By George Christopher
Transition states not stasis not static
No longer substrate, not yet product
Highest energy on reaction coordinates
Breaking and making covalent bonds
Pre-med, med school, residency, possibly a fellowship, attending
Changing roles, responsibilities, locations, people, relationships
In changes from good to good or good to better
Some-things and some-ones must be given up
For new some-ones and some-things to be embraced
Transition states not stasis not static
Present becoming past
Undetermined future becoming present
Adaptation from cellular to social contexts
Work through grief, move on
Welcome the future in the open-ended
In certainties that give direction
Uncertainties that open new possibilities
George Christopher is a physician who has transitioned into retirement. He and his lovely wife Linda live near their two grown sons and grandchildren in western Michigan.