Two Sabbath Keepers

JOKE (have a laugh)

An important note on, "do not judge" and quick thinking.

Two 'Sabbath keepers' met in town one Saturday.

One was coming from church, the other not 'dressed' for church.

The one coming from church said to the other, "uhm, yes man

so you're a sabbath keeper, eh; what r  you doing here at such a time"?What would God think?

The young man just coming out a Bank ATM felt a bit guilty and surprised! Not sure how to respond he quickly thinks up something to say, 
he remembers an earlier deed, "oh, my sabbath keeping brother you dont get it you see that homeless man over, yes him, right there, his stomach is full because I wasn't in church today.
Oh yes I bought him a good lunch". Please tell God if I didnt go shopping today, that man would remain hungry. He then popped a smile, waving goodbye to the old beggar. The beggar smiled and responded with a goodbye wave. "My brother, right now my belly is empty so Ill have to see you at AY, bye!" He left the scene quickly.


Mythical_Poet

Why I Quit Nursing pt 2

I was really in the wrong field. My peers, some who were much older than me asked

what I was doing in Nursing. I like to think of myself as the prophet Jonah who ran

away from God, except I didnt know where I was suppose to be.

I was actually a Poet. Looking back I see that I never could have made it as a Nurse.

Im too sensitive and emotional to the needs of others, which would make it

impossible for me to make some logical left brained decisions.

Nurses are not soft, infact they are more skillful than doctors pertaining to patient care

You have to have emotional control to be a nurse. Something has to die inside you.

It actually is slavery, unfortunately that is the reality. It is very self giving.

My hat goes of.

A proverb says, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. My on-surface intentions for nursing
were 'good' but the underlying reason for me doing it was not. If you're doing nursing
for selfish reasons like money, you wont be happy.
Go do business or become a politician or something.
Nursing takes away from you, you are giving your life away everyday
with little to no reward. Im sorry if it sounds negative- but its true.
But they're people who love it.
Once I saw the bigger picture of the profession I was entering, I saw a bigger picture of life
The corruption in Nursing is just a small example of a bigger corruption of society.
I wanted no part of it, I couldn't play the game and so I pushed myself out.
Because it is a game, and if you have a pumping heart filled with blood, chances are
you wont play it well.

I didnt stay long enough to properly see the politics in Nursing but as a student it was real.
As reality kicked in, I had to kick out, but not without a fight.
It became obvious to me that some nurses never really cared for patients
they were just counting down their time to leave a shift and start another.
It is a cold place.
My first few weeks in the hospital scene was filled with excitement and
interest in learning, a little too much.
My instructors didnt like that I was so involved, even after they said to 'get involved'
I really thought I could make a difference.
It seems what I had in mind was not the intention of everyone else
I didnt like how some Nurses treated patience and how they talked to them.
I was being broken, and it was just a matter of time.

I really dont know how to say this correctly, but around that time, I felt great sympathy for myself.
I was really confused and made plans to leave. I prayed. I cried. I felt like a failure.
Every day I put of my decision to walk out, but one particular day
I sensed the presence of two forces in my mind. A part of me wanted to stay
and a part wanted to walk out, I couldn't decided which was stronger
As I silently contemplated I stopped what I was doing. I looked around the place,
I said to myself, "what am I doing", "I dont belong here", let me go
That very day I walked out.

That was the begining of my recovery and a new experience all together.
It was the first time I listened to my gut instincts and followed my heart
I didnt want to treat myself like that anymore. I was lucky to escape hell and hope I didnt
descourage anyone because that was not my intention.
Im better of where I am, and though other carrier are not as secure, I have peace of mind
I can do what I want, and go where I want and not be tied down.

Instead of being a Nurse be a Doctor, Still I could not be a Doctor.
Being a Doctor is just as stressful and you have to have a talent and calling for the
 Medical field generally
Its sad that Nursing is the way it is and people are fighting to get in.
Its sad that the politics in nursing is a wild jungle;and the health industry is actually a
commercial business
Its sad so many good nurses suffer because of the flaws of the profession by
admininstraters
who could not care less whether a patient lives or dies as long
as the name of the hospital is intact
Its sad that I will never see the world the same again, it is what it is
a cold place.
God is the most abused name in the world.
I take responsibility for myself.

Mythical_Poet

Why I Quit Nursing pt 1

Make no mistake, nursing is very very hard. I had to quit, and I dont regret it.

The reasons why I left nursing are so complicated yet I will try to explain my

experience as briefly as possible. Where do I start?I entered Nursing because

I wanted to help people, I really did want to. At the same time, I wanted a long

term carreer that affored security and financial stability. I was looking for the

purpose of my life and existence and I somehow beleived God was leading me

 to nursing. Now I am a very humble person, which I thought made it more easy

 for me to be a "Nurse". I was wrong. I thought I was Gods gift

 to the profession,I thought I was chosen for nursing. I cannot say I always knew

 I would be do nursing, up until my decision it was a radical move. Im not going to

 blame anybody but myself for choosing nursing, I will say I was naive

about the profession and ignorantly blinded by the security it promised. I beleived I

would make lots of money and not worry about a job, because as they say,  

"nursing is always in demand",lol.

Perhaps my only guilt is what I put my parents through- they were paying my tuition.
But they did understand my decision. After two years of Nursing school I quit Nursing.
I just walked out the hospital. I cried. It was not my plan to exit the program
after I put so much effort and time into my work.
I couldnt understand what God was doing. I pleaded with him
to let me continue nursing, but his answer was, No, get out.
The truth, I was not dedicated or focused. I hated the hospital environment  more as time went by 
Nursing instructors are demons of mercy sent from hell, they dont want you to progress.
It started as I began to question my purpose for being in Nursing
Something began to change in me, I was turning into a zombie.
I gave 100 percent of my effort on my clinical rotations by those damn instructors
would not get of our backs, they wanted to break us and I knew it.
And being the quiet, reserved person I am I took every whiplash and slap without complaining.


I really never understood why they treated us harshly for doing our best
they would like pop-up at the clinical cites without warning
and blame us for what they perceived we weren't doing 'correctly'
It seems like they wanted us to attend to every patient at once, be everywhere at once
it was torture. One instructor blamed me for arriving at the clinical cite
three minutes late, and if I was very early they would act suspicious
they were crazy!, but I totally get it. It was not personal
Im surprised I even lasted that long.
Needless to say I became depressed, I lost appetite for food, enjoyable activities
my self care was being neglected, I had no time for myself and that was not good.
because of that I was getting weaker, I would get fits of rage,
my parents knew something was wrong- im not like that.
One time I got upset with my Dad for making me reach the clinical five minutes late.

I felt like shit. Nursing will kill your spirit slowly. If you are not cut out for it- dont do it!
I would advise everybody to take time to know themselves, nursing is a profession for the mature.
I entered nursing school at age twently, I had not clue where my life was going, I still dont but
im much better of. Nursing school was my worse experience but I turned it into a
learning experience to carry for the rest of my life.
I see it as God spearing me from a life of hell, not that im more special
but his mercy did not allow me to stay in it.
Still, I appreciate and respect anybody who can tolerate Nursing.
My bias is not towards good Nurses, but to the profession in general.
Besides they have to make a living, we all do, but Nursing is not for me.

I looked at Nursing from the innocent eye of a young naive boy, who thought he was the Messiah
that has come to heal the sick and feed the poor.
But I was the one who needed healing in the long run.
I will always say It is a very stressful career and only those with a death wish will venture
into its paths. Ill only get burned once, before I learn my lesson.
And if you want to call me a quitter, thats fine.
After nursing I took some time to recover and build back my sanity
I returned to college and did English
which turned out to be a better choice. I enjoyed every minute of it.
I found a job as a teacher and also a deep hidden talent for poetry.
I learned that life is unpredictable and so I im open to where the road will turn.
Like nursing I really never expected to go into teaching, but I enjoy it way better.

Like I said, its so complicated and personal the reason why I Quit Nursing. In part 2 I will continue.

Mythical_Poet