Your Job Doesn’t Have to be the sole source for finding fulfilment…

This has been a revelation of a statement my partner and I came to realise whilst debriefing post shift.

It is something I have been so overcome by, pouring my absolute all in to the work I was doing as a nurse and in management. To the point where I cared more for the work than I did for myself. I was so desperately dependant on my role providing me with all the fulfilment I needed, and achieving things that realistically were out of my control, that ultimately, I over extended myself and it limited my ability and energy to find joy anywhere else.

My family would watch from a distance at my very slow descent and make remarks like "you need a job that will pay you a lot of money, that you don't care about".. this never aligned with me.

I have always and will forever be passionate about having a job that provides fulfilment, but now I know to not expect it to fulfil me completely.

The bonus, is that I've had the time to recover. I've had the space, and the room to breathe the air I so very much needed and this has allowed me to understand that no matter where I work, I will always strive to make a difference in our field. But I will also continue to find the things outside of work, that make me happy and fuel my little sensitive cat loving soul.

So I leave this for you.
Your value as a person, isn't dependent on the work you do, it is an addition/extension of who you are.
Your job doesn’t have to be the sole source of finding fulfilment.. make time for the little things that bring you joy 🩷