Today is Labor Day and for most of us it’s a day off to picnic with our family, rest by the pool or do something else fun. For me it’s also about remembering a terminally ill registered nurse who attended the CLNC® Certification Seminar several years ago.
The CLNC student must have read the look on my face when she shared her personal story because she said, “Vickie, you’re probably wondering why I’m here. I want to learn every day I have left on this Earth and I want to have purpose in my life right up to the end.”
I struggled to choke back tears while hugging and embracing her. After all, here was a woman who had every reason to stay in bed with the covers pulled up over her head, feeling sorry for herself. Instead she was out living her life. She had a plan to fulfill one of her bucket list experiences – to become a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. She wasn’t going down without a fight and intended to consult with attorneys in some capacity as long as she could.
Every Labor Day, this is the Certified Legal Nurse Consultant I’m most inspired by. Right up until the very end she was embracing all of life, including the labor of work and the labor of educating herself. And she was doing so without worrying about how long, short or successful her career as a CLNC consultant would be.
Labor is part of our lives. Whether you believe it’s for better or worse, the more we embrace labor, the happier we’ll be. That’s a secret this Certified Legal Nurse Consultant so generously shared with me three years ago.
I’m Just Sayin’
P.S. Comment and share whether you would work if you didn’t have to.
