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Sharon
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| 04/12/2010 2:32 AM |
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| Well let see........I have been in nursing since '83, raised a wonderful daugher, married 35 years to what I thought was a wonderful man and I took care of everything except getting the cars inspected or worked on and putting gas in them, other than that it was mine to do........all the bill paying, income taxes, taking care of anything needed for the house from tv's, furniture, appliances whatever.....bought everyones clothes except daughter picked hers out when she got old enough, did all the washing/ironing, yardwork including pruning hedges/trees, painted house, then got smart and had siding put where brick wasn't, long story short I did it all and to keep my daughter from being a "latch-key" kid, I worked night shift until she could drive, then she had a ride from her father to shool and I picked her up, then fixed dinner........so guess who walked out after 35 years of marriage because HE decided he didn't want any "responsibilities" any longer, he wanted to travel, buy new corvettes etc..........so talk about a wake up call.....thank goodness I had my nursing to count on......he did work all of our married life but only days....8-5 job!!! But now 7 years I am happier than I have ever been, I do what I want when I want. I have a great manager at work who lets us fill out our own schedules and as long as the shifts are covered she leaves it alone. My daughter now grown with a 12 yr old boy who I think is fantastic are my pride and joy, my daughter is always there when I need her and will show up at my townhome somedays when I am at work and clean everything for me without my knowledge.........she is truly a gem..........she knows how hard nurses work and has always respected me for that and helped out whenever she could. She was my rock during the divorce.......father has not seen/talked to her or grandson since '03 either......it is like he just fell off the face of the earth.......So to answer the question WHO TAKES CARE OF ME........very easy......my daughter, my grandson, my wonderful long-time friends and the man upstairs who I have called on a lot the past few years....Don't know how anyone gets by without their FAITH to draw on. Sorry such a long message, but wanted you to know nothing is ever a done-deal.........my divorce proved that, so don't ever neglect taking care of yourself.......healthwise, financially or otherwise...put your money in that 401K and other places as well. I am very glad I saved like a "single" woman all those years because my retirement if not far off and I will certainly need it nowd |
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Lori
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| 08/16/2010 10:29 AM |
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What a fantastic site this is!
My balancer is quite contemplation and meditation time. During this time, which I commit to regularly, I visualize myself as a tree, with many branches symbolizing all of my responsibilities and also the opportunities which I have to heal myself and others, and to experience peace and joy. (I feel as though nurses are energetically attracted to healing others as part and parcel of healing ourselves on some level). I meditate deeply on the above the earth part of the tree, and equally as deeply on the roots which are firmly present and nourished in the earth, that which symbolizes the nourishment and nurturing that I receive to keep going. |
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universalRN
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| 08/17/2010 1:50 PM |
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| I agree! You need to grab your inner strength! |
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