Mary’s Pad

“HOPE” is the thing with feathers–
That perches in the soul–
And sings the tune without the words–
And never stops — at all–
And sweetest — in the Gale — is heard–
And sore must be the storm–
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm–
I’ve heard it in the chillest land–
And on the strangest Sea–
Yet, never, in […]

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I’m not in the habit of consuming energy drinks, except for the odd Red Bull (thanks Jim for the habit). This evening I drank an energy drink, I don’t even remember what it was called, but I was feeling pretty tired and I had stuff to do and it said “energy drink” - what […]

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It’s official, I got my license in the mail today! I am now licensed to practice as a Professional Registered Nurse in the State of New Jersey!
Yes I am!
Signed,
mary, RN

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I’ve been thinking a lot about how afraid we are to make mistakes. Life takes courage, and I think the reason that many of us live mundane and ordinary lives, (not that there’s anything wrong with that), is that we’re inordinately afraid of making mistakes, of messing up, of looking stupid.
So many times […]

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This is one of my favorite poems of all time, and I have had reason to revisit it and to think on it often at various points on my life, and I find myself revisiting it again.
If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can […]

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