Letters to Self: Journey to being a Good Nurse

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  A/N: Hmm. This came as something I didn’t even anticipate writing. It just came to my mind.

I am still a student alright. I don’t mean anything harsh or negative by this. My point is that, we can help in making the world a little better than we found it if we start by making small changes within ourselves.

It just came as a realization to me. I just wanted to share. Actually, I feel like it’s actually a letter I did for myself. To act as a constant reminder to me: that every minute counts and that I shouldn’t be putting off things that are important. I don’t mean that I take studying for granted, I do study hard, but like any other normal student, there are times when things I have/ought to do would slip behind schedule, but not always.

Honestly, I also see myself as someone who constantly needs improvement. Yah we always think that way. Of course, the biggest room in the house is always for improvement, for the better, that is.

Fr: On Second thought…

To: Myself actually. (But can also be for those who can relate to this. )

Dear ________,

You’ve got to start reading. Not later. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Sure, studying can be put off for later, you can finish your college life by just merely meeting the standards of mediocrity. You can graduate with just an “ok” grade. But would you not regret things that could have been if you’ve tried a little harder? If you put on an extra effort, you know that you can do better.

You can’t say that you’ll help in changing the world if you don’t even make an effort to change yourself, right?

You promised you’ve been planning to review your subjects but when really was the last time that you’ve actually read and re-read your notes? Last week? Last month?

Don’t blame any external factors if weren’t able to answer your professor or your graded recitation; or if you weren’t able to pass your term paper on time. You say it’s because there’s little time for you to review or because of the fast and boring lecturer last week, or because you can’t keep yourself from logging on to your favorite social site (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, MySpace or whatever site that keeps you from doing that homework) or because of your favorite drama that kept you from doing what you ought to do.

You have the tendency to blame others but can you just stop for a little while and think again?

Haven’t you got any part and fault in that also?

You are the one responsible for your actions but why do you point out on others?

If only you’ve read your lessons that night. If only you’ve listened to your teacher explaining. If only you’ve ignored the gossip of your seatmate and concentrated more on the discussion. If only you’ve tried a little harder and made an extra effort. If only…

So many ifs. So many could-have-beens and would-have-beens.

Think of this scenario if you would keep on doing that..

Are you just going to wait until its only a month before the board exams before you start to actually study and indulge yourself to what you are reading?

You cannot cover so much to study on short notice. You can freak out, feel depressed or feel nothing at all then. But you can NEVER back out nor turn back lost time. You can’t waste your 4-year hardships just because you think that you are not prepared, nor you haven’t had enough time to prepare and study for it.

THAT is a very lame excuse.

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The making of nurse does not start 3-4 months before the board exam. It starts from your realization that you want to enter the realm of nursing. It then continues the moment you set foot on your chosen university until the moment your professor starts with their first lesson. It continues your very last one year in college.

So why nag that a 3-month review is too short a preparation when in reality the review and preparation started way too long ago? You probably were just too preoccupied and claimed that you were too busy to notice that time flies quickly not realizing the importance of every second.

Professors keep on reminding students to read. Read. Read. Read. That’s all. Because they care for you. They want what’s best for you. They know and see that you’ve got the potentials inside you. They know you can do better. It’s just that, sometimes, you tend to do unnecessary things and take the more important things for granted.

You say there’s always tomorrow.

You say you can always do things later.

But what if suddenly there’s no tomorrow?

How can you be so confident on tomorrow if you don’t even know if there’s still tomorrow for you? You can only assume. But you can NEVER be so sure of it.

What you have to do is to exert our freakin’ best today. For what tomorrow will bring to us are only the products of what we do today. Nothing more. Nothing less.

So do what you can do today. Or you’ll regret later.

The making of a nurse is not an overnight process nor is it a piece of cake.

It is a tiring journey and you constantly have to motivate yourself to keep going forward.

It only takes a matter of balance and time management on what you are doing.

Being a nurse is never easy. But throughout the journey, even with the hardships (the sleepless nights, stressful duties and the like), you get the prize of fulfillment that if you study hard and become a successful nurse someday, you can surely make a difference in someone’s life..

Nurses may not be angels. But they are one of the next best thing in life.

Sincerely,

xoxo D

Soo, gotta go for now. Have to study for the exams tomorrow. I’ll just post after the exams. D

Wishes, and a dose of reality.

Starlight. Starbright. Wish I may. Wish I might. (Hope you'll fulfill my wish tonight!)

-Sounds childish, but somehow, in a little part of us, there can always be a tiny place in our self that we can consider a child at heart. :)

Hmm. Have you ever felt liking or wanting s certsin thing with all your heart? It may be a thing or a person--doesn't matter, as long as you really wish to have it with all your heart? Have you ever felt that way to something even for once?

I can't say that I haven't because at some point in my life, I know that I had.

Its as if a certain desire is fueled up suddenly inside you.

Like the lighting of a fire. Once it is ignited, the fire will keep on burning- that is, as long as you want it to--if you so desired.

Isn't it an exciting feeling? The sudden skip of a heartbeat, you crossing your fingers for the best of luck, or maybe having an *induced* tachycardia. :D (sorry, its just a term of mine, induced tachycardia. :D like when you suddenly feel giddy and kilig all over). The more you feeel the desire fueled up inside you, the more you are motivated to achieve/get/have that "SOMETHING".

Maybe it can be a long-lost dream, a material thing that you've always wanted, a past love that you couldn't quite forget and so you take your second/third/fourth chance, or maybe its just something that you want yourself to have-- a simple token perhaps; but what you consider as something worth having in your life.

The road to get that SOMETHING that you wish to have/achieve is not always an easy one. You would face trials and faiilures that would test how far you are willing to go to achieve and acquire that thing that your heart truly desires.

At times, you'd feel like giving up; that what you want is unreachable and what you want is nothing but a dream that would lead you nowhere. BUT EVEN IF IF YOU ARE FACED WITH THESE CHALLENGES, DON'T GIVE UP.

NEVER EVER GIVE UP.

You just have to take an active risk. Don't be like other people who'd give up easily because they wouldn't want any change in the world that they've grown used to.

At times, yes, you may fail. But it doesn't mean that it ends there. It is only a part of the journey of getting there and getting it right. Its not on whether how many times you'd fall down, but on how many times you get up and try harder. Don't be afraid. Take that risk. Bear your scars as if they are medals--worthy to be proud of. :)

There's nothing more satisfying than getting what you really want thru your hardships and perseverance. :) At least, in the end, even if you can't get it, you won't have any regrets, you can tell yourself that at the very least, you have given your best shot at it and have done what you can.

Always bear in mind, that there is nothing impossible as ling as we wish it with all our hearts and do everything that we can to achieve it. :)

Doing your best at everything that you do will always make you happy, trust me. :)