MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: Leadership & A Commitment to Self for Caregivers

Good Morning!  

Its the Happy Nurse here guest posting the Monday Meditation.

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the

self-esteem of their personnel. 

If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish."

~Sam Walton

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one):

Just for today, I will try to boost my own self-esteem when I do something well rather than knock myself down when I make a mistake. 

This week I will also try to boost the self-esteem of others rather than criticize. 

I will believe in myself and in others.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: Aim For The Stars & A Commitment to Self for Caregivers

Good Morning!  Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week! 

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"If You Aim At Nothing, You Will Hit It Every Time."

~Zig Ziglar

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one):

Having a dream is one thing, having a goal is something else.

Dreams are what we HOPE will happen.

Goals are what we WORK to MAKE happen!

This week, I will find a quiet time to reach inside myself, meditate with my Higher Power and write down the dreams of my heart.  

I will pick one dream and come up with a plan for how to achieve it.  

I will set a deadline and take one action this week to begin my purposeful journey.

I will aim for the stars and build a ladder to get there.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: Each Day's Gifts & A Commitment to Self for Caregivers

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"Each day comes bearing its own gifts. 

Untie the ribbons."

~Ruth Ann Schabacker

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one): 

This week, I will remind myself that hoping for the future and longing for the past are ruining my ability to find the joy in my present moment.  

Sometimes its easy to focus on the bad and be afraid to see or even accept the good.  But the exciting news is that we always have a choice.

Just for today, I will open my eyes and look for the gifts that exist in each day.  And when I find them, I commit to have the courage to open the box before my expectations extinguish my excitement!

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: Character & A Commitment to Self for Caregivers

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"The best index to a person's character is 

(a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and 

(b) how he treats people who can't fight back."

~Abigail van Buren (Pauline Esther Friedman)

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one): 

Sometimes while we caregivers deal with the daily stressors in our own lives we forget to be kind to those around us.  We feel badly when we treat our friends & family with sharp words, but do we notice when we direct unkindness to those in our lives that cannot fight back?

The cashier at the grocery store, the waitress at the restaurant, the janitor at the office, the teachers aide at the preschool, the customer service phone representative.  We know that it is unlikely that any of these folks will be able to help us succeed professionally or personally.  So we treat them with indifference or even rudeness.

This week I will remember that no matter what is going on in my own life, I will learn to pay attention to the people in my life.  ALL of the people.  Particularly the ones that provide me services.  I will remind myself to be grateful for the small services that go unnoticed by so many.  

I will do my best to find something kind to say to let each person know that I SAW them--to let each person know that their place in the universe matters to me.   

I will remember that by with just one kind word, I can alter the quality of someone's life by making them feel valued.  

I can be a person of character, one day at a time, starting now.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: Gratitude & A Commitment to Self for Caregivers

Good Morning!  Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week! 

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. 

It turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. 

It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. 

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. 

~ Melody Beattie

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one):

This week when my heart feels heavy, life feels out of control or I feel resentful that I have nothing more to give, I will pause for a minute and make a gratitude list.  

I will remind myself that this list doesn't have to be full of the "bold gestures."  

Sometimes all I need is to remind myself that I have clothes on my back, a warm home to sleep in and a friend to love.  And maybe, just for today, that is enough.  

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: A Commitment to Self for Caregivers & Letting Go

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  

Have a FANTASTIC week!

Today's Quote 

"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self"


~Aldous Huxley 

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one): 

This week I will stop trying to control other people.  

Not only does it not work, it also creates a lot of stress and allows me to focus on other's problems rather than my own.  

Each day this week I will commit to only focus on gently improving myself and I will let go of cataloguing other's flaws.  

In releasing those around us from our critique & judgement we can learn to live a kinder, gentler life with compassion to others and to ourselves.  

A healthier life.  

A life with sanity and serenity.  
 A life that we are proud of and grateful for every day.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: A Commitment to Self for Caregivers & The Time is Now

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"Never imagine that there will be time later to accomplish something, because that later time will turn out to have been yesterday."


~Valerie Jenkins, age seventy-four
from "30 Lessons for Living: Tried & True Advice from the Wisest Americans" by Dr. Karl Pillemer

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one): 

Caring for others makes it easy to shelve our dreams in favor of someone else's comfort.  Sacrificing everything for others sounds good on paper but in real life it builds resentments and can poison even the sweetest hearts to bitterness.   

This week I will remember that even though I spend my days and nights caring for others I still need to keep my OWN dreams alive. 


With that in mind, I will pause for a moment today and write down a dream I have packed away as I've cared for others.  


Then I will make a list of small things I can do everyday to keep moving towards that dream, no matter what.  


I commit to do this for myself because I know that there may not be enough tomorrows to make my dream come true if I don't start today.
  

A Doctor is Grateful for Making a Difference on an Average Day at a Rural Clinic! The Holiday Marathon Continues!!

The HOLIDAY HAPPINESS MARATHON Continues!!!!! 

Welcome All My Guest Bloggers--Doctors, Nurses & Patients whose stories warm our hearts....Here is Another Story From a Doctor!

In the hustle of day-to-day operations, I have found it easy to forget why I became a doctor. It becomes more a routine and that’s not what I set out to do. 

I work in a clinic that serves a large rural area and the goal is: go, go, go... see as many patients as fast as you can.   One patient needed a little more of my time. She had been to several docs before with the same problem and each time dismissed with the same diagnosis. I sat with her asking questions and explaining to her what I was thinking.  

Turns out she was sicker than either of us initially thought and I sent her to the hospital for more workup. She returned several weeks later wearing oxygen. She then reached and hugged me and said, “You saved my life.” It reminded me that the little things I do on an average day at work makes a big difference to that person.

Dr. S

Physician

Little Rock, AK

Thank you Dr. S for sharing your story with us!! Readers, lets send a little love to our doc who is willing to work in a rural area to give much needed service!  Comment away! :-))

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• After Having Brain Tumor Surgery, A Patient is Grateful for "The Best Nurse I've Ever Had!"
• She lost 60lbs, Got Her Health Back and Is Grateful for Her Doctor for Saving Her & Her Husband's Life by Recommending a Plant-Based Diet!!
• A Psychiatrist is Grateful She Helped a Patient Get His Life Back After Alcoholism & Liver Disease
• A Plastic Surgeon Goes the Extra Mile & is Grateful for Learning An Important Lesson From the Patient!
• Her Husband Had Six Skull Fractures & The Surgeon Took The Time To Make Them Feel Like They Were His Only Patients That Day!! The Holiday Happiness Marathon Continues!!

Her Husband Had Six Skull Fractures & The Surgeon Took The Time To Make Them Feel Like They Were His Only Patients That Day!! The Holiday Happiness Marathon Continues!!

The HOLIDAY HAPPINESS MARATHON Continues!!!!! 

Welcome All My Guest Bloggers--Doctors, Nurses & Patients whose stories warm our hearts....Here is Another Story From a Patient!

My good experience with a doctor was when my husband had surgery on his face 2 yrs ago. He had a maxillofacial doctor who was amazing!  There was something unique about him from the very beginning; even his entrance to the hospital room was slow and relaxed. He really did make us feel like we were his only patients that day.  He never seemed to be in a hurry and he answered all of our questions.  I remember him explaining every detail of the surgery - so much to the point that I didn't even have many questions when he was done.  


He explained what the face was like to begin with - comparing it to a puzzle, then explained what the problems were, how he planned to correct it, how the material would affect him, and details after he healed...  


When you have a loved one you are worried about in the hospital bed, you're sleep deprived, and stressed.... you don't respond well to fast descriptions of tomorrows surgery.  I don't think he spent a huge amount of time with us..  It actually saved time because his first detailed run down saved all those questions and him having to repeat himself.  I think some patients/families will unknowingly ask repetitive questions simply because they just don't get it the first time around- and they are trying to figure it out.. 


Before the surgery the doctor seemed confident and patient.  He was reassuring and positive.  I remember not even feeling nervous in the waiting room.  Once we were home and went to his office for the follow up - again he was gave us everything we needed to know about the healing process.  I have to say he really made us all feel at ease.  


And of course, I can't leave out this part -his work was amazing - you would never know he had 6 skull fractures by looking at him.


Allison in Columbia, S.C.

Thank you Allison for sharing your story with us!! We love doctors who take the time to explain things to us!  Does anyone else have a similar experience with a kind doc?:-))

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• A Pediatric Anesthesiologist Loves Being a Doctor & Is Grateful for Patients' Parent's Trust!!
• After Having Brain Tumor Surgery, A Patient is Grateful for "The Best Nurse I've Ever Had!"
• She lost 60lbs, Got Her Health Back and Is Grateful for Her Doctor for Saving Her & Her Husband's Life by Recommending a Plant-Based Diet!!
• A Psychiatrist is Grateful She Helped a Patient Get His Life Back After Alcoholism & Liver Disease