It has been another long run since I wrote on my blog, but now again I have been inspired to write! I just finished my first year of my MSN nursing program one more to go. Its been a quick ride through and I am very happy to have made this decision. Along this journey of mine I have met some incredible people along the way. Some people who are nothing like me but I find that I can learn so much through them. As I invested time and a lot of money in this particular journey, which is rare for me, since naturally I have a nomadic lifestyle. And come on who really thought I would end up in Memphis, out of all places? So what I am saying is during this new adventure I have found something that I really enjoy and if I may say so I am good at, its dealing with mental health, its not just people with bipolar issues, but depression, anxiety. I am good at listening and mostly I am intrigued by what causes humans to get into this state of being. So in my studies and observation if we can't help the mental aspect of humans how we possibly fix the physical?
I met a particular person in nursing school, at first I didn't pay much attention to this person, but I saw him quite frequently because he was always helping people. I am not much for receiving help unless I ask for it. People used always talk about him, how nice, great, and helpful he was. We randomly spoke here and there but nothing too intense. One day I finally sat down to speak to this person who everyone had only great things to say about. I was quite intrigued to find out how "all together" he had it. What I found more intriguing was how he had this desire to help people without really asking for much in return, he truly wanted people to do well in school and did not mind devoting his time. I never utilized him as a resource because I was pretty good at that particular subject. As I got to know him better I realized that he wasn't just trying to get through school, but this guy was really intelligent. He really wanted to know all aspects of medicine, he wanted to practice become proficient in what he was doing. Most of the time I can say that some people have advantages over others because of gender role. For example men get paid more then women, they move up quicker, or because you are a minority you have a better chance of receiving a scholarship, etc...
However in this case it is true men are more favored in nursing because there is not many of them but for once I did not care about this because he really paved the way for himself, even if he wasn't a man the things he has done and accomplished would make anyone want to hire him. Volunteering, helping others, working on research papers and being published, shadowing nurse practitioners, he wanted to embrace everything he could about this particular field and he did it.
I am inspired by this individual, because I found many lazy people who do not motivate you in any way, better yet they do nothing but bring others down!
I really enjoy meeting new people for this particular reason! Just when you think that there isn't a good soul out there, or someone you can look up to, I randomly meet someone who inspires and motivates me to do better. I typically write about an amazing person I have met each year and I have been slacking the past couple years! Memphis has showed me a lot and while living here I have met many great folks, this is just one good example!
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