Everyone has talents...

I have always kind of doubted myself and my decision to become a nurse. After I got my degree I wasn't 100% sure that nursing was really what I was supposed to do with my life. The thought that I should have majored in something else often creeps into my mind, but I try to squish it as quickly as possible because I know that nursing is something that I should be doing and I really am grateful for it. There was a little boy who came in and helped reaffirm the fact that nursing was for me. He came in quite a bit at the beginning of the school year and I couldn't help but make him a "favorite" of mine.

He came into the office with a nose bleed and it just did not want to stop. I was holding tissues on his nose and ice on his neck and then I would have him hold the tissues and I would hold ice on his neck and his nose. In the middle of the holding of ice/tissues and the small talk to make it seem like I wasn't freaking out (it was A LOT of blood) he started asking me about whether or not I was a "real" nurse and if I went to school for it. He also told me that I was the nicest nurse that he had ever met.

The real kicker (probably the reason I like him so incredibly much) is that he said that he was soo glad that I was a nurse and he was glad that I had gone to school for nursing because I have a gift for kindness and a great ability to help people who need help. He told me that he could just tell that this was the best thing for me to do. He said that everyone has talents, but not many people are able to really use thier talents in thier jobs, but I was totally using my talents.

His nose stopped bleeding shortly after that and he said bye and headed off to class, but I pondered a lot on what he said. It is true that everyone has talents and it is such a blessing to be able to be in a profession where I can really use the talents that I have been blessed with to help the lives of others. That little boy helped me remember that I actually really enjoy nursing, especially the helping others part of nursing. It was a good reminder that I am in the right place at this time in my life. Reminders like that are wonderful!