Make a Difference : Be a Difference : See a Difference
An Aspiring Stoic Surgeon's DreamsTHE 4 PILLARS TO BE ACTED UPON
THE SELF
The mental, physical, spiritual and emotional self
FAMILY
As a partner, parent, sibling, son, daughter, friend and more
CAREER
As a leader, colleague, team player, mentor , teacher and friend
COMMUNITY
As a fellow citizen, leader, teacher, thinker, philosopher and more
FROM THE MINDS OF THE GREAT
Thoughts of an Aspiring Stoic ( Surgeon) !
The Surgeon's Serenity Prayer
GRANT ME
The SERENITY to accept that I cannot change by surgery
The COURAGE to change the things I can by surgery
And the WISDOM to know the difference
FOR THE AILING We have pledged to perform the art of surgery with passion, pride, power and equal RESPONSIBILTY
The Surgeon's Modesty Prayer
LET NOT
The PASSION for surgery
& The PRIDE of being a surgeon
DEVIATE me from the
The PURPOSE of doing the right
for the patient.
The reality ......
We are all but mere mortals
with an INFINITE capacity to
make a difference in
every way,every day,
big or small