Just Keep Smiling

I have to tell myself this often some days at work, and others not so much. I have been told many times by my colleagues that I always seem to be smiling. They ask me how can that be...it has been such a terrible day, and I often answer, I might as well smile, because if not I might just cry.  We all have bad days, and unfortunately for me working in the ER, there have been quite a lot recently. So here are some of the reasons that I just keep smiling:

If I can just keep smiling I can keep having faith that the day will turn around, that things will get better.

If I just keep smiling I am received so much better by my patients at triage when they have been waiting over an hour to just see me.

If I just keep smiling, I can help reassure my patient and their family that are tucked away in a corner in the hallway that we do care about them and are doing everything we can to give their loved one the best care possible in a bad situation.

If I just keep smiling I will better handle the angry patient that feels neglected in the busy and congested ER.

If I just keep smiling I can help to encourage my colleagues to believe that we make a difference in our patients lives.

If I just keep smiling I can forget for a while that I haven't had a break in almost 8 hours, nor have I had time to pee.

And most of all, if I just keep smiling, I can show people that I do love my job and am so blessed by God to have the privilege of working with my amazing colleagues in a career that I am truly passionate about.

So when you are having a bad day, try and remember to just keep smiling...you will be amazed how far a smile will go.