My sister says life is a struggle, and I tend to agree with her, in that life overall can really be tough—even for those with the resources they need to make it fairly pleasant. But one thing that’s been brought home to me in my short seven months as a student nurse is that the joy of life is in the countless beauty-filled, laughter-inducing, breath-taking moments that make it up.
Those moments help me get through the days when I’m getting up at 5 a.m. for the umpteenth day in a row, the nights when I arrive home after everyone’s in bed, and the weeks when May 2010 seems like it will never come:
• The brilliant deep reds and purples of the sunrises I’ve glimpsed on my way to clinicals.
• My toddler’s bubbly, infectious laughter at his older brother’s making his stuffed penguin talk.
• The unexpected hug from an anxious, high-maintenace patient when I say goodbye to her at the end of my shift.
• My teenagers’ cries of “ewwwwww” when I tell a poop/pee/puke/other bodily fluid story after clinicals on the weekend.
• The grin on a dying patient’s face when he asks me for a beer. (Who knew you could have that kind of sense of humor so close to death?)
What are your moments? Enjoy them. Embrace them. Share them.
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