Self Help

Should not be sought on the internet (my guess is that you’ll be really concerned for your well-being with a quick google search – lesson learned when a younger version of myself decided to find a solution to chronic pain… on the internet… duh. Not smart.).

So proceed carefully when seeking help on internet (KDH PSA).

INSTEAD you should open the most recent Oprah link you’ve received from AWB. Take a deep breath and walk around Greenlake with a wiser lady and marvel at the love bestowed on a tree trunk.

I can appreciate the grieving process that has been undertaken by one or some over the loss of this tree. I am constantly in a state of wishing things would remain the same. I mourn the loss of trees, buildings, homes, traffic patterns, cars, books I’ve lent to others, a set of playing cards, a mug, cat supplies (stacked up high in my living room). I’ll be sad to move our Emergency Department to a new building.

I attribute my sensitive digestion to harboring all these minute losses that I collect on a daily basis. Ever positive (ultimately) and open to change (eventually)… I still take a moment to internalize these little losses before I embrace an ever evolving world. Sentimentality is a real bugger.

We are in a constant state of complaining about change at work. We grow accustomed to the patterns and processes and then it is changed again. Again? Really? Switching it up? Do I look bored?! Hello… I work in an Emergency Department (or Emergency Room for those that insist… you know who you are.).

But work is no different than life. Everything changes, all the fucking time. My patient’s families are frequently faced with unforeseen change and like all of us, some take it in stride and others need time.

So I‘m taking a deep breath and reminding my sentimental self that change opens new doors, alters your environment in unforeseen ways, introduces you to people you have yet to meet, experiences you have yet to have – all of which will contribute to your ever evolving self.

With countless people in my life beginning new chapters, I am reminded of how dimensional the feelings are around such moments and of the energy it generates.

So here’s to embracing change and taking it on with courage and excitement.

(Whether you chose it for yourself or not)