Priorities. The idea
is drilled into your head from the minute you enter your freshman year of
college. We all seem to think that,
"No worries! I'll get my priorities figured out soon enough!". But the problem is that we generally think of
priorities simply as academic. Our
relationship with God and with others is usually not impressed onto our minds
as things to prioritize. Being in
nursing school has completely shaken my world and changed so many things that I
before believed were important. While
papers, tests, study groups, chores, and church commitments are all extremely
important and should never be overlooked, they are not the beautiful gifts that
make life worth living.
I've come to
realize that the beauty lies within our interactions and relationships with
others and God. It's the times in
nursing school when I'm simply holding an elderly lady's frail hand, when I'm
reading a book to a little boy in the hospital, when I am comforting the family
of one of my patients... those are the times that make life worth living! To look into the face of a brand new baby
girl, and gently wrap her small and beautiful form into my arms as she takes
her first breaths... these are the moments to be prioritized.
Yes, study for the tests. Yes, read the books. Yes, apply yourself. But do not so completely lose yourself within
the technicalities of life that you miss life itself. Your priorities become moments, and the
moments become memories. What memories
will you have?
Great blog, Courtney!
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