I'm beginning my third week of my new job. It's been an emotional journey thus far. I'm quite sure the journey will only continue. One day during my first week I observed another nurse. We went to see a couple of patients in one of the nursing homes here in town. I can't remember the last time I was in a nursing home so I was a little taken back after walking in. It was hard to not personalize my surroundings, but I did. I immediately thought of my sweet great-grandmother who resided in a nursing home. I thought of my aging grand-parents. I thought of my parents. Then I thought of myself. I kept telling myself I don't want to get older. I don't want to be an "old" person. I want time to stand still.
I can't make time stand still. We will all die. It's the natural process of life. While I know that statement is true, it doesn't keep me from still wishing to make time stand still.
The journey continues.
~jen
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