It's a holiday for me.....I do not understand how the 4th is on Sunday so they close everything on Monday....well almost everything. The department I work in at the hospital is closed but the call team is working. I was called in last night for 3 hours....good times. Actually, as I have said before I love my job. I love the docs, the work, the patients, and most of the time my co-workers. You do not have to love or be best friends with your co-workers. You only have to work with them 8-10-12 hours a day, then you go home. I do not live with any of them. And I can tolerate any thing for that long. ( and I do get breaks that I can get away for a few minutes)
I love music and I love to sing. Now I never claimed to be a great singer or even a good singer. I just love to sing. I hum all the time at work, home, everywhere. And I have hummed as long as I can remember, literally all my life. Last week a patient was really nervous about her procedure and I told her that we would be right with her and we would play some soothing music if she would like and it would all be ok and over before she knew it. As things progressed and the procedure drew to an end, I commented to her "Now see that wasn't so bad was it?" Her reply was, "When you told me there would be music, I thought that would be good and the music was good, but when you started that humming, girl, it was bad." (I blamed the drugs she had been given during the procedure) My co-workers just knodded in agreement (with her). Now I am not a person to get my feelings hurt easily and this did not hurt my feelings, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I did tell my team I wish they would have told me instead of letting me run around embarrassing myself.
For the rest of the day I did my best not to hum, I really tried to be quiet. Now we have music playing in the procedure rooms most of the time and the patient usually gets to choose what type of music they prefer (within reason). I do not always hum the music that is playing. I have my own tunes in my head and am reminded that I need to "get with the tunes in the room"
I tell all this to say.....Just because you've done something all your life, does not mean its right or you are good at it and you should continue doing it. Even at 54 sometimes you need to realize that a change could be a good thing. I think I hum because I am happy and content. I have a happiness inside of me that I know no one can take because Jesus placed there. After a week of trying NOT to hum, I will not promise that I won't hum or even burst out in a song, its part of me, but I'll try to do it in the shower or in the car and not inflict my voice on anyone else. Again no promises.
What are you inflicting on others? Are you happy and content? Happiness and contentment is there for all who want it........just ask......last time I checked Jesus still had plenty.
Ah, yes. I'm sure it was the drugs. LOL When Jeffrey was little and I'd sing to him, he'd say, "Please stop singing, Mama." Glad to know I'm not alone. :-)
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