What positive mantras/affirmations get you thru a rough day

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Hi I am looking to find what positive mantras/affirmations you may say to yourself during a bad day or moment. I need something to help me get thru a new job....help

originally posted by deespoohbear

one has already been mentioned: this too shall pass....

on a more serious note i try to remember these verses:

philippians 4:13

i can do all things through him who gives me strength.

the two above are my favorites, but this is what gets all of us in l&d through a rough day:

:) "i love my job! i choose to be here":)

(repeated over and over until you believe it...or someone laughs!)

hugs

haze

:kiss

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I look down at the bed and see it's not me or my family.....

My quickest reality check to stop feeling sorry for myself in any nursing situation

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Originally posted by nimbex

I look down at the bed and see it's not me or my family.....

Amen to that!!! :)

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Originally posted by Jerry Falletta

I occasionally check the "demotivators" section of Despair.com :eek:; some of the stuff there really puts things into perspective. Just when you think things are not going well, you read that and your problems (issues?????) do not appear as serious anymore. :roll

I use these for my screensavers at work. Right now it's "Elitism." It makes me giggle. :)
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"It'll turn up; everything always does"! My motto at work or at home (and if you could see my house or my office, you'd definitely understand)!

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I can have a sherry soon/ I can have a sherry soon/ I can have a sherry soon/ I can have a sherry soon/ I can have a sherry soon

i also try and remeber that l am employed as a support person for the staff - and that everything can be done in little chuncks -

Got to be careful there almost wrote little chucks - LOL - that could relate to the my above thoughts -

Seroiusly - maybe its also one fot in front of the other and keep on going you will get there

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Specializes in Interventional Pain Mgmt NP; Prior ICU and L/D RN.
Originally posted by MissdonditaBsn

I love my job, I love my job, I jove my job...................................

If I had a penny for each time I said that:chuckle

My personal one is "*UC* IT"

okay okay, how about "whatever!"

Also..."half way there" (when the clock strikes 1a.m)

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hmmmm I dont know about mantra's

but I have some lovely conversations with myself in my head at work...

namely ...

"consider the source and rise above it"

"stupid is as stupid does"

and lately , a patient told me this one , he knew we were having a particularly bad night shift and he said just think "payday is friday and S--t rolls downhill"

hehe thanks Mr D!

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"Stupidity is my job security"

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Wth droopy sad eyes" I need a hug"

and the great "I paid for college to obtain this level of abuse!) & I love the "I love my job,I love my job...."

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When dealing with cranky docs: "F**k 'em if they can't take a joke"

When doing something bizarre, like being one of 6 people holding down a 350-lb. patient with ICU psychosis; or gross, like helping to clean up the biggest, messiest code brown ever: "My friends would not believe what I do all day!"

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Specializes in Obstetrics, M/S, Psych.

Tomorrow, this will be yesterday and won't even matter!

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