#1: I'll first apologize for the fact that this probably sounds like 1,000+ previous threads; however, if you really stop to think about it, don't most of our "new" threads closely echo something from the archives? Perhaps it's simply a new visitor's desire to elicit "fresh & current" opinions and responses. I sincerely hope that you'll humor me in this.
#2: I am not a religious man, so I guess that the term "calling" could simply serve to convey "strong direction."
So... now more informally... I would truly love to hear about how you landed in the area of nursing specialty that you currently serve. Did you forsee your role early in life? Did you discover your interests in mid-life? Were you coerced into a role that you still hold today? Was it a combination of factors... or a single act of fate? I (and countless other "newcomers") would greatly appreciate your personal stories. Some of us (not saying me, necessarily... hehe) feel like blank slates. And while we know that we'll eventually find our ground, we'd really like to know how it happened for you.
This probably sounds lame, and for this I apologize again.
Don't worry - I'm not soliciting easy and free advice for some school assignment. I know how you all [rightfully] hate that. Ha-ha, he-he, ho-ho.
I'm just feeling that *everything* (or *nothing*) sometimes appeals to us all at once, and we may be looking for some equilibrium.
Ha-ha, he-he, ho-ho.