Words To Live By

I have a lot of extra time lately as you know . I seem to think I have a lot to say, some of which gets me in trouble at home... I am greatly affected by endorphins in a positive way, and my "level " is extraordinarily low.That's what brings us back to the talking and trouble.        
This would be,let me see DAY TEN with no workout. But who is counting,right?
Before you think of me as a slacker, I would testify that pain is a powerful thing, and pain that is unrelieved is even more so. ( Nurses ,we should be even more vigilant in pain control for our patients,no matter how vigilant you see yourself..because pain sucks.) However the pain is somewhat improved today,still present but more  manageable. So I am HAPPY.
So...for the words : Faith that it will all work out, Patience to wait for whatever it is I am waiting for and  Strength to stay with the plan and goals .

Oh and just one more word that appeals to me especially right now :

                        UNSTOPPABLE

Simply glance to the left and you will see my awesome new shirt.

Yes ,every one are words to live by.

Update

Hello Mystery Readers,
Well, as a followup to the previous post about changes,here is an update. We have now entered the Extended Illness portion of the ride. Funny ,but 95% of me does not feel ill. And then I try to travel across the room and am reminded of the previously mentioned changes.
I have recently returned from a 0630 trip to our quite large local grocery store,early to avoid crowds when doing something called "toe touch weight bearing". With crutches ! THIS is however a huge improvement over my last experience of This Summer Sucks- 2006 edition. You see I had a walker then. Yes, really. Completely demoralizing. So anyway, my store actually offers a convenient riding device for those with difficulty traveling the aisles. I utilized those during 2006. I would rather crawl through the store than do that again. Don't be worried, things are not at all to that point. I however have very strong feelings about this subject...do you feel me on that?
I suppose I could have sent the BabyDaddy with a list . Yeah,not so much. The beautiful offspring ? Yes, they would go . But in one week ,I feel I have lost my entire routine. And I watched it go. It went while I sat in a chair feeling sorry for myself, angry for stupid things that happen ,and in typical nurse fashion focusing on worst case scenarios. A wasted week swallowing NSAIDS, icing and elevating . And waiting.
I. Do. Not. Wait. Well.
So the grocery trip today is a return to some sort of normalcy . I went because I CAN. And I am glad for that. We should all emphasize more not what we cannot do, but what we CAN do.

I hope you all will.

I Really Like This...

Liking this video in no way should be interpreted that fireworks should not be used with caution and adult supervision...really try to NOT  completely wreck some ER nurse's day,or night .

Changes,Changes,Changes

Well, life like nursing is always changing. In fact that is the ONE ,single thing you can count on.
I have experienced some major changes lately. Some of them I was sure I was well prepared for. And I think I am well prepared to say the least. And then comes the curveball...excuse me I am totally not a baseball person, have no clue why I would reference it in anyway. In fact I am basically a football person living in a basketball town,but I digress.
So I thought I had things pretty well under control. I sort of did.
Entering the more "self directed"  time of year with regard to my fitness goals, I decided to try some new activities. This ultimately did not work out so well. So I sit at the desk now blogging away with ice on my knee,waiting for my doctor's office to call back.Instead of logging my activites completed and cleaning sweat off machines, I am sending emails containing words like "Extended Illness Bank" and the looming "Medical Leave of Absence".
AWESOME!
But it is not all gloom and doom... I will certainly not be stopped by a preliminary evaluation. Man, we nurses are so terrible as patients because we continually consider all the possible things that could be wrong. As a group I think we are a "expect the worst and hopefully be pleasantly surprised" type.
This is where attitude comes in. As nurses if we can do anything,it is keep going whatever is going on. And so it goes in our own lives .
We all face challenges every day, this just happens to be mine right now.I would love for someone to come up with a word ...that I can't seem to do today.Suggestions?

Gratitude

Change . Always a challenge for me and I expect many of us. Sort of a funny thing when your job is always changing and different from moment to moment.
Maybe that is why it is a struggle in the Non-Nurse part of my life.
I have spent several hours a week with a great group of women since last fall ,it has become a huge part of my life. I take from that time many things I have learned from each. And I look forward to the next stage that I am sure we will share .

I am grateful for each of you.

Motivation A.K.A. How Do I keep This Up?

A friend of mine recently asked me " how do I get motivated?" I have thought alot about it and even consulted some close to me to get their thoughts. I don't know how I got motivated really. It started as something that I was convinced was "IT". The answer to all my problems and failures. We all have those as you know. Then I met up with inspiration ,which fuels motivation.
I am very happy when I can succeed at the challenges that are put in front of me. These could be continuing to make healthy choices in eating, staying with the goals for increasing fitness or even making the choice to be positive or happy. Success is measured in many ways... it is not a number. It is not a checklist that you have completed. Sometimes it does not feel like success at all.
Success and the motivation that is needed to continue comes from deep inside yourself. Knowing that you will keep trying regardless of if you see change or improvements. But knowing that the  real change is that you won't quit.

And that it's already within each of us, you just have to be ready to hear it.