Be A Good One!

Insight of the day ~
A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you. Whether one believes in a religion or not and whether on believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.
~ Brought to you by the Dalai Lama

I found this to be a timely thought of the day as I am going through my basic nursing course right now and hearing a lot of stories from my instructor. I have also been talking to various other nurses and CNAs and it really makes me sad to think that people get into this for the money. One chick I spoke to told me things that just horrified me.
Becoming a nurse is a career change for me. I already had a career. I was set. I had the 401k, the pension, the dull life ahead of me. But I was not happy nor was I making any bit of difference. What I did like about my job was the few times I could make people happy.
I thought about working within the hospice or the psychiatric area for awhile. I did not really know what I wanted specifically but it came to me one day that a nurse is in the best position to not only heal but provide kindness.
Do not misunderstand me, there is nothing wrong with money but, I think that if one does not have the intention or capability of being kind to all patients and realizing that the patients are there because they have to be not because they want to be then they should move on to an area of nursing that does not have direct patient contact.

Insight of the Day

The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness. This world is not perfect. There are problems. But things like happiness and unhappiness are relative. Realizing this gives you hope. ~ Dalai Lama

That’s Right

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first” Mark Twain

Panda שׂמְחָה

Semester Done!

The semester is over…friggin finally!!! I am sooo tired. I took my final, final today and who knows how I did. Statically speaking there is a chance I passed though. I did come to realize that I
a) hate statistics and b) don’t judge a doilies person by the doilies on their head; it does not make them holy.
Now I know it is never a good idea to make assumptions…and let me tell you all I have definitely learned my lesson. I thought though that those doilies chicks, you know the ones who wear denim and buns for jesus would be a little bit more respectable than the hung over, fresh outta high school, trying to hook up with anything that walks kind of person. I was mistaken and I have suffered the consequences. If jesus cannot inspire one to do well and do ones part on a group project then I don’t know who can. I am sure I will have the misfortune of encountering group projects again in my academic career and I will be forced to ask the teachers if I can be a group of one or else hold the people down and demand the truth up front. Demand to know if they are as much of workaholic perfectionist as I am. Of course they will lie and I will get screwed in the end.
Maybe I carry things a bit too far and I know I demand perfection of myself. I certainly do not expect it of others but come on people?!?!? Showing up and hour and forty five mins before a friggin presentation is due and think you can throw your half together when you have had weeks to do it. I just don’t understand lameness. How can one let themselves down like that let alone another person? It is beyond me?
Anyway the class is over, she made me look bad, but I did my part and I did pretty much most of her part and winged it. That was vent and now I have a doilies story. I am over it and I have learned a valuable lesson. Don’t trust the doilies even though they are polite and respectable looking for it is a trap and they will sabotage your grade!!!