Some resources and links from the library 'Positive living collection and library guide:
TUS: Midlands Nursing and Health Blog
Monday, November 7, 2022
Courage and difficult times:
Courage
and difficult times:
TUS : Midlands Library ‘Positive living’ outreach: Bibliotherapy extracts /quotes
“Success is not
final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
“If you’re going through hell, keep going”
Winston Churchill
“It takes a
great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up
to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone
“Let me embrace
thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.”
William Shakespeare
“What lies
behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within
us and when we bring what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Being deeply
loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you
courage.”
― Lao Tzu
“So do not
fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
The Holy Bible: Joshua 1:9; Isaiah
41:10)
“It takes
courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings
“Bran thought about
it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?'
'That is the
only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Galadriel: “Mithrandir...
why the Halfling?” Gandalf: ..”.I don't know. Saruman believes it is only great
power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I've
found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the
darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps
it is because I am afraid... and he gives me courage.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the
Ring
“It is not
despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do
not.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the
Ring
“Wish it need not have
happened in my time,” said
” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the
Ring
“Although the
world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
Helen
Keller
“We cannot
change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
Randy Pausch
“Do not be
daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are
you free to abandon it.”
The Talmud
“And once the
storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to
survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing
is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who
walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
Haruki
Murakami
“I will
breathe. I will think of solutions. I will not let my worry control me. I will
not let my stress level break me. I will simply breathe. And it will be okay.
Because I don’t quit.”
Shayne McClendon
Kahlil Gibran on Good & Evil
“Of the good in
you I can speak, but not of the evil.
For what is
evil but good tortured by its own hunger and thirst?
Verily when
good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it thirsts it drinks
even of dead waters.
You are good
when you are one with yourself.
Yet when you
are not one with yourself you are not evil.
For a divided
house is not a den of thieves; it is only a divided house.
And a ship
without rudder may wander aimlessly among perilous isles yet sink not to the
bottom.”
From ‘The prophet’ by Kahlil Gibran
“Out of
suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are
seared with scars.”
Khalil Gibran
Andy Dufresne: [in letter to Red] “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the
best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
The Shawshank Redemption
Friday, November 4, 2022
Monday, June 13, 2022
Bibliotherapy Extracts on the "MEANING OF LIFE" for reflection, consideration
Meaning and purpose in life,
Being alive is the meaning”
Joseph Campbell,
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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”The Dalai Lama
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“There is not one single big cosmic meaning for all; there is only the meaning we each give to our life. An individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person.”Anais Nin
All available at: https://medium.com/@successmagazine/the-meaning-of-life-in-15-wise-quotes-a4e0db4b4e64
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“My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfast, but she doesn't sit around worrying about whether she will get fulfilled or liberated or enlightened. As long as she gets some food and a little affection, her life is fine”
Joko Beck. Available at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/joko_beck_538152?src=t_meaning_of_life
“There is an
internal landscape, a geography of the soul: we search for its outlines all our
lives. Those who are lucky enough to find it ease like water over stone, onto
its fluid contours, and are home.
Some find it in a place of their birth; others may leave a seaside town,
parched, and find themselves refreshed in the desert. There are those born in
rolling countryside who are really only at ease in the intense and busy
loneliness of the city.
For some, the search is for the imprint of another; a child or a mother, a
grandfather or a brother, a lover, a husband, a wife, or a foe.
We may go through our lives happy or unhappy, successful or unfulfilled, loved,
or unloved, without ever standing cold with the shock of recognition, without
ever feeling the agony as the twisted iron in our soul unlocks itself and we
slip at last into place.”
Fiction Book:
Damage by Josephine Hart:
J. Hart (2003) Damage. Vintage books:
London, 1-2p
“He knocks at all doors, strays and roams,
Nay, hath not so much wit as some stones
have,
Which in the darkest nights point to their
homes,
By some hid sense their Maker gave ;
Man is the shuttle, to whose winding quest
And passage through these looms
God order'd motion, but ordain'd no rest”.
Poem: Man by Henry
Vaughan Verse 4Source: Vaughan, Henry. The Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist.
vol I. E. K. Chambers, Ed. London, Lawrence & Bullen Ltd., 1896. 169-170
But often, in the din of strife,
There rises an unspeakable
desire
After the knowledge of our buried
life, ...
…And we have been on many thousand
lines,
And we have shown, on each, spirit
and power,
But hardly have we, for one little
hour,
Been on our own line, have we been
ourselves;
Hardly had skill to utter one of
all
The nameless feelings that course
through our breast,
But they course on for ever
unexpress'd.
And long we try in vain to speak and
act
Our hidden self, and what we say and
do
Is eloquent, is well—but 'tis not
true! “…………..
And a lost pulse of feeling stirs
again!
The eye sinks inward, and the heart
lies plain,
And what we mean, we say, and what we
would, we know,
A man becomes aware of his life's
flow,
And hears its winding murmur, and he
sees
The meadows where it glides, the sun,
the breeze………….
Extracts from Poem: The buried life by
Mathhew Arnold :
M. Arnold (1852) The buried life Available at: https://poets.org/poem/buried-life
“An aged man is but a paltry thing,
A tattered coat upon a stick, unless
Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder
sing
For every tatter in its mortal dress,………..”
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice --
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voice behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life that you could save.
Oliver, M. (1963) The journey, In: No voyage and other poems. Available at: https://maryoliver.beacon.org/2009/11/new-and-selected-one/index.html
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
This Nurse of the Week Will Never Say Your Companion Animal is “Only a ____”
Jennifer Smith is an RN at the Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rome, New York. She works in the Center’s adult day health care program, where adults in need of supervision can enjoy socializing while receiving medical care while living at home instead of being isolated in a facility.
While Smith enjoys all of her patients, she formed a special bond with 60-year-old John Burley. When her patient shared photos of Boomer, his amazing dog (of course he was amazing!), Smith, who has a 13-year-old dog of her own, was an attentive audience. Burley and Boomer had lived together for most of Boomer’s 12 years, and when Burley had to move from Arkansas to Rome, New York, leaving the rest of his family behind, his furry housemate became his go-to for warmth, joy, and emotional support. Man, dog, and nurse all jogged along together for a while, and all was well.
Then, one day, dog and man were parted.
Burley came down with pneumonia and was hospitalized for that and other lung problems. As he lived alone and had no one nearby to look after Boomer, the city stepped in. With Boomer’s person unavailable for an indefinite time, the good boy – a good, 12-year-old boy-dog – was sent to a shelter. Burley, isolated in the hospital and sick with worry as well as pneumonia, turned to another vital source of support, his nurse. And his nurse came through for him.
Read more at Daily Nurse
Natural Heavy Metal Detox With Chlorella and Spirulina
We can work to avoid these substances as much as possible, but some exposure is still bound to occur.
Since even small amounts of heavy metals in the body can cause negative side effects like fatigue, headaches, digestive problems and skin conditions, it’s important to use natural methods to cleanse your body of these toxins.
WHY SPIRULINA AND CHLORELLA ARE EFFECTIVE FOR HEAVY METAL DETOX
The answer to natural heavy metal detoxification is as simple as a single-celled organism. Spirulina and chlorella are two separate micro-algae organisms which have existed on earth since the dawn of time.
Both were revered as powerful superfoods in many traditional societies, and today are more relevant than ever for achieving overall health and well-being.
Read more at livingthenourishedlife
5 Benefits of Deep Breathing Exercises
Deep breathing exercises just might save your sanity. Check out your breathing the next time you feel angry, stressed or anxious. Chances are when negative emotions run high, your breaths become short and shallow.
This is your body’s natural response to stress, but paying more attention to your breathing patterns can help you “cushion” that stress response and help you process stressful emotions more quickly.
Let’s talk about some important deep breathing benefits, as well as some tips on how to do deep breathing exercises and develop a daily routine.
I would bet that many of us rarely more than a couple deep breaths during an entire day, even when we’re not feeling stressed (and when is that?). And if you’re not taking deep breaths, you could be missing out on one of the simplest ways to drastically improve your health.
Read more at the Nourished Life
10 Key Nursing Trends in 2022
1. COVID-19 takes a toll
Nurses are feeling exhausted and overwhelmed as wave after wave of COVID-19 patients have flowed onto their units. Many have become burned out and ready to leave their nursing jobs in 2022.
“Nurses have literally given their lives to take care of patients, and it has a profound effect,” said Bonnie Fuller, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, CTN-A, a professor at the Purdue University Global School of Nursing based in West Lafayette, Indiana. “The pandemic has highlighted the critical role nurses play. We are the backbone of the healthcare profession.”
Many healthcare professionals consider recent COVID-19 surges avoidable, with no end in sight, due to people refusing vaccinations and mask wearing, according to an Association of American Medical Colleges article.
2. Focus on behavioral health
Elaine Smith, EdD, MS, MBA, dean of the College of Nursing and Public Health at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, expects in the coming year to see a tremendous focus on behavioral and mental health concerns.
Nurses, other healthcare workers and people, in general, have experienced depression and anxiety. Long-term effects in children are not known, Smith added.
“Psychiatric nurse practitioners will be incredibly valuable moving forward in the care of people post-pandemic,” Smith said.
3. More nurses traveling
Read More at Nursing News
A Call for a More Balanced Approach to Family Presence During a Public Health Emergency
What would you want for your family?
Nine years ago, AJN published a Viewpoint article asserting the essential role of family caregivers. The article featured an elderly woman recuperating in a hospital, her daughter at her bedside planning for discharge with the care team. The authors argued that family engagement creates the foundation for safer care, better patient outcomes, and greater efficiency for nurses.
The same patient’s experience would likely have been very different during the Covid pandemic, especially during the intermittent surges over the past two years. The patient would be alone in the hospital, her daughter’s assurances communicated through a digital tablet. Overstretched nurses would provide updates to the family over the phone. Discharge education would occur through a car window moments before the patient’s daughter drove her home, feeling unprepared for what came next.
COVID-19’s highly transmissible properties have complicated the family engagement equation. Over the past two years, hospitals and nursing homes have enacted, eased up on, and then reinstated visitation bans, at times leaving questions as to whether restrictions implemented to reduce disease spread may be more detrimental than beneficial.
Read more at Off the Charts
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