TO YOU TIN: "BEING BRAVE"

July 16, 2008

Hi tin! i’ve been greatly overwhelmed by responses from my readers. And you’re one of them tin, who by the way recognized my drive to live a life as a fulfilled registered nurse of the philippines. So, i thank you for that. Anyway, i graduated my bachelors degree in nursing way back in 1999. After graduation, I took time out from nursing to rest a little bit and get a hang on life in general. Until i went abroad for some more RNR. I didn’t realize that i have to look for a job and start my career as a registered nurse. Years passed and i’ve counted to 7 years until my first post- graduation nursing experience. I was so afraid at that time but my enthusiasm to learn everything gave me the bullet i need to go on with the fight. Talking about “braveness”, i think when you’re a first- timer in the hospital, nervousness and a little bit of that “katangahan” are all but natural. But once you get the hang of it there’s no more excuse for any mistake. I can say that i shared a few mishaps myself during duty hours and you will just look back laughing at yourself afterwards. But you know what, I thing i never dropped from my career is my passion for continuing education. I can say that my career accelerated during the time that I started my masters degree with UP and finished it just in time for UP’s centennial year. So i’m really very honored to have been a centennial graduate of the university. From there, my confidence just went up, i gained more ideas on how to love my career as a registered nurse, on how to maximize my time personally and professionally. I can’t say i’m great becaue there are a lot of people out there who are greater than me. But i love myself for being me and i love the fact that i’m becoming more contented on the things that i achieved and been wanting to achieve in my life. So i think  being brave is wanting to have your dreams materialize for the people you love.