Have you ever been drunk? I’m not talking about alcohol – I’m talking about being drunk on food. Instead of having one piece of bread – you had three. Not a couple of bites of cake – but the whole slice. Not half of the French onion soup – but every single drop of it and the cheese baked on the top of the cup. … Read more
It’s exhausting to compete in this physical world. Fighting to be the department chair when you know you don’t have the backing of the employees or the training to do it. Juggling finances to have that new car or bigger house when you know you don’t have the money. Depressed knowing those lines in your face just get deeper and no matter the diet or … Read more
Sometimes in nursing, we may have this wonderful thing we want to do for the good of mankind, the nursing assistants or our department managers. It may be to create a class of study, hold an informational conference, create a particular workbook or hold a retreat on compassion fatigue . . . and for some reason it just doesn’t seem to work out. “Why Lord … Read more
The New Year journey for 2014 concludes with . . . Tip #10: Ask for His help. You were never intended to go this alone.. How often when we have a tragedy or painful situation do we get on the telephone and start calling other people? The first thing to do – get on your knees and ask God for His guidance. He may lead … Read more
The New Year journey for 2014 continues . . . Tip #9: Recognize His divine presence in everything and everybody. God lives within and around us. You can see His majesty in the human kindness of people, in the warmth of the sun and the movement of a breeze in the trees. When you look around you, know that it was His hand that created … Read more