I feel like I have never been so busy in my life. I have all kinds of nursing papers do for my pediatric class, all kinds of stuff for English, all kinds of quizzes & test & practical’s to study for in anatomy 2. I feel swamped. Do I even need to mention the whole I work as a CNA at an assisted living on the weekends (which definitely cuts back study time that is greatly needed) and I also have another job as a color guard instructor for a winter guard at my old high school? I feel like I have too much on my plate. I never really understood the famous statement "you can’t have your cake and eat it too" but I’m kind of understanding that life means sacrifice. I have to give up my time with my boyfriend, my time with friends, and I quit working out every day because of time constraints. I just feel miserable with my life at the moment. I’m struggling and I feel like I’m doomed because it’s only the beginning of this semester! Now that I’m finished with my rants on how awful my life is at the moment, I would like to share how amazing clinical was. I was a student nurse over a special needs child and it made me so grateful to have all these experiences and even problems in my life. I am very blessed. This special needs child really kind of changed my thoughts on what I want to specialize in for nursing. I started off (up till today) wanting to be a pediatric oncology nurse. But today showed me how much I really like special needs children and how strong they are and how they need just as much love and care as every other child or person. I know pediatric oncology is something I have laid on my heart to do, but maybe special needs could be a part of my future as well. So at the end of the day I can list to you all the problems I’m having... but on the spectrum of life... how important are my problems? honestly, after clinical, I’ve realized that I’m blessed to be able to be in school and have a support system and all this stuff that special needs children might never be able to realize they have or even be allowed to have. I’m glad I got this experience of dealing with a special needs child... it’s an eye opener.
TO EVERYONE WHO THINKS LIFE HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS THROWN AT YOU AND LIFE IS UNFAIR, REMEMBER IT IS UNFAIR BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE IT WORSE THAN YOU.
Song of the day- unanswered prayers by Garth Brooks
"Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers"
An inspiring perspective, Chelsea. And perspective isn't always easy to come by, but you capture the process here very nicely.
ReplyDeleteMost of the world's major religions have at their heart a message of getting outside of ourselves to be of service to others.
If you think about it, we can't worry about ourselves when we're focused on others.
Again, a nice post, Chelsea
One of my favorite songs is "Be My Escape" by Relient k, and the great line in that song is "I know to live you must give your life away", so sometimes being super busy can be stressful, but it also makes life super colorful and beautiful in ways that we could never imagine.
ReplyDeletecaitlin i realy like that song too! and quote! your right about stress making life colorful... maybe not beautiful haha... but definitely something that makes the days pass and everyone has.
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