Posted by Jai Narayan on February 22, 2004, at 21:45:15
In reply to Re: Hello, All?, posted by EmmyS on February 22, 2004, at 16:51:03
> You are most welcome Karen Kay. I was so happy to have received that Satyagraha quote myself once upon a time.
*I loved that quote and read it to my honey. I loved what Ghandi was doing. Kind of reminds me of Ralph Nadar these days.
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> I work in a psychiatric hospital. Some days are pretty emotionally rough. It can be hard on my own mental health. I use that quote to remind myself that I chose the right path, that I need to be a tool for my patients to use (not a bucket to hold their problems), that I need to turn to friends and say help! when I need to, and most especially, I need to keep my heart open and warm to my patients, and my friends, and to new people I meet along the path.
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*Not too long ago my mother was a patient at a psych hospital. She died there. I am so happy she was surrounded by people who were loving and kind. My mother was so 'out of it' most of the time. She did have some chrisma.
I always thought I wanted to be a psych Dr. but I realized it would have been a *rescue mother* job choice. I eventually decided I just really couldn't do it.
I am so proud of you, that you can do this job. It's not easy and as a family member of someone who had to be in an institution to save her life...I want to thank you for your attitude and sense of grace. We all need that compassion. I am just so inspired you can do it.
Thank you.
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