The phone rang.
"Crystal."
"Yes, its me." I replied happily.
"It's D.E.M. at C..............., (Dept Emergency Medicine)!
You might not have heard the news? there has been a pile up on the highway, the ambo's (ambulance) will be here soon, we want you in!"
It was almost twelve noon on a sunny tropical day, and my work wanted me, fast!
Thank God I'd showered after returning from a walk and run at the ocean that morning.
Thank God I wasn't still down at the beach with a ten minute run home.
I got to the hospital ready for work fifteen minutes later.
As I walked in my boss approached.
"We have one deceased already, please make her presentable for the family."
I entered the cubicle and the sight that met my eyes almost made me hit the floor.
Closing the curtain behind me I headed for the staffroom and a cup of hot tea.
This I drank with shaky hands.
What was wrong with me? I felt shocking!
Much later, I showed the family in to view their loved one.
With all the tubes and bloody disarray gone, she was presentable.
I on the other hand, without anyone knowing, was a wreck.
Burn out from a stressful work situation comes with the constant pressure.
You cope and survive for years..
Never imagining the day will arrive when you could become the patient.
Then you must assess yourself truthfully and admit the need for a good break.
I call this a sabbatical. A complete mind rest.
Getting away to peace quiet and contentment, with no pressures to perform.
A place where you can be yourself, not your title.
People who ignore their warning signals might suffer a complete breakdown.
Needed Therapy:
Get completely away, leave the trauma behind for a time or a season.
Rest, read, walk, swim, meditate on a good book, eat an adequate diet and laugh.
God's Word is a wonderful way to refresh the soul.
It is the best medicine for eternal life.
“And do not be Conformed to this world,
but be Transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2)
"Crystal."
"Yes, its me." I replied happily.
"It's D.E.M. at C..............., (Dept Emergency Medicine)!
You might not have heard the news? there has been a pile up on the highway, the ambo's (ambulance) will be here soon, we want you in!"
It was almost twelve noon on a sunny tropical day, and my work wanted me, fast!
Thank God I'd showered after returning from a walk and run at the ocean that morning.
Thank God I wasn't still down at the beach with a ten minute run home.
I got to the hospital ready for work fifteen minutes later.
As I walked in my boss approached.
"We have one deceased already, please make her presentable for the family."
I entered the cubicle and the sight that met my eyes almost made me hit the floor.
Closing the curtain behind me I headed for the staffroom and a cup of hot tea.
This I drank with shaky hands.
What was wrong with me? I felt shocking!
Much later, I showed the family in to view their loved one.
With all the tubes and bloody disarray gone, she was presentable.
I on the other hand, without anyone knowing, was a wreck.
Burn out from a stressful work situation comes with the constant pressure.
You cope and survive for years..
Never imagining the day will arrive when you could become the patient.
Then you must assess yourself truthfully and admit the need for a good break.
I call this a sabbatical. A complete mind rest.
Getting away to peace quiet and contentment, with no pressures to perform.
A place where you can be yourself, not your title.
People who ignore their warning signals might suffer a complete breakdown.
Needed Therapy:
Get completely away, leave the trauma behind for a time or a season.
Rest, read, walk, swim, meditate on a good book, eat an adequate diet and laugh.
God's Word is a wonderful way to refresh the soul.
It is the best medicine for eternal life.
“And do not be Conformed to this world,
but be Transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2)
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