A Nurse's Point of View

I have been jotting notes and ideas almost everyday. Experts say this is the best way to remember or retain those ideas that mostly popped up while you're busy doing something or other times when you are taking a shower. What I am going to write today applies to all of us who sometimes undergoes trials, sufferings, predicaments or difficult situations and sometimes don't know what to do or having difficulty facing these problems. I was about to take a shower before going to my salon this morning and suddenly it just popped up out of my brain and I had to write it. Try to see the beauty in life. Do not focus on things undesirable, situations that makes you sad. Things of the past that makes you unhappy. Look around you. The people you love. The place you live in. And every material things you have. You have more than enough to be happy and thankful. If you are struggling with something like sickness, a loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, a disability...

Is frustration really a part of life? In my 50+ years on earth, I've been into a lot of experiences where I cried, became angry because of frustration. The choices we made or things we did sometimes lead us to feel frustrated. The things that we wanted to do but in one way or another is not being addressed or fulfilled can leave us with sentiments and frustrations. How are we affected by it? It can make a huge impact on us, it can either make or break a person. It can also be a catalyst to success or failure. It can drive a person to face fear and do what has to be done to resolve the issue. And when this happens, whatever the answer maybe, the important thing is the person did try to do something. Work is important to me so every now and then even if I am not that physically fit to work, I tried my best to be present to avoid conflict. Two days ago, that was what I exactly did. I decided to go to work even if I wasn't feeling very well due to lack of sleep the n...