For some reason I have returned to nursing this month. This time it is not as a professional but for family. Ten days ago it was my mother with pneumonia and today it is my sister- in- law with seizures. She is in the hospital in Kansas City and I have flown in to be by her side. But I don't dare go anywhere with out my crayons and paints. I need my fantasy time. Plus humor is the best medicine.
I like the idea of having telescoping powers because sometimes I need a stretch and other times a nice recoil is in order. And so I need to keep my perspective - found by taking the long view ( people will get sick. This is normal) and at the same time be able to remember the little stuff that happens from moment to moment. (Whether that means, giving sips of water to those who can't drink, smiling at orderlies, remembering to brush my own teeth, doing a little yoga, drawing giraffes etc.) We are here to love one another and at the same time love ourselves by drinking our morning tea.