Regrets?

Situation:  One Sunday afternoon we were waiting for a patient to be transported to our nursing unit, and had a few minutes of 'quiet' time.  Dr. Vince shared, "You know, Jan, I never wanted to be a doctor.  I like working with people but I just don't like the doctoring."

Me, "Vince, what did you really want to do?"

Dr. Vince, "I wanted so much to be a lawyer."

Me, "What happened?"

Dr. Vince, "My father was a doctor.  He insisted that every one of his children HAD to become doctors.  So we all are."

Me, "Vince, you know doctors sometimes take off a year or more for a sabbatical.  Would you consider going back to school.  You aren't too old (you're NEVER too old to go to school!)."

About that time, the patient was transported in and we went to work.

Lessons learned:  If you're really unhappy about any aspect of your life, don't just drift and get into the rut of misery and stay there! Consider what are your OPTIONS.  There are always options!  You may not get to change your situation immediately, but you can work towards it, in large, important matters, but also in the small things in life.

One thing is sure, You'll never know what you can do unless you TRY!  Happily, this is a lesson I learned when young and took to heart.  If I wanted to do a particular worthy thing, even if people told me, "That's not possible."  "Don't bother trying."  or even "It'll never happen,"  I kept thinking, "I won't know if I could do it unless I try."  If I failed, well, at least I'd know that I'd tried.

Outcome:  Dr. Vince transferred to another hospital in a different state after a few months.  I never knew if he achieved his dream of being a lawyer.  I pray that he did.

Don't forget, we're all in this life together.  And God loves us and wants us to be happy!