Tip of the Day: Be the light, even in difficult situations.

Tip of the Day: Be the light, even in difficult situations.

 

Since I just had surgery, I thought I would share this story wit you from my past. This is an excerpt from my autobiography, “It Is What It Is…But It Wasn’t A Tragedy.” I have had many surgeries, and this excerpt is from my observations from those experiences.

 

… “I also know that nurses don’t always receive thanks for what they do, and I can only imagine how difficult their workday can be sometimes. They picked their careers because they love serving others! But they often deal with out-of-control, ungrateful, mean, and angry people. Some of their patients’ attitudes are driven by awful pain while others are driven by pain that was inflicted upon them years ago. Nonetheless, I’m sure that it is not always an easy job, most days, for a nurse.

             

I have always tried to bless the nurses who took care of me by giving them a lighter day. There were times when I felt totally incapacitated and it was then that I had to ask for help. Regardless of how I was feeling I asked nicely and with a smile. There were times when I joked around with them, especially if they were watching me bumble around the room trying to get a grip on whatever it was that they needed me to do. I would make light of the situation and soldier on.

           

During one of my stays at a hospital one of the nurses brought a nun in to meet me. The nun wanted to meet-the-one-patient-that-they-wished-all-other-patients-could-be-like. I found it so sad that I was an exception to their daily grind.

           

I even had a few nurses tell me that they really hated their jobs and subsequently, they treated their patients with the same kind of attitude. Those nurses became challenges for me, and I loved it. Before long, I had them laughing too.”

 

Be that person who can bring a lighter day to the burdened, the sad, and the hopeless. You don’t always know what a person is going through, and sometimes, just a simple smile in passing or a quick compliment can make all the difference in the world to them.

 

 

Debra Lee | Author | Keynote Speaker | Biz & Life Coach

 

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