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A Bit of Wisdom, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/a.bit.of.wisdom.htm Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** A Butterfly In The Wind, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"A child is. . . A butterfly in the wind, Some can fly higher than others;"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/wind ****************************************************** A Dog's Plea, by Beth Norman Harris:"Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/a_dog's_plea.htm Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Animals, Pets, God's Creatures Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** A Glass of Milk (Paid In Full), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/milk ****************************************************** A Memo From A Child To A Parent, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for, I'm only testing you. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, it makes me feel secure."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/memo ****************************************************** A Nurse Is More, Nursing Poems, Inspirational Stories:"A Nurse Is More, Why? Though nobody, can say why, for sure, Nurse's desire, for service, is pure. Not for themselves, it has to be for others. A life dedicated, to their sisters and their brothers."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/more Inspirational Categories: Angels In Our Lives, Watching Over Us, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues Nursing Stories, Nurse Tales, Poems ****************************************************** A Strong Man, Poems of Character & Inner Strength:"The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders. It's seen in the width of his arms that encircle and protect you."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/strong ****************************************************** All I Need To Know I Learned From Noah's Ark, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"1. Don't miss the boat. 2. Remember that we are all in the same boat."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/ark Inspirational Categories: Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Among The Many Angels, Inspirational, Touching Stories:"Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day it asks God,"They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/religious.poems/among.the.ma... Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Motherhood, Mothering, Moms, Inspirational Poems, Parenting Stories, Parents & Parenting, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** An Irish Friendship Wish, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two;"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/irish ****************************************************** And It Was So, Religious Stories, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"God created the mule, and told him, "You will be mule, working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 50 years." The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much. Please, give me no more than 20."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/religious.poems/and.it.was.so.htm Inspirational Categories: Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Parents & Parenting, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** At Day's End, Religious Poems, Touching Stories:""Is anybody happier because you passed his way? The day is almost over and its toiling is through; Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word to you?"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/end Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Attitude Determines Attitude, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am important."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/ada ****************************************************** A Woman's Beauty, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The beauty of a woman
Is not in the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries,
Or the way she combs her hair.
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/beauty ****************************************************** Be A Winner, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Everyone's a winner
If that is what they choose,
Unless their choice is something else,
Then of course they lose."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/winner ****************************************************** Beatitudes for Leaders, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Blessed are the leaders who have not sought the high place, but who have been drafted into service because of their ability and willingness to serve.
Blessed are the leaders who know where they are going, why they are going, and how to get there."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/leaders ****************************************************** Beatitudes For The Home, Religious Poems, Touching Stories of Love & Marriage:"BLESSED are the husband and wife who continue to be affectionate and considerate, loving after the wedding bells have ceased ringing. BLESSED are the husband and wife who are as polite and courteous to one another as they are to their friends."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/home ****************************************************** Beginning Today, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Beginning today I will no longer worry about yesterday. It is in the past and the past will never change. Only I can change by choosing to do so. Beginning today I will no longer worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will always be there, waiting for me to make the most of it. But I cannot make the most of tomorrow without first making the most of today."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-beginning.today.html Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Dependability, Honesty, Responsibility, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** Being a Nurse Means ... By Melodie Chenevert:"You will never be bored.
You will always be frustrated.
So much to do and so little time.
You will carry immense responsibility
and very little authority."
http://3catsmeow4me.wordpress.com/2006/08/01/poems-and-prayers-for-nurses/ ****************************************************** Blank Page (The), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"A child's life is a blank page. What will the first words be? Shut up! Get out of my sight. Go play. Don't touch!"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/blank ****************************************************** The Burning Home, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"A couple, who we shall call John and Mary, had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good job and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and would be gone for several days. It was decided that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They hired a reliable woman to care for the children and made the trip, returning home a little earlier than they had planned."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/burning Categories: Dependability, Honesty, Responsibility, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Love, Marriage, Matrimony, Loving Partners, Motherhood, Mothering, Mothers, Moms, Parents, Parenting, Parenthood ****************************************************** Butterfly Courage, by David L. Kuzminski:"Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia in 1977, I saw a water puddle ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water and mud. As I reached the puddle, I was suddenly attacked!"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/courage ****************************************************** Childcare IS Important, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Children are people who are going to carry on what you have started.
They are going to sit where you are sitting,
and when you are gone, attend to
those things which you think are important." http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/childcare ****************************************************** Children Learn What They Live, By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.:"If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/learn ****************************************************** Circle of Life, by Jeff Reichardt RN, BSN, CNOR, CRNFA, CSA:"My career has many stresses in it that are inescapable. When I started it, I knew I would not get rich. I knew that this career was a difficult one. I knew that respect from my fellow professionals was hard won."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/circle ****************************************************** Difference Between Strength and Courage, Inspirational Poems:"It takes strength to be firm,It takes courage to be gentle. It takes strength to stand guard,It takes courage to let down your guard."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/difference Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues Living Life To The Fullest Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** Do Not Judge Too Hard, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Pray don't find fault with the man who limps Or stumbles along the road Unless you have worn the shoes that hurt Or struggled beneath his load."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/hard Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Bereavement, Grief, Loss, Sorrow, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** Eagles in a Storm, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks? The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, the eagle sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/eagles ****************************************************** Faith is Stronger Than my Fears, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Sometimes my cross is hard to bear, for there is darkness everywhere, and troubles pile around my door, like autumn leaves forevermore."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/fears ****************************************************** Fire (The), Inspirational Poems, Parenting Stories:
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/fire Inspirational Categories: Angels In Our Lives, Watching Over Us, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Bereavement, Grief, Loss, Sorrow, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Parents & Parenting, Poverty, Wealth & Riches ****************************************************** The Flow of Life, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"If the sky above seems cloudy, And you are left out in the rain, If you are searching for a rainbow, But the colors bring you pain, If your world is not revolving . . ."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/flow Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues Living Life To The Fullest Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** Food For Thought, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"*If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/food ****************************************************** Forgotten Hands by E.V. Stankowski RN, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Nurses are to their patients, as Angels are to God's work."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/forgotten Inspirational Categories: Angels In Our Lives, Watching Over Us, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Nursing Stories, Nurse Tales, Poems, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Fourteen Ways To Be A Champion In Life, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"1. Compliment three people everyday. 2. Watch a sunrise at least once a year. 3. Be the first to say hello. 4. Live beneath your means."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/inspiration/14.ways.to.be.a.champion.in.life.htm Inspirational Categories: Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** Friends of the Handicapped, Friendship Poems, Touching Stories:"Blessed are those who take the time to listen to difficult speech, for you help me to know that if I persevere, I can be understood."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/handicapped ****************************************************** Gardening God's Way, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Plant three rows of Squash: Squash Gossip, Squash Criticism, Squash Indifference."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/gardening ****************************************************** Gentle Whisper, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The young man had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn. So he went to see the old preacher. Pacing about the preacher's study, the young man ranted about his problem."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/whisper ****************************************************** God Knows..., Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless efforts...God knows how hard you have tried."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/knows ****************************************************** Happiness (Steps To), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Everybody knows: You can't be all things to all people. You can't do all things at once. You can't do all things equally well. You can't do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/steps ****************************************************** Helping Others, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"You gave on the way a pleasant smile And thought no more about it. It cheered a life that had been dark the while Which might have been wrecked without it."
http://www.4nursing.com/ Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues Living Life To The Fullest Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** High Resolve, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/high ****************************************************** Hold On, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Hold on to what is good, Even if it is a handful of earth.
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/hold ****************************************************** How Much Does A Prayer Weigh, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"How much does a prayer weigh? There is a story of a grocery store owner who tried to weigh one."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/weigh Inspirational Categories: Angels In Our Lives, Watching Over Us, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Motherhood, Mothering, Moms, Parents & Parenting, Poverty, Wealth & Riches, Prayers, Requests, Praying, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** I am Third, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"There was a boy who was very popular among others his age. He was an excellent leader in his school groups."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/third ****************************************************** I Asked For, Inspirational Poems, Religious Stories:"I asked for strength, And God gave me difficulties to make me strong;"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/asked Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Prayers, Requests, Praying, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** If Jesus Came To Your House, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"If Jesus came to your house to spend a day or two, If he came unexpectedly, I wonder what you'd do. Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room to such an honored Guest, And all the food you'd serve to Him would be the very best, And you keep assuring Him you're glad to have Him there That serving Him in your own home is joy beyond compare."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/house ****************************************************** If You Can, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can get going without pep pills, If you can always be cheerful and ignore aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/can ****************************************************** Judge Gently, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Pray don't find fault with the man that limps or stumbles along the road unless you have worn the shoes he wears or struggled beneath his load. There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt though hidden away from view or the burden he bears, placed on his back might cause you to stumble too."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/gently ****************************************************** Just Think, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"You're here not by chance, but by God's choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/just/ Category: Christian Poems, Religious Stories ****************************************************** Life Is A Miracle, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Life is a miracle, don't let it slip away, Open your heart to others, give of yourself each day. See the beauty in everyone, regardless of where they've been, Some have a difficult journey, and really need a friend."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/ ****************************************************** Loan (The), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:""I'll lend you for a little time, A child of mine," God said; "For you to love the while he lives, And mourn for when he's dead. It may be four or five years, Or twenty-two or three But will you, 'till I call him back Take care of him for Me?"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/loan ****************************************************** Learning To Teach, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-learning-to-teach.html Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency Babies, Children, Infants, Kids Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth Parents & Parenting ****************************************************** Lessons From Geese by Angeles Arrien:
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/lessons ****************************************************** Life's Tug of War, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Life can seem ungrateful and not always kind. Life can pull at your heartstrings and play with your mind."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/tug Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Little Girl In The Park, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"There was this little girl sitting by herself in the park. Everyone passed by her and never stopped to see why she looked so sad. Dressed in a worn pink dress, barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/park ****************************************************** Loss of Value, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/loss ****************************************************** The Love Of A Friend, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Because you love me, I have found
New joys that were not mine before;
New stars have lightened up my sky
With glories growing more and more."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/of ****************************************************** The Magic of Caring, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"To have the character, strength and courage to meet an emergency.
To calm the frightened child and anxious parent."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/magic ****************************************************** Meanings, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Standing for what you believe in, Regardless of the odds against you, and the pressure that tears at your resistance ... means courage."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/meanings Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth ****************************************************** Mom Online Poem, (The), Parenting Poems, Raising Children Stories:"I can hear them calling...so they are fine "Where's Mom?" they are saying...Don't they know I'm online? We're hungry I hear...I tell them please hush Mom is online now, what is the rush?
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-the-mom-online-poem.html Inspirational Categories: Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Computers & The Internet, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Parents & Parenting ****************************************************** Mountain Echo (The), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/echo ****************************************************** My Friends, The Angels, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"An angel here, an angel there, I'm surrounded by angels everywhere. When I'm in the middle of a terrible storm They come with their candles to keep me warm."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-my-friends-the-angels.html Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship Babies, Children, Infants, Kids Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** No Charge, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"My little boy came into the kitchen this evening while I was fixing supper. And he handed me a piece of paper he'd been writing on. So, after wiping my hands on my apron, I read it, and this is what it said:"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/charge Inspirational categories: Angels In Our Lives, Watching Over Us Babies, Children, Infants, Kids Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth Motherhood, Mothering, Moms Parents & Parenting ****************************************************** Obstacle In Our Path, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/obstacle ****************************************************** One, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"One song can spark a moment,
One flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/one ****************************************************** Papa's Sermon, Religious Poems, Parenting Stories:"Busy in his study, a minister was preparing his sermon for the coming Sunday. He reached to the shelf at his side for a book, and then remembered that he had left it downstairs. His little daughter was playing in the bedroom, and he called her. She came, running, eager and delighted at the thought that Papa needed her."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/sermon ****************************************************** Steps To Happiness, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Everybody knows: You can't be all things to all people. You can't do all things at once. You can't do all things equally well. You can't do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/steps ****************************************************** Pickle Jar, (The), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar. As a small boy I was always fascinated at the sounds the coins made as they were dropped into the jar. They ended with a merry jingle when the jar was almost empty. Then the tones gradually muted to a dull thud as the jar was filled. I used to squat on the floor in front of the jar and admire the copper and silver circles that glinted like a pirate's treasure when the sun poured through the bedroom window."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-the-pickle-jar.html Categories: Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Babies, Children, Infants, Kids, Dependability, Honesty, Responsibility, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Parents & Parenting ****************************************************** Positive Answers, Inspirational Words, Religious Inspiration:"For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has positive answers: You say: "It's impossible." God says: All things are possible. (Luke 18:27)"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/answers ****************************************************** Remember To Forget, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad.
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/me **************************************************** Renovations, Inspirational Poems, Religious Stories:"A businessman owned a warehouse which had sat empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and trash was everywhere inside the building."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/renovations Inspirational Categories: Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Resignation As An Adult, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"I am hereby officially tendering
my resignation as an adult. I have
decided I would like to accept the
responsibilities of an 8 year-old again."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/resignation ****************************************************** Sarah's Tears by Tony Collins, LVN:"Late one December night on the cancer ward the halls were quiet and solemn, the patients were asleep and most of the visitors were gone. The nurses were gathered about the nurse's station preparing for shift change. Sarah, one of the nurses, was especially tired, having worked seven straight 12 hour days. The kids had needs, her husband had been laid off, and the house payment was due."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/inspire.inspirational.inspiration.sarahs.tears.htm Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Bereavement, Grief, Loss, Sorrow, Death, Dying, End of Life, Hospice Poems, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Second Ten Commandments (The):"1. Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. 2. Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/second/ Inspirational Categories: Ambition, Determination, Persistence, Resiliency, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Living Life To The Fullest, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Religious Poems, Christian Stories ****************************************************** Sleeping Through The Storm:"A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows." This puzzled the farmer. But he liked the young man, and hired him."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspiration-sleeping-through-the-storm.html Dependability, Honesty, Responsibility ****************************************************** Some Friends Are Forever (A Forever Friend), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Sometimes in life, You find a special friend;
Some one who changes your life
By being a part of it."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/some ****************************************************** Something For Stevie By Dan Anderson, Inspirational Stories, Special Needs Children:"I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn't sure I wanted one."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/stevie ****************************************************** Ten Commitments For Parents, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"I will always love and respect my child for who she is and not who I want her to be."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/commitments ****************************************************** The Bear and the Two Travelers, Inspirational Poems and Stories:"Two men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/travelers ****************************************************** The Brick, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"About ten years ago, a young and very successful executive named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his sleek, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/brick ****************************************************** The Magic of Caring, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"To have the character, strength and courage to meet an emergency.
To calm the frightened child and anxious parent."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/magic ****************************************************** The More You Give, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The more you give, the more you get The more you laugh, the less you fret."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/give ****************************************************** The Value of Time, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/value ****************************************************** These I Can Promise You, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"I cannot promise you a life of sunshine; I cannot promise riches, wealth, or gold;"
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirational-poems-touching-stories-these-i-can-promise-you.html Inspirational Categories: Affection, Caring, Friendship, Dependability, Honesty, Reliability, Virtues, Love, Caring, Self Esteem, Self Worth, Love, Marriage, Matrimony, Loving Partners ****************************************************** This Day by Steven L. Blanchard, RN, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"This day is a special gift from God. There are many who saw yesterday's sunset yet have not seen today's sunrise. But I have been given another day of opportunity; a day to learn and grow."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/day ****************************************************** Time-Tested Beauty Tips, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/tips ****************************************************** Tribute to Rebecca Anderson by E.V. Stankowski RN:"Rebecca was an LPN that responded to the Oklahoma City Bombing and courageously gave of herself to help the injured. While she was inside the Federal building caring for the sick, she was struck by a piece of concrete debris from a falling wall. The incident ultimately led to her death (five days later)."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/anderson ****************************************************** "Walk A Little Plainer, Daddy," Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:""Walk a little plainer, Daddy," said a little boy so frail. "I'm following in your footsteps And I don't want to fail."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/plainer ****************************************************** What Is A Father? Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death. A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks . . . Never quite the man his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of his own who will follow him.)"
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/father ****************************************************** What Women Do, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"WOMEN have strengths that amaze men. They carry children, they carry hardships, they carry burdens, but they show happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/do ****************************************************** When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado, Religious Poems, Touching Stories:""It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm of solitude will be invaded by decisions to be made and deadlines to be met. For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I choose."http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/name ****************************************************** When We Share, Caring For Others, Sharing Our Hopes, Fears, Feelings:"When we share laughter, there's twice the fun;
When we share success, we've surpassed what we've done.
When we share problems, there's half the pain;
When we share tears, a rainbow follows rain."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/share/ ****************************************************** Where Love Goes, Religious Poems, Inspirational Stories:"A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long gray beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize any of them, so she said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/goes ****************************************************** Winners and Losers, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The Winner is always a part of the answer; The Loser is always a part of the problem.
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/losers ****************************************************** Words of Gold, The Dalai Lama:"This is what The Dalai Lama had to say on the Millennium, all it takes is a few seconds to read and think. 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk."
http://www.inspirationalnursing.com/words ****************************************************** You Are More Important Than Your Problems, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"Courage comes from the reserves of your mind that are much more powerful then your outside circumstances. When you realize you are bigger than your problems, you gain the courage necessary to overcome them."
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