Live and Proclaim

I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

The LORD has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.

This is the day the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.

O LORD, save us;
O LORD, grant us success.

~ Psalm 118.17, 23-25 ~ (New International Version)

Mind Training

Mind Training has started:

A. Medical Dictionary
Have read up to page 12, right now I am going page by page, currently at "absorption"...colon a.

B. Memory/Learning Exercises
Different types of techniques I am focusing on are...

01. Cognitive Modeling
02. Links = Emotional & Creative
03. Association
04. Phonetic Alphabet
05. Peg System
06. Letter Words
07. Substitute Words
08. Combining: Words and Numbers
• Molecular Formula for Boric Acid is "Ham Bomb" = H3BO3

C. Juggling
Just started practice today and have already been able to sustain around 4 reps in a row

Techniques:
• Maintain the jugging objects close to your body, do not allow them to stray away from you,
concentrate on keeping them "tight"
• Quiet The Mind

D. Testing/Problem Solving

1. IQ Tests
2. Mensa Puzzles, Quizzes, Problems, etc
3. Wonderlic Tests

Aortic Valve Replacement

Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure in which a patient's aortic valve is replaced by a different valve. The aortic valve can be affected by a range of diseases; the valve can either become leaky (aortic insufficiency / regurgitation) or partially blocked (aortic stenosis). Aortic valve replacement currently requires open heart surgery.


Two Types of Valves can be used: Tissue or Mechanical

Surgical Procedure
Aortic valve replacement is most frequently done through a median sternotomy, meaning the chestbone is sawed in half. Once the pericardium has been opened, the patient is placed on cardiopulmonary bypass machine, also referred to as the heart-lung machine. This machine takes over the task of breathing for the patient and pumping his blood around while the surgeon replaces the heart valve.

Once the patient is on bypass, an incision is made in the aorta. The surgeon then removes the patient's diseased aortic valve and a mechanical or tissue valve is put in its place. Once the valve is in place and the aorta has been closed, the patient is taken off the heart-lung machine. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE, an ultra-sound of the heart done through the esophagus) can be used to verify that the new valve is functioning properly.

Bag of Worms
As the patient is warmed and brought back to normal 37 degrees Celsius and the heart begins to pump again, the heart can possibly go into v-tach. This is because it has been "asleep" for around 4 hours and when it "wakes" back up, it may over compensate by pumping all of its muscles at once. It will look like a "bag of worms" as all the muscles quiver and fire together. The patient can be "Charged" with electric shocks to stop the v-tach and regulate the heartbeat.

Pacing Wires and Drainage Tubes
Pacing wires are usually put in place, so that the heart can be manually paced should any complications arise after surgery. Drainage tubes are also inserted to drain fluids from the chest and pericardium following surgery. These are usually removed within 36 hours while the pacing wires are generally left in place until right before the patient is discharged from the hospital.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_valve_replacement

In order to perform the procedure, Cardioplegia must be performed. Cardioplegia is the intentional and temporary cessation of cardiac activity, primarily used in cardiac surgery.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardioplegia

Decision Making: End Of Day Thinking

“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
~ Tom Robbins ~

In the last post I mentioned the importance of the 38 Second rule by trusting your training and your subconscious, understanding that the gestalt can sometimes tell you all that you need to know. But to contrast this, I also mentioned how the most challenging decisions should sometimes be the most informed decisions...

Often, especially when time permits, it is best to let your decision making "slow-brew" into your subconscious which will allow you to think things over...another excerpt from Dr Groopman's amazing book, "How Doctors Think" provides us with an example:

Dr. Jeffrey Tepler is a hematologist and oncologist in private practice at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Tepler states the following: "I always go back and read the literature with almost every patient who has a nuanced clinical case, a variation of a diagnosis...I try hard to stay on top of my game."

"It's hard to think deeply about patients at the moment when you are seeing them. You need some quiet time to reflect and formulate a cogent opinion," states Dr Tepler.....

Dr Groopman then goes on to say, "For that reason, he (Dr Tepler) often tells patients that he wants to think more about their cases rather than immediately offer a treatment plan. He routinely leaves his office around eight-thirty or nine at night, devoting the end of the day to thinking. "

Decision Making: 38 Second Rule

In our decision making, sometimes the power of the subconscious is paramount. With the subconscious activated, We can see or know the gestalt where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Meaning that we can determine at a moment's notice or upon our first instinctive thought what we want Most of the time, thus knowing the answer fairly quickly. But what can and often does happen is this: We over analyze and fall into the "paralysis through analysis." This normally occurs because we focus too much on details, worry what other people think, or because we are insecure about our own decision making.

Over analyzing can lead us into the worst decision of all: Not Making One...

Teddy Roosevelt once said: “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

When it comes to making wise decisions, we must make sure we do not see "false positives." Meaning, "seeing things that are not there." In his amazing book, "How Doctors Think," Jerome Groopman, MD talks about "The 38 Second Rule."

Dr. E. James Potchen at Michigan State University, studied Radiologists and their decision making abilities while reading films. Potchen goes on to say, "Ironically, if you look at a film too long, you increase the risk of hurting the patient." Looking "too long" they found occurred after 38 seconds, and this is where the false positives began to show up.

Dr Groopman states the following of Dr. Potchens beliefs: "this reflects their (radiologists) level of insecurity about what they are observing. Temperament can have a significant impact on diagnostic accuracy, even among doctors like radiologists...."

In our decision making, I totally believe that the most challenging decisions need to be the most informed decisions, but we must come to the point where we believe in ourselves and understand the main idea...the gestalt. Trust Yourself, Know The Main Idea, and don't worry what other people think. Apply the 38 Second Rule to your life and see what you decide!

Amazing Aristotle Articulations

"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.”

"We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.”

"First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”

Joshua Prayers

Joshua 3.5 (MSG)
Then Joshua addressed the people: "Sanctify yourselves. Tomorrow God will work miracle-wonders among you."

Joshua 3.5 (NIV)
Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you."

Joshua 3.7 (MSG)
God said to Joshua, "This very day I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel. They'll see for themselves that I'm with you in the same way that I was with Moses.

Joshua 10.14b (NLT)
Surely the Lord fought for Israel that day!

"Talitha koum!"

Mark 5:35-45 (New International Version)

Key Verses:

36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe."

41He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!" ). 42Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.

Your Faith Has Healed You

Mark 5:25-45 (New International Version)

Key Verse:

34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you.
Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

Forgives & Heals

Psalm 103.1-3 (NIV)

1 Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-

3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,

Just Say The Word

Luke 7:7 (New Living Translation)
I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed

Next Level: Casting My Net Into Deeper Water!

Great day of studying! The Lord has led me to the next level in becoming a Doctor! I took and aced mcat PTR 3 on-line today in real timed conditions! Totally simulated like the real thing, totally disciplined, back to back sections!

Because The Lord says so, I am casting my net into Deeper Water and by going Deeper I am catching more that I could ever imagine. (See Luke 5.1-11). By Going Deeper, I Trust that through God Almighty, I will become a Doctor. My goal is to Shine for God's Glory! (See Matthew 5.13-16)

What I learned:
1. Increased Confidence
2. Concentration - I need to zone in to "Animal"-like levels, I need to be an "Animal" so psyched up and totally focused. What this means is that I must enter "R-Brain" mode to the max!

How do I achieve total "R-Brain" Mode?

• I must forget about the time. Keeping track of the time activates my "L-Brain" mode. I will certainly be aware of the time, but I will totally dive into the passage and discretes without concern for the time.
• I am actually so well trained that timing is not an issue...The Lord has shaped my training to the point where I know my pace!
• Relaxed Intensity: When Jeff and I run sprints on the track, We sprint with Max intensity, yet we are so relaxed that the skin on our cheeks around our jaws are bouncing around. Pocket to Nose, Pocket to Nose, We will establish amazing form from start to finish. Being relaxed yet with all-out intensity, We are able to sprint at max-out speeds! Having Relaxed Intensity on the mcat will allow me to perform at Championship levels under pressure circumstances! Bring It On mcat! I own you mcat!
  
• Being In The Zone: So focused, with warrior-like focus, surgeon-like precision...I will become totally engrossed in the material that I am now "one" with the material... the mcat is a cloud of dust and I will blow right through it
• Be Confident: Trust The Lord, Trust myself because I trust The Lord. By being totally confident that I know the correct answer, I will minimize over-analyzing and maximize correct answer producing and time saving techniques!
• Enter "Race-Mode": As in track, when Jeff and I step up to the start line and get down in the blocks, "It Is On!" and we enter into "Race-Mode" By entering into "Race-Mode,"we become so ready in Heart, Soul, Mind, Body that we are primed and ready. All of our training is set and now it is time to allow our training and discipline and serious hard work to take over. Forget The Left brain notes and just flow in Right Brain mode. Your form, your technique, your drive and top-end speed all take their natural form and rhythm because you have trained and prepared for this moment...It will be this way as well as I move directly toward the mcat...I will enter "Race-Mode" and all my training, all my discipline and hard work will come together into their natural form and rhythm, and I will be calm, cool, and collected as I ace the mcat!
• Take 5 second rest in between passages to recalibrate my mind for ultimate performance with the next set of passages and discretes that I will sling and conquer!

3. That I belong: I belong in the medical world and I can not wait to to conquer all the challenges along the way! I embrace these challenges! Amen!. JIL! PX! I want the long nights, the 80 hour weeks, the 20 hour shifts, I want to be awake for 25 hours straight. I want to learn everything about God's Amazing creation of the human being as I can. I want to train and learn with so much intensity and do whatever it takes to become the best Doctor I can in order to provide for my Family, my Community, My patients. I want to live the full life that Jesus Lived, Died, and Resurrected for!

4. By being poised and rooted in composure, having major confidence, having Surgeon-like concentration and Warrior-like Focus, By entering into "Race-Mode" and knowing that I belong, I will follow God Almighty through this Red Sea into the Promise Land of becoming an MD! By His Will, IN His Timing, Because of His Mercy and Grace, Through His Power, and For His Glory I have Trust and Faith that I will become a Doctor! To God Be The Glory! Amen!

Father God, with Your Cross In My Heart, Your Wisdom In My Mind, Your Medicine n My Soul, Your Stethoscope Around My Neck, and Your Healing In My Hands, I thank you for this opportunity to become a Doctor and I will commit my life to You in order for You to use this as Your Ministry Through me! Harooh! ~From Jeff's Prayer~

For Your Glory Alone!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Learning Early:God Ordinances!

So the other night, I am reading the awesome book, "How Doctors Think," by Jerome Groopman, and I come across a story about a patient with Cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade. It is an emergency condition where there is a compression of the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the space between the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) and the pericardium (the outer covering sac of the heart).

Basically, fluid accumulates in the pericardium (the sac in which the heart is enclosed). If the fluid significantly elevates the pressure on the heart it will prevent the heart's ventricles from filling properly. This in turn leads to a low stroke volume. The end result is ineffective pumping of blood, shock, and often death.

Dr. Groopman explains in like a fist, squeezing the heart, keeping blood from entering or exiting...

Dr Groopman was using this story to explain how as a Doctor, one needs to always question why procedures are performed or treatments are given or diagnoses are made. This particular case had the surgeon make an incision under the xiphoid process and then go into the pericardium with a big syringe to draw off the fluid...the surgeon ended up going through the pericardium and into the heart, causing massive bleeding...this case was demonstrated to show how currently, Doctors view the heart first with echocardiogram to make sure where exactly the fluid is before they go probing...and maybe now, they are x-ray guiding as they actually perform this maneuver, I need to research this...seems like a good idea...

But, I say that to say this...I go upstairs and turn on "Untold Stories, Life In The ER," that is on the "Discovery Health" channel, and guess what a male patient that is carted into the ER is diagnosed with? Yes! Cardiac tamponade! You guessed right! Look, I don't believe in circumstances, but what I do believe in is God-Ordained Ordinances...I believe God has a way of teaching us and He will use whatever means necessary!

As He is teaching me and training me to become a Doctor, MD, I thought it was so cool how He showed me this. Some people may dismiss this as a coincidence, whatever, I see it as God leading me to the right resources at the right time. He has a given us a Reticular Activating System for a reason and He allowed me to form a category for Cardiac tamponade that night!

I believe as I continue to do my part and study and work and drench my self into all the resources He leads me to that He will continue to teach me everything I need to know about Human Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, Surgery, etc...you name it! What an Honor to be able to be training to become a Doctor and learning all about His Amazing Creation!

Back to the story about the guy in the ER...He had to be operated on right there in the ER, no time to prep him for surgery...The ER Physician performed what he called, "Splash and Slash," meaning he had to immediately splash on a dose of Betadine to sterilize the patient's chest area and then use a scalpel to open him up...He made an incision under the left pectoral, more to the side, where he looked in from this side view, saw the heart, saw the clot, they then grabbed what looks like a corkscrew of sorts, (I need to find out what this is) and opened up the ribs so that he could release this fluid and the clot...

The patients heart was cyanotic due to the lack of oxygen, but once the clot was removed and the fluid gone, the heart started beating again and he was then transferred to a cardio-thoracic sugeon to make sure all was clear! He was great and had an amazing recovery! PX! AMEN! JIL!

Cool stuff, cool stories, Praise God for how He teaches! Cardiovascular is one of my interest and in the Top 5 of specialites I will God-Willingly be choosing from in about 4 Years!!! So I was definitely pumped to go ahead and "Jump-Start" my Cardiovascular Training through these awesome second-hand accounts! Hey, we "See One, Do One, Teach One," right? This is a great start! PX! JIL! AMEN!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

100 Life Goals!

This will be a record of my 100 Life Goals! Starting today, through Prayer and sensitivity to The Holy Spirit, I will start listing these goals, in no particular order, a Brainstorm of sorts, and then later I will go back and refine, with specific categories and time sensitivity!

1. To Be an answer to God's Prayers ( John 17)
2. To Go Deeper With Jesus Christ
* this is a category or really an over arching category, because Christ is the center of my life!
* what are some specific areas in which this applies?
3. To love and serve my family
4. To ace the mcat and get a scholarship into MedSchool (Matriculating Jun/Aug/Sept 2009!)
5. To become fluent in Spanish, specifically Medical Spanish so that I can become extremely knowledgeable with English and Spanish speaking patients here in The States & Over Seas On Medical Mission Trips!
6. Go to Universal Studios/Disney World/Clear Water Kayaking with The Fam
7. Write two books: 1. Live In The Full (Scripture Based on how to shine in order to display The Bright Splendor of God)...2. Medical Book
8. To Teach With My Life..."Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity" ( 1 Tim 4.11-14 MSG)
* Make a list for each one of these categories (i.e. like the bushido samurai code) and develop specific strategies on "fleshing" these out!
9. To flesh out The Fruit Of The Spirit: But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23 gentleness, self-control. (Galatians 5.22-26)

Deeper Squared!

The Lord took me "Deeper" today! Whoo!

Aced Kaplan FL's 1-3 + AAMC PTR's 3-5 discretes for a comprehensive review to zone in on this past weeks training!

After that, I started taking the AAMC PTR 6 under timed conditions, broke it up into "mini-mcat" style by doing passages 1-4 VR followed by Passages 1-4 + 1st discrete set in Physical Sciences! God-Willing, I will take Bio Sciences passages 1-4+1st discrete set tomorrow or Monday!!!!

The Lord Blessed me to be in a total zone! I was at NS Sbx, had my headphones cranking with Soundtracks from "The Natural," "Back To The Future," "Chariots Of Fire," and "Resurrection from Passion Of The Christ!" I then cranked up 'Pandora' with my play list for "Johann Sebastian Bach" with my iPhone App and went to town! Scored 12 on PS and 11 on VR, both with time to spare! Acing The Pace! Acing The Pace!

It is on! The Lord is Calling Me to Go Deeper and I will Because He Says So! Man, Jeffrey, thank you so much for inspiring me through your teachings of Luke 5, "Leaving The Shallow: Taught Or Caught" and your Devo about Jesus and the woman at the well, titled "If You Only Knew!" You have totally reformatted my thinking and confidence!!! PX for You BroTwin! Harooh and Amen! JIL!

Excellence and Genius is created through God's Ordained gifts+our dedication and perseverence...persevering to accomplish those breakthrough's in life that put us in the zone, in the flow!

I will ace the mcat and God-Willing receive a full scholarship to Med School!!!

The Awesome Book of Hebrews says, “[By Faith] Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”- Hebrews 11:1

I have total Faith in God's Ordained Calling in my life, and through the sensitivity of The Holy Spirit, I will continue to follow Him, Praying the He will continue to Bless me to grow as a Follower of Jesus Christ, as a Family member, as a human being, as a Medical Doctor...and as I grow the more I will be able to give....as Mark Batterson says, "Grow more so we can Give more!"

Jesus, You gave all of yourself to me, now take all of me for Yourself!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Genius Level!

Jeffrey really inspired me today when he told me how all the studies out are showing that Genius Level is reached not so much by being a phenom or a prodigy, but rather by those who persevere and work smart+hard...to those who make breakthroughs comes Genius Levels!

Like Erwin McManus says, "Work Hard Until It's Hardly Work!"

God has given me a mind to think and to create and to solve problems. A mind that loves science and medicine. A Spirit infused with The Stirrings Of The Holy Spirit and the wanting to study and practice everything I can to learn and understand about His Creation of The Human Mind, Body, And Soul. I will work hard and persevere, I will continue to make Breakthroughs as God splits The Red Sea, I will follow Him through it with 100% Intensity!

I will work hard until it is hardly work. I will become a Genius Doctor. I will, because God has put Medicine In My Soul!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Deeper!

The Lord is calling me to go Deeper! Praise God! "But Because You Say So Lord, I Will Go Deeper!" Fresh off of Jeff's "Leaving The Shallow: Taught Or Caught" Sermon from TeamCopperhill's trip, I am meditating on going Deeper with Christ in every walk of Life! PX! Amen! JIL!

The Holy Spirit is continuing to lead me to Pearl studies for the mcat. I am reviewing and developing "codes" for each and every subject and problem, and man, is The Holy Spirit working and Counseling! Amen!

I am really feeling confident and look forward to continued pearling and practice test acing... I will ace the mcat, mcat going down, down, down, down...mcat going down!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Pearl Review!

The Lord led me to review Kaplan FL 1 & 2 Discretes...man, I can not tell you how much I Praise The Holy Spirit for leading me in this direction! Developed some major "ingraining" and constructed pearls of wisdom on how to understand and remember key principles!

I will ace Kaplan FL 3 Discretes tomorrow God-Willing!

Made a "Secret" sheet that decoded all Physics Lens Pearls! Got It! I have got them now! Whoo! I am about to go and review the secret sheet now!

I will continue this pearl review and ingraining throughout the rest of the week and then celebrate with a "Mock Meet" on Saturday, taking a full length mcat and I mean taking it down! (Saying it with an Australian accent:)

Would love to get one of the online mcat's from e-mcat.com, I will make the decision by Friday!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

The Lord Is Completely Dependable!

"The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!"

~1 Thessalonians 5.23-24 ~

The Lord is dependable! I will focus all my energy on Him, not of myself...my strength will draw from Him...I know I can do all things through Him who strengthens me, and this is not a feel good bumper sticker, this is truth and I will live it!

God, thank you for choosing me to become a Doctor. Thank You that You do not want a substitute. Thank You that in the same way You told Moses and Aaron that You would be right there next to them teaching them what to say and how to say it, that You are doing the same with me. Just as David destroyed goliath because David attacked in The Strong Name Of God Almighty, may I attack the mcat in Your Strong Name! Slinging My Stone and bringing down the mcat.

Lord you called David, You did not want a substitute. You are calling me. You do not want a substitute. You are choosing me. I will not make you angry by objecting. I accept Your call with Humbleness and Honor. I will pick up my sword, carry my shield, and dedicate my life to You and Your Purposes through me.

You have given me Your Son. I will not dishonor You. Jesus You have given me all of You. Now take all of Me...You are Completely Dependable...I will live my life in Trust of Your Power! Do Your Will In Me and Through Me! For Your Glory God, Soli Deo Glori!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

God's Loving Eye

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you

~ Ps 32.8 TNIV ~

Sense Of Destiny! Race Mode!

Praise God! I am really developing a sense of destiny...a sense of God's Purpose to become a Doctor...an Instrument Of His Healing! PX! Harooh!

He is teaching me about the importance of risk, of not hiding and "letting them see me...' He is teaching me about His Grace...His Leadership!

Thoughts From Athletics...VisionFrom Family
Just as he has trained me to be a Championship athlete with Jeff, He is training me now to be a Doctor, MD and Jeff and our family are "Making Me Better!" They are really giving me a VISION instilling belief and confidence...Thank You God for speaking through TheFam!!!

I want this with "Track-Like" Intensity... I want to become a doctor almost more than any goal I have ever set because I want to be able to provide for my family, my community, my patients...

God has given us amazing abilties as athletes and He has allowed Athletics to teach me so much about training yourself to persevere instead of to quit...to embrace pain...to go "the distance"...to set goals and visualize...to believe deep with in your core that you were created to be a Champion...and I Praise God how He shapes us and uses what He has given us to become the people He desires...And I love Athletics with a passion and they are an area of my life where I have been able to perform at my utmost, it is so Awesome to have the same adrenaline rushing spirit, mind, and body for a career choice such as becomig Doctor Bradley Justin Nesbit, MD, MPT...because it is more than a career, it is a Ministry that I know God will work through! Thank You God for allowing us to join in with Your Process of being molded for Your Glory!

I am at the starting line, it's time to enter RACE MODE!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

The Father's Bright Splendor!

John 17.1-5

Jesus said these things. Then, raising his eyes in prayer, he said:
Father, it's time.
Display the bright splendor of your Son
So the Son in turn may show your bright splendor.

I glorified you on earth
By completing down to the last detail
What you assigned me to do.

Cool Stuff!

Here is what The Lord led me to Hammer down on today...

* Acid/Base Chemistry
* Electrochemistry
* 2 passages of EK VR
* Kaplan FL 3, passages 1-4+discretes (PhySci),
passages 1-3+discretes (BioSci)Learned some
major material and furthered my knowledge
and ability in learning the foreign language of
mcat speak!

Ready for some Cool Stuff? Money metals such as (Gold, Lead, Silver, etc) do not rust like other metals!!! You know why? Because they have very high negative oxidation states!!!

Dude, how cool is that! It means that because their oxidation state is a very negative #, thus being far away from zero, it is harder to oxidized (lose electrons)...which translates into saying that metals are not good reducing agents!!! Reducing agents become oxidized!

So the next time you pull out a quarter, be confident knowing that that 25 cent piece of power will not rust! Whoo! ok, I will calm down now!

Look forward to tomorrow God-Willing! I am going to continuing "sweeping the leg" of Kaplan FL 3, it is going down BIG time! Harooh!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In! PX! Amen! JIL!

p.s. In God We Trust! Go Trust Him today!

Take It To The Next Level!

Great day of studying but I am a little frustrated that I did not hit the books as long as I wanted. Got off to a later start, did not really start until 12, had a big gap, and then did not start back until 3 and finished about 1730...I wanted to continue to do more on my application as well but was not able to get to it...this kind of inefficiency will not happen again!

Even though I did not get in as much as I wanted, I maximized my time that I did put in and aced an OChem discretes kaplan test! Then I did 3 problems from every chapter in Physics!

I love the properties of waves (light waves). They are electromagnetic and their velocity depends on the medium. So even though V = (f)(lambda)...frequency times wavelength applies, the velocity still only depends on the medium...what happens is if you change the frequency, the inverse of the frequency will be the result of the wavelength and vice versa...but if length does not change, wavelength remains constant...

Nutshell: Wave properties to double check and pearl: Light Waves are dependent of their velocity; Sound waves are independent of their velocity or do sound waves become dependent on how deformable the medium is??? I know this, Sound Waves are longitudinal :) Whoo!

Cant wait to research this and apply it! PX! Amen! JIL! Time to take it to the next level!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Cool Pearl!

Aced and finished up with Kaplan FL 2...I really dissected the sucker and developed some major pearls! God is turning on some major lightbulbs and I am seeing everything so clearly as He parts The Red Sea and I walk through it with Him!

A Cool Pearl The Spirit led me to see is deciphering which amino acids are essential & non-essential for different Microbes. The way I "see" it is by deciding where the Microbes can grow even with certain amino acids absent. If the Microbes can grow without certain amino's, then those amino's are non-essential...thus, by eliminating the non-essentials, you can determine the essential amino's! How freakin' cool is that! PX! I love when The Holy Spirit speaks to me in these problem solving ways!

I will finish up with Kaplan Ochem Subject based discretes 1 Tomorrow and then hit EK 1001's, Other Subject based passage tests, and then on to dissecting either another Kaplan mcat or an aamc....saving up for the aamc timed internet based test that mirrors the real thing in real conditions....cant wait to ace it!!!

One more day closer to acing the mcat and becoming a doctor God-Willing!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Promise Land Prayers

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."

~ Numbers 13.30 (NIV) ~


8 If the LORD is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will swallow them up. Their protection is gone, but the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them."

~ Numbers 14.8-9 (NIV) ~

"Brad, To you I will give the land of Canaan (M.D.) as the portion you will inherit."

~ Psalm 105 (NIV) ~

"All the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God"

~ 2 Cor 1:20 ~

"Take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told"

~ Acts 27:25 ~

"Nothing on earth compares to the strength God is willing to interject
into lives caught in the act of believing."
~ Beth Moore - Believing God ~

Be Strong In The Lord!

The Armor of God

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power

~Ephesians 6.10 (NIV)~

The Lord Is Completely Dependable!

"The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!"

~1 Thessalonians 5.23-24

Lord, Make Me Able!

Proverbs 16:9 (MSG)

We plan the way we
want to live, but only
God makes us able
to live it.

"Lord make us able!"

Wrapping Up Kaplan FL 2!

Kaplan FL 2 under timed conditions...

PhySci = Passages I-IV, Discretes 1
VR = Passages I-IV
BioSci = Passages I-IV, Discretes 1

I will echo this format for tomorrow God-Willing finishing and acing the test!

Victory In Christ!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Calm, Cool, & Collected!

Quiet Confidence, the composure of Joe Montana bringing his team back in the 4th quarter. This is the mindset I am developing in mcat studies and will bring to the mcat when I take it down in Sep!

It's like running track. Jeff and I have relaxed intensity...We are going full out, but we are so relaxed that our cheeks are bouncing around...no tension whatsoever!

I am and will be clear-minded...like a samurai, blowing through the mcat like a cloud of dust!

I will be calm, cool, & collected!

Victory In Jesus Christ! Amen!

"Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!"

Dude I love it! God has led me to the new phrase, "Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!" Whoo! This and Jeff's Prayer are going to be a staple in my Medical Career God-Willing!

Amazing day! God is totally splitting The Red Sea of acing the mcat! I am totally seeing it, feeling it, and acing it! mcat going down, down down down, mcat going down!

continued acing Kaplan FL 2! almost done, will finish up tomorrow and then take it in timed conditions! PX! Amen! JIL!

It is so time! Thank You God! Please continue to shape my Character, my mind, my soul, my spirit, my health, my life to represent you as a Doctor! Thank You God!

Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

The Lord's Purposes!

Just got very inspired this morning as I was Praying for Jeff and TeamNashville! Look at Psalm 138.8:

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me;
your love, O LORD, endures forever—
do not abandon the works of your hands

I Praise The Lord for fulfilling His purposes for TeamNashville, for our family, and for what I know to be true: myself becoming a Doctor!

The Lord's Love endures forever and it is an amazing honor to be a part of His Plans. I will give my life to doing my part to fulfilling them!

Today will be an 'active-off' day of studying. Time to refresh. Just like an 'active-off' day in Track, this time to be 'actively-off' will make me better for Training tomorrow God-Willing!

Soli Deo Gloria! Slinging My Stone, Time To Scrub In!

Father, It's Time!

I love The Prayer of Jesus, The Prayer He speaks to God for His Followers in John 17...

The Message Paraphrase says it so cool:

Jesus said these things. Then, raising his eyes in prayer, he said: Father, it's time. Display the bright splendor of your Son So the Son in turn may show your bright splendor.
(Emphasis Added)

Listen, I don't claim to be Jesus, but I love to model this Prayer. I Pray I will display the bright splendor of God my Father by becoming a Doctor. I feel like it is time. A Major reason I believe this is because of my Intense Prayers with Him and through The Counsel of The Holy Spirit. Confirmation after confirmation and being sensitive to The Holy Ghost, I feel as though I am ready to become a Doctor and for it to be my Ministry to SHINE for God's Glory!

Today was Awesome, PX!...Kaplan FL 2, I did the following:

Physical Sciences psgs III & IV + 2nd sxn of discretes
VR passages VI & VII
Biological Psgs III & IV + 2nd sxn of discretes

PX the mcat went down today. I am feeling it! In The Zone BIG Time. God is splitting this Red Sea in my life, as He always has, is, and will!

I continue to Trust God and the gifts He has given me, trusting myself because of my Trust In God! I am thankful for my family & Their Fasting/Prayers; for how He is using them to prepare my way to become a Doctor, MD. I Pray I am helping them and making an impact on them as they are for me. I know this, I am going to be super intentional to do so! PX!

Slinging my stone, Time To Scrub In! JIL!

Attack VR!

Great day of Studies! PX!

Kaplan GenChem: Electrochemistry Subject Test (mini mcat)
Kaplan Physics: Electric Circuits Subject Test (mini mcat)

More reps the better I get, the more I know the formulas the better I understand the theory! The more I read the passages and questions, the better I see "the code" of the mcat!

Verbal Reasoning: started VR in Kaplan FL 2, passage one, studied it without time limits in a "dissection" method. I found that I must Trust God, Trust myself because I trust God, and believe that I "see it" and that God has made me a Genius, so I know the answer to all the questions and I understand the passages and questions, so what I need to do is read and absorb, no analyzing, and then attack the questions, run straight towards them and take them down!

I am finding that the faster and "In The Zone" I read, the better I "feel" the answer, I need to mark the correct answer and move forward, no hesitation, no analyzing, all out attack!

mcat going down, down down down, mcat going down!

PX! Jesus Is Lord! Amen!

Physics/Gen Chem

Studied Physics Kaplan, Waves and GenChem Stoichiometry! I have the grips, all I need to do is get in the reps and drill so that I see it and react...just like an athlete who can react in a split second because of thousands of reps in training!

I will review those 2 tests tomorrow and work some EK 1001's, want to hammer down some VR as well and then back to Bio, OChem on Thursday, Phy Sci on Friday and then practice mcat on Saturday!

It's time to step it up and take it to the next level! PX for this opportunity and calling! Speak to me Holy Spirit! Make me able!!!

Joe's Special!

Wow! I just finished off a Joe's Special, Tomato+vegetable soup, with a salad topped with avocados, tomatoes, and sesame sticks...all prepared by ChefChris! Amazing! PX!

Well, I can Faithfully say I am ready for my night time study session from being so well-fed :)

My study session for today is as follows:

Day:

Biology

> EK Bio 1001, Molecular Genetics, Ch 2 Test 1

> Kaplan Molecular Genetics Subject Test

Organic Chemistry

> Kaplan Amines Subject Test

Night:
> Review of EK Bio Mol Gen Test & Review of OChem Amines!
> If I have time, I will take some more Bio and OChem!

I am pumped! I know it's The Holy Spirit hovering over me, just as He hovered over the waters during the creation of the world!

...and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

(Genesis 1.2 NIV)

This why I study and train with so much intensity because The Holy Spirit is within me
(1 Corinthians 6:19) and He is counseling me and preparing me for the ministry of being a Physician, MD!

So with Spirit Intense, Mind Ready, and Pencil in hand, I am off my friend to become one day closer of being filled with Medicine N My Soul!!! PX! JIL! Amen!

Medicine N Your Soul

Had fun tonight as I just created this blog site as well as my first Medical T-shirt! (see post and links about it on this blog!!!) I cant wait to see how The Lord Christ works through me and this blog. I am pumped to go along this Lion Chasing Red Sea Splitting Going Deeper Because You Say So Lord Journey to Med School as God Guides me!!!

Today was a great Sabbath day. Had lunch with The Fam and then hung out with my Gorgeous Niece all day! Man, she demonstrates God's goodness and how BIG He is as He has Blessed us with Her Presence, Her Health, and Her Energy!!! I see God's Image in her so clearly!!!

Back to studying for the mcat tomorrow, going to hit Biology and OChem subject testing and EK 1001's...mcat is going down BIG time. I own the mcat, time to turn in the key on the sucker! I will run straight towards the mcat (1 Samuel 17.40,48 CEV) and destroy it the same way David ran straight toward goliath and destroyed him. I fight in The Name Of The Lord All Powerful! (1 Samuel 17.45 CEV)

See "Jeff's Prayer" in the upper right hand corner of this blog! Man, so inspirational! I am Blessed by God-Almighty to have a twin bro like Jeff to Pray this Prayer for me. Jeff, Thanks BIG time MyBro and I Praise God for you! I am Praying for His Mission through you as well with equal Intensity! Harooh! This blog is inspired by the way God spoke through Jeff! I have medicine in my soul!!! This is a dream God has instilled within me. The more I seek God, the more clear this vision becomes, and the more I live this vision, the more clearly I see God!

Thanks for reading, I am going to get back to Chasing this lion down! I Pray for you as you go and chase your lions!

Chase and Conquer!!!

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