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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas 2010
This Christmas is different is several ways from others. The first is that I will turn the official old age of 65 soon and my view of life is certainly changing in respect to that fact. It is exciting and different and a tremendous challenge. I have lived my entire life with hopes and dreams and not I need to consider what I chose a little differently.
I am not suggesting in any way that age requires giving up living, it does require more thought, because time is running out in regards to what I can do physically and soon what I will be able to afford. I can't chose to climb Mount Everest but I would have never done that anyway, but skiing the Alps is out, but going on a tour is not. The list that some call a bucket list has existed in my world for many years and when something changes I take things off but always replace with something new or a different variation. I cannot safely go skydiving but I could do a line thing., so we shall see.
The Christmas program last night was such a wonder, the little children so full of wonder and hope, our heritage and the next generations. It is so rewarding to watch them and realize that even at my age I have wonder in my beliefs any hope for the future for all. The children are free to really believe and just be.
There is such a radiance in their faces that we seem to lose as adults. We need to believe in magic of good and reliability of the human race. We are good people and I believe we all do want good things for each other. This is based on my belief in God and the understanding that he did create all of us, I do believe in the magic of the season, we chose to believe and have faith and the reward is hope.
I am spending the Christmas alone, this was a choice and I am glad that Stan is with his family. I have had a wonderful weekend.. I have watched a bunch of sappy Christmas movies full of hope, love and peace, gone to church twice and just chilled. The dogs and I are quite content and yes, I would have preferred to not be alone there is a peace here that I have not experience in a long time. I have been able to pray, meditate, and just read whatever.
Being alone is fun for me at times and I also understand that this does not work for everyone. I am good with this and I was disappointed when I missed a few calls today because I was napping. That was good too.
2010 will end still in turmoil with the job but in peace of mind for me knowing that I have worked hard this year and truly tired to live my faith.
God gives us the ability to chose and I have chosen to believe and be happy with the Blessings that I have.
I am not suggesting in any way that age requires giving up living, it does require more thought, because time is running out in regards to what I can do physically and soon what I will be able to afford. I can't chose to climb Mount Everest but I would have never done that anyway, but skiing the Alps is out, but going on a tour is not. The list that some call a bucket list has existed in my world for many years and when something changes I take things off but always replace with something new or a different variation. I cannot safely go skydiving but I could do a line thing., so we shall see.
The Christmas program last night was such a wonder, the little children so full of wonder and hope, our heritage and the next generations. It is so rewarding to watch them and realize that even at my age I have wonder in my beliefs any hope for the future for all. The children are free to really believe and just be.
There is such a radiance in their faces that we seem to lose as adults. We need to believe in magic of good and reliability of the human race. We are good people and I believe we all do want good things for each other. This is based on my belief in God and the understanding that he did create all of us, I do believe in the magic of the season, we chose to believe and have faith and the reward is hope.
I am spending the Christmas alone, this was a choice and I am glad that Stan is with his family. I have had a wonderful weekend.. I have watched a bunch of sappy Christmas movies full of hope, love and peace, gone to church twice and just chilled. The dogs and I are quite content and yes, I would have preferred to not be alone there is a peace here that I have not experience in a long time. I have been able to pray, meditate, and just read whatever.
Being alone is fun for me at times and I also understand that this does not work for everyone. I am good with this and I was disappointed when I missed a few calls today because I was napping. That was good too.
2010 will end still in turmoil with the job but in peace of mind for me knowing that I have worked hard this year and truly tired to live my faith.
God gives us the ability to chose and I have chosen to believe and be happy with the Blessings that I have.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
A few days away mmmm
i have been telling people for years to take care of themselves, however I am not good about doing it myself. Work has been at best difficult for the past few months but it is making progress, but not without taking a toll on me. Tension, feeling out of sorts etc., are all signs you need a rest. The signs are neon and about three or four stories tall, so I am taking off for a few days.
I am on a plane to Philly. Never been there, am going to sightsee, etc. Or maybe just sleep. THe trip started off along the vein of the past few months. The person on the first leg of the flight was a big and I DO mean big, seat hog. He sat will into my space with his back to me, allowing me minimal room. He did not speak English, so I assume my request for him to lean over were not understood. Deplaning was a continuation of this, I was wapped in the head by an oversize bag that had been crammed into the overhead and got stuck coming out, thence loss of control and wap. Next comes the getting your gate checked bag, the first people off the plane just stop to wait, much like the elevator raptors that are standing in front of the door to get on, without realizing that there needs to be a path for exit. It is an interesting phenomenon.
Now we come to the wait for the second leg of the trip, it was somewhat uneventful, with the exception of having my foot mangled by a large woman in 5 inch heels. Cool shoes, painful getting up close and personal to actually see them.
The seating companion on the second leg is farther away, I managed an exit row (no extra charge) and there are 3 seats and tow of us. He is not particularly agreeable but he is not breathing on me either. and there is free wifi on this flight. This is good
The noise level on both planes rivals a Stones concert from the 60's, except the noises are annoying. The woman behing is rattling paper to the extent that it tempting not to turn around and offer a shredder. The kid in front is loud and enjoys banging on the seat, or maybe I do need a rest
I arrived at my hotel and there was a problem--overbooked. I am in a different town now--but my rental Pyrius, is awesome and the location is near a lot of interesting stuff, including a huge outlet mall. Life is getting better all the time.
Now that I have my feet up no phone turned on and am just watching football life if looking pretty good. I have a good book to read, am going to the bar and get drink to bring back up here.
I may do a good job of resting. In fact there is already a great deal of humor in my trip today,
ah ah mmmmmm
I am on a plane to Philly. Never been there, am going to sightsee, etc. Or maybe just sleep. THe trip started off along the vein of the past few months. The person on the first leg of the flight was a big and I DO mean big, seat hog. He sat will into my space with his back to me, allowing me minimal room. He did not speak English, so I assume my request for him to lean over were not understood. Deplaning was a continuation of this, I was wapped in the head by an oversize bag that had been crammed into the overhead and got stuck coming out, thence loss of control and wap. Next comes the getting your gate checked bag, the first people off the plane just stop to wait, much like the elevator raptors that are standing in front of the door to get on, without realizing that there needs to be a path for exit. It is an interesting phenomenon.
Now we come to the wait for the second leg of the trip, it was somewhat uneventful, with the exception of having my foot mangled by a large woman in 5 inch heels. Cool shoes, painful getting up close and personal to actually see them.
The seating companion on the second leg is farther away, I managed an exit row (no extra charge) and there are 3 seats and tow of us. He is not particularly agreeable but he is not breathing on me either. and there is free wifi on this flight. This is good
The noise level on both planes rivals a Stones concert from the 60's, except the noises are annoying. The woman behing is rattling paper to the extent that it tempting not to turn around and offer a shredder. The kid in front is loud and enjoys banging on the seat, or maybe I do need a rest
I arrived at my hotel and there was a problem--overbooked. I am in a different town now--but my rental Pyrius, is awesome and the location is near a lot of interesting stuff, including a huge outlet mall. Life is getting better all the time.
Now that I have my feet up no phone turned on and am just watching football life if looking pretty good. I have a good book to read, am going to the bar and get drink to bring back up here.
I may do a good job of resting. In fact there is already a great deal of humor in my trip today,
ah ah mmmmmm
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Connection? OR RN Director and Clergy Person or Law Enforcement Person
This comparison is very simple, and quite unsophisticated it simple represents my own thoughts and please understand the similarities that I see are my own perceptions. They could be inaccurate , however they eem real to me.
In our daily lives we sometimes feel that we are running a solo race and few if any others can understand the demands of our chosen professions. I surmised that perhaps we need to look, and here is what I found.
How are these vastly different professions even remotely alike? Not an easy comparision to most people. I had this thought while kyaking with my friend Ben. Ben is an Episicopal priest and I work as the director of a Surgical Services department. additionally my friend Bill is in law enforcement as is my old friend Skip. Some of the comparisons are somewhat simple, we work to fix things with people, try to save lives in some instances, and are dedicated to serving those that need us. These can be lofty goals and there are many roadblocks to acheiving our purpose.
I have conclude that while we are appreciated perhaps the clergy are more frequently exposed to praise. Great sermon is uttered with sincerity while thtnks for arresting me probably is not,.and I seem to be enforcing rules very often.
In the OR work place fixing people is relatively straight forward, we cut, take out, replace, patch and then sew it up. We have a high success rate with our work, or we would no longer be doing it. It is a highly competitive business and certainly patients can always be repaired at many other facilities. We have to treat our patients with care, compassion and be attentive to their additonal need as well as fixing thier repair problem. Our work in the OR is definitely appreciated but the surgeon is the one priased and we nurturee our selves just knowing that we are doing the right thing and doing it
In the church world the clergy face similiar challenges with their parishioners. They must be attentive to what needs to be fixed,provide attentive compassionate listening and provide assistance to repair what is not right. This is a major difference because it is not cut and dried. The intangible things that we as people need fixed by pur clergy are not black and white like the surgical interventions, provided in my line of work.
In law enforcement lives are proected, people are educated on safety and the hundreds of other tasks that fall to our portectors. We only see a smallportion of what any of these professions do on a daily basis.
we fix the tangible bodily problems, protect people for each other and unwise decisions, while the third deals with the soul and all contribute to the quality of life here on earth.
The objectives are never exactly clear but the purpose is to provide comfort and offer tools to improve the gifts of life possessed by the people we serve.
I would never want to truly be a clergy person because I would dislike having so many people trying to "help" and or tell me how to do my job. Parishioners all have a vested interest in thier clergy person, clearly they employ him or her. Therefore they should be allowed to offer suggestions on how to perform the duties related to the church they support. Right? They offer suggestions on sermon topics, how to organized the business side to running a church, and the list is endless. Serving the needs of those in need and those who offer help is a full time and difficult task. The job is rewarding, but not without some stress and what I could be deemed strangulations. I wish I could help save souls, but that is truly a job for a clergy professional.
Perhaps if I cam back as a much younger person I woudl choose the law, in fact when I was a teenager I dreamed of being a lawyer. Girls were seldom police officers when I was growing up. Today the possibilities are endless.
Oops, now this becomes more clear. My job as the director in a hospital has some distinct similiarities. The staff, patients, physicians and other departments within the hospital system are all able to offer suggestions on how to perform the duties releated to the operation of the surgical suite. This profession also has many people interested in the outcomes and concerned that it is done correctly. My job as I view it, is to listen carefully, use the good suggestions, consider the others and thoughtfully disect them before I either use or disgard them.
these professions serve many, both customers and bosses. Our professions are truly a calling, or the individuals involved would not be effective. this is of course my personal opinion but while serving many masters here in our earthly jobs we still are held to the higher power that has placed us where we are on this earth.
These particular thought were prompted by first a feeling that no one could understand my job, (poor me) and secondly a reality check that there are many others in this world that have the same stresses and challenges on a daily basis. There is strength in knowing that and peace in the thoughts that I have support not only in my own professional world but with others in very different appreaing professions. It is up to me to make the connections and draw on the strengths and support I can use and provide to others.
I certainly welcome comments and suggestions
In our daily lives we sometimes feel that we are running a solo race and few if any others can understand the demands of our chosen professions. I surmised that perhaps we need to look, and here is what I found.
How are these vastly different professions even remotely alike? Not an easy comparision to most people. I had this thought while kyaking with my friend Ben. Ben is an Episicopal priest and I work as the director of a Surgical Services department. additionally my friend Bill is in law enforcement as is my old friend Skip. Some of the comparisons are somewhat simple, we work to fix things with people, try to save lives in some instances, and are dedicated to serving those that need us. These can be lofty goals and there are many roadblocks to acheiving our purpose.
I have conclude that while we are appreciated perhaps the clergy are more frequently exposed to praise. Great sermon is uttered with sincerity while thtnks for arresting me probably is not,.and I seem to be enforcing rules very often.
In the OR work place fixing people is relatively straight forward, we cut, take out, replace, patch and then sew it up. We have a high success rate with our work, or we would no longer be doing it. It is a highly competitive business and certainly patients can always be repaired at many other facilities. We have to treat our patients with care, compassion and be attentive to their additonal need as well as fixing thier repair problem. Our work in the OR is definitely appreciated but the surgeon is the one priased and we nurturee our selves just knowing that we are doing the right thing and doing it
In the church world the clergy face similiar challenges with their parishioners. They must be attentive to what needs to be fixed,provide attentive compassionate listening and provide assistance to repair what is not right. This is a major difference because it is not cut and dried. The intangible things that we as people need fixed by pur clergy are not black and white like the surgical interventions, provided in my line of work.
In law enforcement lives are proected, people are educated on safety and the hundreds of other tasks that fall to our portectors. We only see a smallportion of what any of these professions do on a daily basis.
we fix the tangible bodily problems, protect people for each other and unwise decisions, while the third deals with the soul and all contribute to the quality of life here on earth.
The objectives are never exactly clear but the purpose is to provide comfort and offer tools to improve the gifts of life possessed by the people we serve.
I would never want to truly be a clergy person because I would dislike having so many people trying to "help" and or tell me how to do my job. Parishioners all have a vested interest in thier clergy person, clearly they employ him or her. Therefore they should be allowed to offer suggestions on how to perform the duties related to the church they support. Right? They offer suggestions on sermon topics, how to organized the business side to running a church, and the list is endless. Serving the needs of those in need and those who offer help is a full time and difficult task. The job is rewarding, but not without some stress and what I could be deemed strangulations. I wish I could help save souls, but that is truly a job for a clergy professional.
Perhaps if I cam back as a much younger person I woudl choose the law, in fact when I was a teenager I dreamed of being a lawyer. Girls were seldom police officers when I was growing up. Today the possibilities are endless.
Oops, now this becomes more clear. My job as the director in a hospital has some distinct similiarities. The staff, patients, physicians and other departments within the hospital system are all able to offer suggestions on how to perform the duties releated to the operation of the surgical suite. This profession also has many people interested in the outcomes and concerned that it is done correctly. My job as I view it, is to listen carefully, use the good suggestions, consider the others and thoughtfully disect them before I either use or disgard them.
these professions serve many, both customers and bosses. Our professions are truly a calling, or the individuals involved would not be effective. this is of course my personal opinion but while serving many masters here in our earthly jobs we still are held to the higher power that has placed us where we are on this earth.
These particular thought were prompted by first a feeling that no one could understand my job, (poor me) and secondly a reality check that there are many others in this world that have the same stresses and challenges on a daily basis. There is strength in knowing that and peace in the thoughts that I have support not only in my own professional world but with others in very different appreaing professions. It is up to me to make the connections and draw on the strengths and support I can use and provide to others.
I certainly welcome comments and suggestions
Saturday, October 23, 2010
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