Re: Copy of Careers and Spirituality in ask RB
Originally Posted by
dreaming90
I used to work as a CNA in a nursing home and the work environment was pretty toxic.
I had that same experience. I was working toward a degree in nursing, and got the CNA first (since it would be a while before I got the full degree; I figured I could do some part time CNA work). I did get the certification as a CNA, but I changed majors not long after. Being in a nursing home just broke my heart. So did being in an oncology ward, where I also applied for a CNA position. I'm too empathetic, and it just had a very bad effect on me.
I had a friend who was an EMT, and he had to quit because he kept seeing things that tore him up inside. Accidental (and deliberate) shootings, domestic violence, terrible car accidents that could have been avoided if the driver just hadn't been drunk, that sort of thing.
Most people get into a job like that because they want to serve the public, they want to help, but the emotional, spiritual, and sometimes physical burden it puts on you can be profound.
May the light surround you, may you be blessed. May the light surround us, may we be blessed. May love and light surround us all, and may we all be healed and blessed. And so it is, and so it shall be, now and ever after.
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