Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in study and there is no end in sight. And then I realised a little while ago that there will never be an end; if I want to keep on the journey.

Of course, the intense foundational study will cease but there will always be new signposts to discover along the way. For what point is there to start a journey in learning and abruptly stop once you are working? I’m not talking about postgrad studies (heck, I’m not even at uni!) - I mean picking up a respectable journal or attending a seminar on a specific modality, or even an industry wide information workshop so you can keep your eyes open on what’s happening in the big picture.

I take inspiration from a practitioner I know, who is always so excited when he comes back from a workshop to learn more about an aspect of his modality; he tells me it doesn’t matter how long you’ve been working in a particular field, there’s always more to learn and apply for the benefit of your patients. Can’t argue with that!

Lately I find myself getting wrapped up in a lot of Latin terms and meanings, thanks to my studies in Homoeopathy. Sometimes I wonder how our doggerel English language got to be so wishy washy and lacking in succinctness! I think we would definitely be under our daily word count if we spoke a language like Latin. Allow me to indulge in my latest find: ‘audere sapere’ (dare to know, dare to be wise)