Birds...
"When birds burp, it must taste like bugs."
On being kind...
Have we forgotten how to be kind to one another?
National Compliment Day
1/24/2014
Today, I would like to honor my friend and previous nurse co-worker, Joyce, for her kind and caring attitude and support.
04:16AM she sent me an e-mail while getting ready to go to work, saying that she would be there for me to insert a special IV line,
as that is her specialty and there is no one I would feel more comfortable having do it. You have made my day and I will never forget you for it.
She has gone above and beyond to promote support and understanding in my time of need. After all, that is what nurses do... or should I say, some nurses.
Unfortunately, I have met a couple along the way with little empathy or caring but it is nurses like Joyce
who make me extra proud to be a part of the nursing profession because that's what nursing is all about.
She not only will do my procedure but also enlightened me about options as well as insurance coverage. No one else took the time to explain all of that to me.
Medical care today is very complicated and to have a nurse advocate is the best!
So... in celebration of National Compliment Day, pass a compliment along to a deserving person. It just might make their day!
Thank you Joyce... from the bottom of my heart!
In celebration and remembrance...
A profound quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peace
"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Just Another Game?
"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."
Mahatma Gandhi
To read more about "Just Another Game", please go to:
http://theinquisitiveeye.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/12/just-another-game
Nature
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
Cat Man
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by how it's animals are treated."
Mahatma Gandhi
To read about this kind, gentle soul I have dubbed "Cat Man", go to:
http://theinquisitiveeye.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/11/cat-man
A pessimist, an optimist and a realist...
I do love this quote and find it to be so true.
On Empathy
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
- Henry David Thoreau
This was recently sent to me and I found it to be profoundly true.
I experienced and lived this every day of my life as a nurse and was so humbled to be a part of so many lives through the good times and the bad.
http://www.wimp.com/seehearts/
If only we lived in a kinder, gentler world where compassion and empathy for our fellow man superceded all else,
where we set aside the anger and hatred and worked together for a better more peaceful world filled with love and caring.
I suppose I'm a dreamer.
It can only happen one person at a time. I wish that time was now.
Please pass this on...
