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Don't be daunted
For all who might benefit (kinda random this be):
We may have a lot to do, and a long path ahead of us, and maybe it can be difficult, but we only ever make forward progress
Eventually, we'll all win
Just hang in there
Rest if you need to, sometimes it's more efficient to (I remember when I was at college, I could only think straight after a nap lol)
Nobody's ever alone as long as they have themselves
Animals are nice to spend time with too
We may have a lot to do, and a long path ahead of us, and maybe it can be difficult, but we only ever make forward progress
Eventually, we'll all win
Just hang in there
Rest if you need to, sometimes it's more efficient to (I remember when I was at college, I could only think straight after a nap lol)
Nobody's ever alone as long as they have themselves
Animals are nice to spend time with too
Please check all baggage at the curb...
Same bulls--t, different day...I am forever amazed that with as emotionally I'll say "diseased", as I am, how it is that I manage to be, in general, the healthiest person in the room the majority of the time. I find that the hardest part of playing nice with others is coping with everyone else's crap...Especially at work.
So many of my coworkers seem to have less insight than most farm animals, and as a result, I am left mucking around through all of their collective "issues", making my job immeasurably more difficult than if I could just do what it is that I am there to do, which is take care of the patients. At least with the patients, their problems are named, diagnosed, and out in the open. This makes it possible to navigate with some idea of an appropriate direction regarding how best to accomplish whatever it is that I need to do with them. For example, if they are diagnosed with depression and PTSD, I know that I need to be gentle with them, encouraging, and provide them with a sense of safety so that they can more easily trust that I am working for their interests whenever doing any teaching or trying to convince them to do something difficult. But there is no heads up warning that say, the LPN I have to work with has severe insecurities, father issues, and a faltering ego, thereby assuring an awful day to follow if she requires any constructive criticism or professional guidance from me. I will undoubtedly get to play the bad guy in her little mental scenario, and this, along with any other factors causing her to perceive any slights against her that day, make for a very long shift.
It is my absolute opinion that professionals should check their crap at the door. All hang-ups, insecurities, mood disorders, and nasty attitudes or opinions of the world around them would be so beneficial to leave behind before employees walk through the door to their workplaces. It gets so very old dealing with people. Of course, I suppose I should never have become a nurse if this is my general attitude. But as I said, the patients are the least of my problems. I have absolutely no difficulty dealing with them. The problem I have, as previously stated, is dealing with my coworkers. That isn't to say that there aren't some whom I absolutely adore working with. In fact, I enjoy the majority of people with whom I work. But the problem is that it only takes a very few bad eggs to spoil the salad. And they always do.
No one is perfect, and the last thing I would ever expect is perfection. I simply want a tablespoon of insight, some overriding bit of knowledge within the gray matter of even one or two of the brains of my coworkers that might suggest to them a small amount of censoring when dealing with their overly emotional rantings and general reactions to those around them. If they could just once say to themselves, "Gee, I AM at work, and as such, perhaps this isn't the most optimal place for me to rant loudly about another coworkers offhanded comment about their political viewpoint, or their religious affiliation, or even their muttered opinion about childrearing." Because sometimes people just say stuff. And if you aren't adult enough to be able to overhear a comment not even directed at you and just let it go quietly, then in my mind, you aren't adult enough to have a paying job, at least not one that allows you to have mortgage and car payment. Perhaps if you are that fragile, wearing your opinions so openly, a paper-route or another similar job would be more your speed than say, a career?
This doesn't even take into consideration the reactions of others to comments that are, in fact, directed at them. When I have to mention to a coworker at a psychiatric facility that perhaps it isn't the best idea to curse out a patient, or to give out protected, medically sensitive information about a patient to some person who hasn't even identified themselves on the telephone, I actually must first decide how bad of a day I wish to have. Because people are so f--king fragile that I know if any of these insights are handed down, I will no doubt be dealing with the wrath of my comments, regardless of how gently they are made, for at least the remainder of the day, if not for the rest of the week! When did people become so sensitive? So unable to self-censor? To see their own actions through a filter not completely clogged up with the gunk of their daily lives up until the point at which I encounter them? These aren't difficult insights. People just seem unable to have any at all. The baggage of others is bogging my daily life down to the point that it is often difficult to even navigate across the floor. And I am getting very tired of tripping over everything.
So many of my coworkers seem to have less insight than most farm animals, and as a result, I am left mucking around through all of their collective "issues", making my job immeasurably more difficult than if I could just do what it is that I am there to do, which is take care of the patients. At least with the patients, their problems are named, diagnosed, and out in the open. This makes it possible to navigate with some idea of an appropriate direction regarding how best to accomplish whatever it is that I need to do with them. For example, if they are diagnosed with depression and PTSD, I know that I need to be gentle with them, encouraging, and provide them with a sense of safety so that they can more easily trust that I am working for their interests whenever doing any teaching or trying to convince them to do something difficult. But there is no heads up warning that say, the LPN I have to work with has severe insecurities, father issues, and a faltering ego, thereby assuring an awful day to follow if she requires any constructive criticism or professional guidance from me. I will undoubtedly get to play the bad guy in her little mental scenario, and this, along with any other factors causing her to perceive any slights against her that day, make for a very long shift.
It is my absolute opinion that professionals should check their crap at the door. All hang-ups, insecurities, mood disorders, and nasty attitudes or opinions of the world around them would be so beneficial to leave behind before employees walk through the door to their workplaces. It gets so very old dealing with people. Of course, I suppose I should never have become a nurse if this is my general attitude. But as I said, the patients are the least of my problems. I have absolutely no difficulty dealing with them. The problem I have, as previously stated, is dealing with my coworkers. That isn't to say that there aren't some whom I absolutely adore working with. In fact, I enjoy the majority of people with whom I work. But the problem is that it only takes a very few bad eggs to spoil the salad. And they always do.
No one is perfect, and the last thing I would ever expect is perfection. I simply want a tablespoon of insight, some overriding bit of knowledge within the gray matter of even one or two of the brains of my coworkers that might suggest to them a small amount of censoring when dealing with their overly emotional rantings and general reactions to those around them. If they could just once say to themselves, "Gee, I AM at work, and as such, perhaps this isn't the most optimal place for me to rant loudly about another coworkers offhanded comment about their political viewpoint, or their religious affiliation, or even their muttered opinion about childrearing." Because sometimes people just say stuff. And if you aren't adult enough to be able to overhear a comment not even directed at you and just let it go quietly, then in my mind, you aren't adult enough to have a paying job, at least not one that allows you to have mortgage and car payment. Perhaps if you are that fragile, wearing your opinions so openly, a paper-route or another similar job would be more your speed than say, a career?
This doesn't even take into consideration the reactions of others to comments that are, in fact, directed at them. When I have to mention to a coworker at a psychiatric facility that perhaps it isn't the best idea to curse out a patient, or to give out protected, medically sensitive information about a patient to some person who hasn't even identified themselves on the telephone, I actually must first decide how bad of a day I wish to have. Because people are so f--king fragile that I know if any of these insights are handed down, I will no doubt be dealing with the wrath of my comments, regardless of how gently they are made, for at least the remainder of the day, if not for the rest of the week! When did people become so sensitive? So unable to self-censor? To see their own actions through a filter not completely clogged up with the gunk of their daily lives up until the point at which I encounter them? These aren't difficult insights. People just seem unable to have any at all. The baggage of others is bogging my daily life down to the point that it is often difficult to even navigate across the floor. And I am getting very tired of tripping over everything.
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Took a practice test today, on barron's how to prepare toefl-ibt. Still difficult to make a higher score..a bit frustrated. I will continue work hard, though. Maybe just because this testbook is more difficult than delta's. Anyway, I like challenges!
I wrote an essey today, satisfied somhow. I am feeling making progresses!
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Easy VS Difficult
Easy is to get a place is someone's address book. Difficult is to get a place in someone's heart...
Easy is to hurt someone who loves us. Difficult is to heal the wound...
Easy is to forgive others. Difficult is to ask for forgiveness...
Easy is to set rules. Difficult is to follow them...
Easy is to dream every night. Difficult is to fight for a dream...
Easy is to admire a full moon. Difficult to see the other side...
Easy is to enjoy life every day. Difficult to give its real value...
Easy is to promise something to someone. Difficult is to fulfill that promise...
Easy is to say we love. Difficult is to show it every day...
Easy is to criticize others. Difficult is to improve oneself...
Easy is to make mistakes. Difficult is to learn from them...
Easy is to weep for a lost love. Difficult is to take care of it so not to lose it.
Easy is to think about improving. Difficult is to stop thinking it and put it into action...
I did it!
I did it! I'm through my stats class! And guess what? I got an "A"! I have never worked so hard, spent so much time on a class (or money), and yet, i did it! I'm not really all that excited as I sound - I'm just very glad that it is over.And actually, I think I understand most of it, which is a good thing. I'm through all my coursework - that in itself is hard to believe - it has taken me 4 years of giving up so much, my summers, special family occasions, a social life, etc etc. I have to do my thesis project yet, unless I decide to take comps. but whatever I decide , I am taking this year off - I have too much to think about with starting my new program at school.
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