Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 109
January 19, 2012
being a nurse
I love working with students. I love helping them use their skills, compassion, life experiences, and wisdom to transform themselves into nurses. The students inspire me to be a better teacher, nurse, and human being.
When I lecture, it's to an audience of 70 students in five sites. I speak to 40 or 50 people locally, and beam out to distant rural hospitals. I take a small group to hospitals and nursing homes.
My clinical group usually consists of eight students. We put on nursing scrubs and go to medical institutions. I teach them about the culture, practices, and procedures. I enjoy getting to know these students, and showing them my philosophy of nursing. I strive to model compassion, critical thinking, and teamwork.
When we are in the medical institutions, I wish I could be everywhere at once, but I am able to spend just small bits of time with each student. So I ask them to email me weekly, to tell me what they learned. Last year a student emailed me. Her patient was in a hospital, and being transferred to a hospice. She described how she cared for him. She bathed him, and positioned him for his comfort. She talked to him, not knowing if he could hear her. She said she did just "small stuff." She asked me if she had done the right things.
I responded: "Thank you so much for providing excellent care to your patient. I'm so proud. Yes, sometimes the "small stuff" is everything. And sometimes the most important, meaningful, and wonderful things you do are done silently and almost anonymously. No one saw you do those wonderful things for your patient. But you did them. Thank you. Sometimes nursing is the most humble profession."[image error]
When I lecture, it's to an audience of 70 students in five sites. I speak to 40 or 50 people locally, and beam out to distant rural hospitals. I take a small group to hospitals and nursing homes.
My clinical group usually consists of eight students. We put on nursing scrubs and go to medical institutions. I teach them about the culture, practices, and procedures. I enjoy getting to know these students, and showing them my philosophy of nursing. I strive to model compassion, critical thinking, and teamwork.
When we are in the medical institutions, I wish I could be everywhere at once, but I am able to spend just small bits of time with each student. So I ask them to email me weekly, to tell me what they learned. Last year a student emailed me. Her patient was in a hospital, and being transferred to a hospice. She described how she cared for him. She bathed him, and positioned him for his comfort. She talked to him, not knowing if he could hear her. She said she did just "small stuff." She asked me if she had done the right things.
I responded: "Thank you so much for providing excellent care to your patient. I'm so proud. Yes, sometimes the "small stuff" is everything. And sometimes the most important, meaningful, and wonderful things you do are done silently and almost anonymously. No one saw you do those wonderful things for your patient. But you did them. Thank you. Sometimes nursing is the most humble profession."[image error]
January 18, 2012
walk in the light
This is a time of great spiritual awakening, remembering.
That could be frightening or alarming. If this is happening to you, there's a simple solution. If you feel alarmed, remind yourself that you walk in the light. Say, "I am of the light. I walk in the light." That should do it.
If not, if you feel negative energy swirling around you, then imagine a bubble of light around yourself. Breathe in the light. Surround yourself in glowing spirals of light. Ask the light to illuminate your path.
Be light. Be well. Enjoy your transformation to a lighter being.[image error]
That could be frightening or alarming. If this is happening to you, there's a simple solution. If you feel alarmed, remind yourself that you walk in the light. Say, "I am of the light. I walk in the light." That should do it.
If not, if you feel negative energy swirling around you, then imagine a bubble of light around yourself. Breathe in the light. Surround yourself in glowing spirals of light. Ask the light to illuminate your path.
Be light. Be well. Enjoy your transformation to a lighter being.[image error]
January 16, 2012
learn this...
I spent the day looking at web sites for interactive learning. Good starting points were merlot, TED.com, and KahnAcademy . From there I explored, clicked, and listened. I heard experts speak well on their topics, I took online quizzes, watched videos, and sifted through current and expired sites.
I was looking for great sites for my nursing students. Sites that would stimulate thought, engage minds, and foster a love of learning. There's tons of free stuff online, great educational sites... go, explore, learn. [image error]
I was looking for great sites for my nursing students. Sites that would stimulate thought, engage minds, and foster a love of learning. There's tons of free stuff online, great educational sites... go, explore, learn. [image error]
January 14, 2012
Reiki+
Reiki appeals to people who are also interested in other modalities. Reiki opens intuition. Reiki is simple, noninvasive, and quiet; not flashy or sensational. These factors seem to lead to practitioners blending modalities during a Reiki session.
It's interesting to see how people work. It's good to work with others. Maintain connections.
Me? I'm passionate about Reiki, just Reiki. For me, just Reiki is enough. Wishing you a very Reiki day.
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It's interesting to see how people work. It's good to work with others. Maintain connections.
Me? I'm passionate about Reiki, just Reiki. For me, just Reiki is enough. Wishing you a very Reiki day.
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Teresia Reiki Share
Went to a Reiki Share today, at Teresia in Norway, Maine. It was right on Main St, across from the hospital. Charlotte's Reiki place is in a big arts and crafts house full of integrative practitioners: acupuncturist, social workers, and Reiki. There's a stream out back: Pennesseewassee Stream.
We shared Reiki in Charlotte's beautiful room. It was clean and fresh, with a wooden bench, crystals, and a Reiki table. An efficient heater let us forget the bitter cold outside. My hands pulsed and throbbed with the energy, and I felt energy swirling around the room. I got images of a cold grey choppy ocean. I felt hot and had to take off my wool scarf.
After Reiki we had lunch in the kitchen. It looked like an old farmhouse kitchen, with tall wooden cabinets and windows that looked out on the stream. Charlotte made lentil and Swiss chard soup and fresh whole wheat bread. The soup was hot and the bread still warm from the oven. I brought cabbage salad, with dried cranberries, walnuts, and sesame ginger dressing. Joan brought cupcakes. We drank tea. A good way to spend a few hours on a cold January Saturday.
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We shared Reiki in Charlotte's beautiful room. It was clean and fresh, with a wooden bench, crystals, and a Reiki table. An efficient heater let us forget the bitter cold outside. My hands pulsed and throbbed with the energy, and I felt energy swirling around the room. I got images of a cold grey choppy ocean. I felt hot and had to take off my wool scarf.
After Reiki we had lunch in the kitchen. It looked like an old farmhouse kitchen, with tall wooden cabinets and windows that looked out on the stream. Charlotte made lentil and Swiss chard soup and fresh whole wheat bread. The soup was hot and the bread still warm from the oven. I brought cabbage salad, with dried cranberries, walnuts, and sesame ginger dressing. Joan brought cupcakes. We drank tea. A good way to spend a few hours on a cold January Saturday.
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January 13, 2012
Bulgaria
My uncle was a poet.
He traveled to Bulgaria, read poems, met some people, and learned local songs. I went to his funeral and met a Bulgarian poet. This poet sang a song for me, "Oh white wine, oh white wine, I wish you were red."
He traveled to Bulgaria, read poems, met some people, and learned local songs. I went to his funeral and met a Bulgarian poet. This poet sang a song for me, "Oh white wine, oh white wine, I wish you were red."
kale
I'm on this weird kale kick.
What's your favorite recipe? Micah likes it juiced with ginger. I like a kale fritatta: sauteed in olive oil with garlic and happy (free range) eggs. I read a recipe online: spray with olive oil and bake into crisps. I had kale salad from Whole Foods last week, chopped and doused with sesame dressing.
I love the dense curly greenness of it, in this cold white winter that is Maine. I like the price, bought a bouquet of kale at Whole Foods for $2. Bought a showcase armload today at local grocer for $1.47.
You can think vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber, OK. Boring. Or just go with the crunchy deliciousness. The intense green in a season of grey and white. Kale.
What's your favorite recipe? Micah likes it juiced with ginger. I like a kale fritatta: sauteed in olive oil with garlic and happy (free range) eggs. I read a recipe online: spray with olive oil and bake into crisps. I had kale salad from Whole Foods last week, chopped and doused with sesame dressing.
I love the dense curly greenness of it, in this cold white winter that is Maine. I like the price, bought a bouquet of kale at Whole Foods for $2. Bought a showcase armload today at local grocer for $1.47.
You can think vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber, OK. Boring. Or just go with the crunchy deliciousness. The intense green in a season of grey and white. Kale.
search terms
People find this blog via various means. The server shows me some ways people find me. Following are search terms some used to find this blog. So interesting.
archives on mt apatite
barefoot girl skateboarding
chakras
horses on grass and clovers
kendall pucci
numerology 11
reiki
teresia reiki
turkey claw
archives on mt apatite
barefoot girl skateboarding
chakras
horses on grass and clovers
kendall pucci
numerology 11
reiki
teresia reiki
turkey claw
Friday 13
Lucky or unlucky?
Are you superstitious or psychic?
Former are wary, latter are grateful.
Many healers respect and celebrate the date. Let's honor the healers past, present, and future.
Are you superstitious or psychic?
Former are wary, latter are grateful.
Many healers respect and celebrate the date. Let's honor the healers past, present, and future.
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Happy Birthday to my Grandma and guide, Orva Amelia. 
