that warm fuzzy feeling

contentment is an acquired attitude. it is a thinking habit applied constantly to situations, which influences our interpretation of the state of affairs. in this sense, i suppose contentment is in the eye of the beholder - only those who are looking for contentment inside themselves will find it. it seems like every bloody things these days is just another mind trick. *sigh*

this week has been made up of long-houred days, and this has tempered the isolation of being away from familiar faces and places. i suppose it's just a taste of what next year will be like. thank god there will be some familiar faces around, at least, despite the recent reshuffle of intern jobs. cat, mike, doris, mel, gareth, sarah, byron, naveen, vincent, and three other strange cats will join me in the brave new world. one thing is for sure though: gp's and patients alike love it when they find out i'm coming back out to the rat next year. ahh... you simply can't beat that warm fuzzy feeling. my gp, dr bongiorno, seems to have become quite comfortable with my presence. on his way to drop me off at my accommodation, he sprinkles our conversations with swear words and loud complaints about the system, which i join in enthusiastically, of course. there are many other doctors at the practice and their different personalities all come through in their interactions with their patients. i suppose personality is defined as the pervasive pattern of behaviour, after all.