and being as involved as I can be. I will continue to work full-time on the meat wagon for now but may reevaluate for the next semester.It's exciting but I'm feeling a little out of place. Probably much like... Read Full Story

After several several months off from blogging about the day to day silliness of pre-hospital care and my journey to apply to medical school I am ready to return. For some reason I feel the need to write about my journey as well as about the idiots I current encounter.For starters I should update the 2 readers I still have. I've moved from the deep south to New England. That in itself is huge change and one of the reasons I decided to table the blog. I've been "up here" for about 8 months and... Read Full Story

Hello, I've began blogging again and I would like everyone to join me at Going For health.A little different format. I'm trying to be lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle after moving to New England. Read Full Story

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Hello, I'm Daniel Turman and I have been searching for myself for as long as I can remember. Many of you who are reading this blog have searched just the same. I'm tired, fed-up, disgusted, overwhelmed and sick of being what I consider mediocre. I've battled addictions to nicotine and alcohol since I was a teenager. I have been broken down by the negative thoughts of self-pity that have controlled my life until now. Over the next 80 or so days I will record my eating habits, sleep... Read Full Story

Ok, I've made the move. Read Full Story