Thinking...

My thoughts and prayers are with my friends and their families through these recent times because they are dealing with a loss in the family or a significant health issue. I feel sad thinking about it right now. Even though I can't be there for everyone all the time or at the same time, I do care and I will be there for my loved ones as much as I possibly can. This type of news and events are the kind that definitely get to me as they would to anyone who has a heart. I guess that's why I'm here writing about it right now. I've been thinking about how precious life is and how much I care about the people I love. I can't help but think of the saying like in the song, "You don't know what you got 'til it's gone..." I really pray that my friends and their families are okay through these difficult and challenging times. Even though I'm not dealing directly with the kind of issues that my friends and their families are coping with, I'm still feeling emotional about it. I know I may seem emotionally composed a lot of the time, but that's not to say that I don't have feelings or don't acknowledge them. My career has exposed me to many patients and their families in crisis coping with life-threatening conditions and tremendous personal hardships. I almost forgot that I deal with these issues on a regular basis. It's one thing to deal with things as a nurse. It's another thing to deal with these things when it's personal. Anyhow, this has definitely been a wake up call for me and it's reminded me to be compassionate towards others.