I'm considering a new position in a clinic associated with the hospital I work for. It's a cancer clinic. When I mention that I'm considering the move to this new position, most people want to know why. "Why would you want to be around all those depressing people?" they ask. I see those people every day as a nurse in radiology. I start their IVs, draw their blood, answer their questions, and give them encouragement. And these people, who are battling cancer, are not depressing. Far from it. They are upbeat, and happy to see the sun rise each day.
Today, I asked one woman, who I knew was on chemotherapy, how she was. Do you know what she said? She said, " I'm having a good day because I am alive and breathing, and able to spend one more day on this earth." It gives one pause to think. I used to think a bad day was not being able to get my Starbucks coffee for the day. Now, I think a bad day would be not waking up at all.
We need to learn to slow down in our lives and appreciate the simple things, such as a child's laughter, the sunrise or sunset, flowers poking their little heads up through the ground in the spring, the smell of freshly mown grass, or quiet times spent with loved ones. Learn to appreciate each day for what it has to offer, and remember, if you think you're having a bad day.........it could always be worse!
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