it is written

in the end, it comes down to one question

what are you really about?

we spend 23.5 out of 24 hours on things that are useless in the grand scheme things. will i take this to the grave? will this matter when im 95 and on my death bed? will anyone even remember this? does this matter to God? does this actually make a lasting difference? does this actually consider someone other than myself?

i am privileged to be around friends who live there lives asking these questions. it is these friends, their music, their words, their advice, their texts, their emails, their phone convos, their late night talks, that remind me of what im really about, what really matters and why i do what i do.

because, let's get to the bottom line:

im not a nurse because im obsessed with healthcare. im not a nurse because i love wiping asses THAT much. im not a nurse because i love being around doctors or ill people.

it's simple:

Being a nurse is merely the vehicle, not the destination.

im a nurse because i want to change the world one patient at a time. im a nurse because i want to live every second of my life as a nurse and as a woman uplifting the oppressed and making sure that justice, equality and compassion are restored in as many corners of the world possible.

i will travel to the darkest spaces of this earth to ensure that with every breath i take, this is my only agenda.

so for those of you who don't know me, there it is. for those of you who do know me, you are already praying for me. for those of you who do know me and doubt or hate my agenda, you will be so very disappointed because this agenda will never change.

so in one month, when i graduate as a "nurse" i will hit the ground running.

don't be surprised if two years from now you get a postcard from me from Uganda, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Sudan or the Congo. One the front, there will be a scenic view of a tourist spot I will not be living in. And on the back, some excited remarks on life in the slums and a key phrase:

"Things are going really well in the clinic. The Alabaster Foundation is up and running."

You have been warned.