I haven’t blogged in a bit. Life got away from me. It happens to us all. But it made me think back to a time that I was completely overwhelmed and one small act of kindness from my son brought me back to the road and out of the ditch. Those of you out there that have lived life in survival mode know the feeling. Cry but cry standing up. This particular day i was sitting on the side of my bed, it was early around 6 am. I started crying because I could not remember where I was supposed to be on this day. I was working two jobs, going through a brick-and-mortar nurse practitioner program and doing clinicals. That moment when you wake up panicked, where exactly are you supposed to go today? That feeling of not being able to hold on one more second. My then teenage son walked into my room carrying a hot mug of tea and told me it was clinical day. That was all it took for me to keep barging ahead. When you live in survival mode you never stop and enjoy your victories. You just keep going because you finish one thing and you are on to the next.
That moment will always stay with me because that one small thing brought me back. Sometimes that is all it takes to pull you out of your ditch. So, I just want to say today, take the time to let yourself enjoy your accomplishments, big, small or in between. Because you matter. your life matters. Survival is a mode not a life. and if you don’t have anyone to offer that small act. Do it for yourself because you really do matter. Celebrate it!
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