Blog # 5
As the semester progresses and the homework and assignments slowly begin to pile up, I find myself tempted to cut back on all other activities in order to focus on school. While this may seem harmless on the surface, it has some deeper importance. Many things that I know are important slowly get crowed out of my schedule. Spending time with God, reading my Bible, church, hanging out with my best friends are all things I should fit into my schedule regardless. Indeed, it becomes a find balancing act to have a career and a life outside of work. I come from a family where work was highly valued so I need to recognize my own tendinces to overwork myself. After all, how can I be successful at loveing and caring for my patients if I am not first taking care of myself? In essence, I am loveing my patients by taking care of myself and doing them a diservice when I am not.
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If you can get the "balance" thing figured out now, you will be way ahead!
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ReplyDeletei completely agree. Unfortunetly, i am on the opposite side where i have already said that "some things are more important" and have neglected too much of my studies.
To find a balance, that's what we need.
I think we all need to keep that in mind, especially as nurses we tend to care for others and many times not for our selves. You are rite if we are broken how can we fix.(coment 3)
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