Monday, 6 October 2014
Be the Change you Wish to See in the World
Mahatma Ghandis’s famous quote is “Be the change you wish to see in
the world.” Inspiring others to succeed and achieve their goals has
always been a skill I have possessed. Determining ones strengths and
weaknesses through a trial of processes and triumphs is what makes
Nursing such a great career. A dream change would be to instill hope,
comfort and will to thrive in all our patients. Inspiring strength,
belief in one self. The practice of encouragement to others comes from
within. One has to find their own strength before they can begin to
encourage others and their spirits.
This phenomena is integral into the art of Nursing.
One important change I would like to see take place is the ability for
Nurses to care and encourage one another more in the moment. Providing
appropriate constructive criticism is essential to personal and
professional growth and wholeness. Of course the recipient has to be
willing and able to receive the appropriate feedback in the moment.
This is the challenge that my unit faces on a daily basis. However,
having been a recipient of some very strong constructive criticism it
provided me the opportunity to look at what I had previously known
through different eyes. I feel that this circumstance provided me the
ability to grow and change into the stronger better Nurse and woman I
wish to exemplify.
Knowing the realistic expectation of one cannot not
possibly know everything and being humble enough to know when to ask
for help, is key in any person’s life. Nursing is not exempt from this
either. Starting at the point of contact and hoping this change will
be like a ripple and spread throughout the hospital.
Las Vegas-Grand Canyon
I know its been a lot longer than I wanted it to be since I have written last but today I have decided to catch you up to speed. So back in September I gave my brother the boot. I tried to begin the discussion with him gently but it never could quite come around… I finally decided to put a note on his door explaining it was nice to have his tenancy…yada yada… two weeks later the little bugger finds a job, hops on a plane for an interview is practically offered the job on the spot, comes back home and packs his stuff and moves out!
We had been living together for about 3 years and I felt it was time for him to try and grow some wings. :) I had hoped he would have been closer so I could still see him frequently (my own selfish reason there) I suppose. Hard to love from a distance. Especially if he needed anything. Then I would be able to help easier.
Well to cut a long story short, he up and moved to Las Vegas! Landed him self an EMT, Full Time position with Full Benefits and more money than his last gig! Pretty damn proud of the little bugger. Haha!
I drove out last weekend in between my days of work and took him the rest of his essential stuff. It was a 1800 mile, 4 day, 3 state trek that I did single handedly. My first night there I had just missed my brother before he had gone off to work. So I entertained my self. Took my self to dinner here:
Went up to the top:
Saw this Beautiful Sunset the next evening. It was so worth it! The drive from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon is about 3.5 to 4 hours… I got there around 1pm and was able to do some hiking and exploring. Then I was told that Hopi Point is best for viewing the sunset. I got this picture and knew I was done. I didn't need any others. I was satisfied. It was back to my hotel for the evening and then up and at em early for the sunrise the next day.
It was so breath taking. I didn't want to leave.
I headed back to Las Vegas where I was able to get to back to Mikeys new apartment and spend some (very little) quality time with him before he went back to work.
We met up after he was finished that evening and had a lil more quality bro and sis time.
I had to leave bright and early the next morning to head back to the Bay Area. This was a week and a half ago.
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