I'll be honest, "Grey's Anatomy" consumes my life. I now have an strange emotional connection with the show and have even considered changing my major because of its influence on me. Sad or genius? I don't want it to end because that would mean my life is over, and I just don't want to have to binge on Netflix to any other show. It just doesn't seem right to me. So for all of my "Grey's Anatomy" fanatics: I'm sure that you can relate to some of these things only a super fan could relate to:
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1. You've cried, either in the privacy of your own home or in public at the library (just me?), to a scene of a dying patient (or George O'Malley). You aren't even ashamed because you just want to share with everyone what you have just experienced and tell them how precious life is. Which brings me to my second point...
2. You have a new value for life and don't take it for granted anymore. You see just how fast a life can be taken away from this world, how much you should cherish your loved ones while they are still here, and to not settle for anything less than your best. Someone may go into surgery and never come out. A wife comes in with hiccups and ends up dying (catch my drift...?). If someone is treating you terribly, leave them (Callie and George). Or if you know you are meant to be with someone, stay with them and fight until the end.
3. Fight for what you want and choose your battles wisely. If you want to be something, then get out there and be the best at it. You could grow up in a trailer park and become a great surgeon. You can do anything that you set your mind to, so don't ever believe you can't. That is definitely something to gain from watching this show. If you have a mental block during a dark moment in your life, it is okay to admit defeat and take time to make yourself better so you can come back in full force. That's life and that is perfectly okay.
4. Miranda Bailey is the epitome of awesome. She never lets anything get in the way of her career. Even when there are personal issues that pop up in the midst of her life, she always puts being a doctor at the top of the list. Nothing more, nothing less. Her speeches are nothing less than inspiring, even when she is scolding her co-workers. She is smart, caring, and has a hard exterior. If any woman needs a role model to look up to, it's Dr. Bailey.
5. Dancing it out will make you feel better. There were a number of dance scenes that helped cure the dark days for the doctors. They actually worked, so why not give it a shot? When in doubt: dance.
“If there’s a crisis, you don’t freeze, you move forward. You get the rest of us to move forward. Because you’ve seen worse. You’ve survived worse, and you know we’ll survive too. You say you’re all dark and twisty. It’s not a flaw, it’s a strength. It makes you who you are.”—Derek Shepherd, “Grey’s Anatomy"
Bring it on, Season 12. Thank you for 10 great years.
