face off

they say the best way to handle your fears is to face them directly.

so i eat the herbal soup.

and i've taken on a difficult field, because my field needs smart, committed doctors, and that's a need bigger than my fear of failure or mediocrity.

i clean the mold. but i won't eat it, no, that's too gross.

i am honest and vulnerable as a good friend should be.

i keep quick-release ibuprofen on hand at all times, just in case.

but i don't know what to do about that last one.