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Oct2

DAY 275

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Some days life is like trying to nail jello to a wall...it just doesn't work.

Some days life is like trying to nail jello to a wall…it just doesn’t work.

I am very surprised at the fact that I was able to function as a normal human being today, I am so very, very tired. My brain and body feels like it got hit by a Mack Truck which then ran over it….TWICE! I am fairly certain that many patients walked away confused after talking to me, because in all honesty everything I said sounded like gibberish to me. I would laugh about my day, but I am just too tired to do so.  What’s my point? This journey at times is like trying to nail jello to the wall, it doesn’t work the way you want. I got through today and somehow still managed to be a blessing to someone (no one is more surprised than me). Before my day of incoherent speech ended, someone thanked me for being kind and thoughtful. The lesson: We can’t always control the day, how we feel, or our nonsensical rambling, but we can control our attitude and our perspective. We can still be kind, thoughtful, we can still meet the need. Just by choosing to do so.

“And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them” (Luke 6:31).

So what am I thankful for today? Being a blessing even when my brain is mush.

Sep18

DAY 261

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Chickens have no nuggets!!!

Chickens have no nuggets!!!

My friend and co-worker Stacy is a trooper. She is the dietitian at the cancer center I work for. Last week Friday I came into work to find my entire desk turned upside, all the way do to my computer screen (it was really funny). So today I got a tiny bit of payback. Stacy has a catch phrase which is: “Chickens don’t have nuggets!” She dislikes chicken nuggets, microwaves, and processed foods, all the good stuff 😉 (I mentioned she’s a dietitian, right?). So I enlisted the help of IT and went to town. This morning when she logged on to her computer, she was greeted by a picture of six piece chicken nuggets and a sign that said “We have reserved your chicken nuggets…and as an added bonus, we have added extra preservatives to keep it as fresh as you are!!!” But we didn’t stop there (upside down desk, remember), anytime she got an email or clicked a program she heard the McDonald’s theme song. Which was hilarious, because it would be dead quite and you’d hear…”I’m loving it…” Ha! This is why she’s cool, she has a sense of humor. We’d both start giggling every time the McDonald’s song would play, because it was at the oddest times. What’s my point?  Interaction counts. Laughing, and enjoying the day (especially at work) is the best way to get through this journey. Stacy and I work in a place where people come because they have received horrible news. If they find us smiling, find us friendly it makes the process they are about to go through that much easier. So enjoy your journey, enjoy your friends…your attitude could be the medicine someone else needs.

“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22).

So what am I thankful for today? Laughter, chicken nuggets, and a friend with a sense of humor.

Sep16

DAY 259

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The lessons we learn is a light that others follow. So don't despise the learning. (Picture ny Lisa R.)

The lessons we learn is a light that others follow. So don’t despise the learning.
(Picture ny Lisa R.)

Hahaha!!! Today is down right hilarious I will tell you why. I am a little addicted to my laptop (and by a little I mean CAN NOT live without). One of the perks of working at a hospital is that w have an awesome IT department, whom I happen to have a great relationship with. This means when my personal laptop needs a little update, I have at my disposal a group of the best of the best at what they do. This morning I brought my laptop in to my FAVORITE IT guy, Frank. For the past couple of weeks it has been giving me an update message for something that I have already updated (several times). Frank takes my beloved computer and says, “No, problem, come back at 2:30”. To which I reply, “Okay, see you in a bit”. At 2:40 I knock on his office door…No Frank. I call his extension, no Frank. WHAT!!!!!!! I am panicking. Frank has gone home, he left at 2:00 pm! I am fuming. Fuming? Why? Nothing devastating has happened. No one has died, the world has not ended. I am not without technology. Am I really this upset because I won’t have my laptop for a few hours? Why yes, yes I am (I am a BIG baby). With so many things happening in the world at large I am a little disappointed in myself for being waylaid by the lack of a laptop. What’s my point? Don’t get attached to the “unimportant”, hold on to things with a loose grip. On this journey there will be many things to get angry about, things that actually deserve anger. The lack of a laptop is NOT one of them.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal” (Matthew 6:20). 

So what am I thankful for today? Lack of laptop and IT Frank. 

Sep12

DAY 255

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Sometimes it is as easy as copy and paste.

Sometimes it is as easy as copy and paste.

Today is the day for new beginnings. So much has happened to be thankful for today, that I hardly know where to start. I thought about relaying my whole day in this post, but that would be a never ending read (ain’t nobody got time for that), so I decided to talk about the main lesson. Ready? Let’s Go! (nope wasn’t a cheerleader…played soccer). At 11:00 am this morning one of the doctors I work with gave birth to two healthy baby boys.  For you to get my point I will bring you back to the beginning of this week. On Monday I was so excited to get to work, I was waiting for one of the Oncologist that I work with to get to in. I had spent a great deal of time searching for the perfect present for her new born babies. She came in, I sat in her office grinning from ear to ear, because I had nailed the present. She opened the package, ever so slowly (that is such torture…slow present opening). As soon as she saw the onesies she began to laugh. Why? One said “COPY” and the other said, “PASTE”. Yes I know…NAILED it! My card said, “Life’s all about learning. This is an easier way to get two the next time around.” Yeah, my sense of humor is a bit… :). Today she gave birth and sent me a photo of the twins in their “COPY”, “PASTE” gear (I am stilling laughing). I remembered my note and had this thought, as far as having twins goes there is no other way to do that other than giving birth. However, many times on this journey we choose the hardest possible route to get to our destination. Like the children of Israel we wander aimlessly in “our desert”. We complicate things by choosing any road, but God’s. The journey doesn’t have to be difficult, yes there will be bumps and bruises. But sometimes it can be as easy as…Copy and Paste.

  “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed My word and did not deny Me” (Revelation 3:8)

So what am I thankful for today? Copy and Paste… 🙂

Sep3

DAY 246

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” (Picture by Lisa R.)

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
(Picture by Lisa R.)

So I have two nurses today. No, not because I am a problem patient, but because one is in training. She is very nervous and repeats everything I say, to make sure she’s heard me correctly. So a couple of times today she’s asked me questions and I have replied with something so opposite what the answered should be, in hopes that she’ll stop repeating my every word. However, she still repeats it then gives me a look because I start laughing. That’s how it is when we start some thing new. We have that nervous flutter, that uncertainty. We worry that we may not be saying things right, or doing things right. This continues until we become acclaimed to our surroundings. I want to say to her remember this time. Yes, you read right. Remember this nervous feeling, this attention to detail. Remember. Why? It’s the feeling of “new”. A new road, new journey, new adventure. As uncomfortable as this time may feel, live in it. My nurse is very attentive now, but happens when this becomes old hat? What happens when a patient doesn’t appreciate all that she has done? What happens when the inevitable bad days come? It is this memory that will help get her through. This feeling reminds her that she spent many sleepless nights studying. Sacrificed time with her friends and family just she could get to experience this moment. It does the same for us…it reminds us why we do what we do.

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize” (1 Corinthians 9:24).

So what am I thankful for today? Being privy to a new journey.

Aug29

DAY 241

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Some days you just need to laugh. :)

Some days you just need to laugh. 🙂

I love anyone with a great sense of humor. It’s part of my criteria for friendship, dating, and just general admission into my world. Today my brother (who is one of the funniest people I know), and I were stopped behind a tow truck carrying cars that had clearly been through some trauma. I pointed out one particular car, my brother looks and says, “That car has clearly been through some stress…it needs a hug.” I start laughing. What’s my point? We need laughter, we need to see the “funny”. Some days have no hilarity at all. We are stressed at work, and home. At these moments we just need a good laugh to get us through. Here’s a little advice, don’t focus just on the negative. Take the time to see the funny. There is humor all around us, just look, you’ll find it.

“Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, ‘The LORD has done great things for them'” (Psalm 126:2).

So what am I thankful for today? Laughter…

Aug28

DAY 240

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Our lives are meant to be a sweet smelling aroma, refreshing those around us. (Picture by Lisa R.)

Our lives are meant to be a sweet smelling aroma, refreshing those around us.
(Picture by Lisa R.)

So if you have been reading this blog for a while, you are aware of this one thing, my brain does not work like everyone else’s (although this is not necessarily a bad thing). That was my disclaimer, for what I am about to write :). My friends and I have a product that we get from Bath & Body Works, we call it emergency spray (this is NOT the real name). We use it for, well, emergencies, of the bathroom kind, our desire is to leave the environment better (smelling) than we found it. Today, I have, by my estimations consumed an ocean of water (give or take an ounce). Therefore, on my drive to Fort Lauderdale this evening I needed to stop at a public restroom (I try to avoid this normally). Here’s what I learned: Not everyone in the world holds to the philosophy of my friends and I. The person/s that used the restroom prior to me, did NOT believe in emergency spray and thus I stepped into a VERY hostile environment. I struggled through the situation and came out alive and in one piece, although somewhat traumatized. On my drive downtown I had this thought, “Am I “emergency spray”? Do I as a person, leave the environment around me better than I found it? Do I seek the good of others, or seek to further my own agenda? Sadly the answer is not always yes. The world is in disarray, life can be dirty and smelly. Sometimes the people we come in contact with are in need of “emergency spray”, someone to make the “air” around them easier to breath. This journey can get stinky, but we always have the option to break out and be “emergency spray”.

“Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing” (2 Corinthians 2:15, NIV).

So what am I thankful for today? Emergency spray. 🙂

Jul26

DAY 207

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Watch where you're driving. Buildings can come out of no where. (Picture by Lisa R,)

Watch where you’re driving. Buildings can come out of nowhere.
(Picture by Lisa R,)

I have a disclaimer, my sense of humor is a little…different. I have literally spent this whole day laughing. Everything I have heard and seen in this day has been humorous to me (this could be a brain defect). My morning started like this: Sitting at my computer, when all of a sudden Singh walks down the hall and says, “Some one just drove their car into the Center!” What?! I know it’s wrong but my first thought was, “Maybe they wanted their chemo to go”. This of course made me laugh and thus began my day. Now as I sit back and analyse the day, I am wondering what happened? How did a very normal human being manage to drive his/her very expensive vehicle into a very large building? My answer, they weren’t paying attention. Then I began to think to myself, how many buildings have I driven into (not literally of course)? How many things have I broken, bumped, or bruised simply because I was focused on something else? Many times I find myself living life distracted. Let’s face it this journey is filled with lots and lots of “noise”. People, places, and things that can pull us in the wrong direction, causing us to drive our “cars” into buildings. Today I am reminded that I have a guide book. A love letter written to me (and you) from someone that adores us.  In it I find the strength and focus I need to keep my car going straight. I know it works, because today someone gave me the greatest compliment ever. She said, “You’re always so happy.” I was about to rebut, when it hit me, I really am HAPPY…correction THANKFUL.

“Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure” (Psalm 16:9, ESV).

So what am I thankful for today? A good GPS (God’s Perfect Steer).