Why Doctor Rob

I have rarely used the title of "Doctor."  In fact, I think I have felt slightly embarrassed by it.  But that just seems silly.  I worked my ass off jumping through all those academic hoops and it was a great time of my life.  It was a time of great hope and great expectation. The future was wide open and it was mine for the grasping.

Buddhism and life experiences confirm that "grasping" brings its own kind of pain.  I may be delusional but I do not think I am grasping by calling myself  Doctor Rob.  I think, I am simply trying to come to terms with and acknowledge a part of my past and a past accomplishment - one that I have shied away from claiming, one that I have dis-identified myself from.   I think maybe for a time at least, I need to play Doctor......Doctor Rob.....