one thing i somehow forgot about working in animal hospitals is how good it is for putting ego aside.
you can't make anything about yourself. you can't ruminate and drown in your thoughts and feel sorry for yourself. there's no time.
you have to be present and engaged and on top of it all. it doesn't matter how tired you are, and it especially doesn't give a fuck that you're tired for the wrong reasons. there's no time.
you can't sit in your own sadness, as there's always someone there suffering with something so much more tangible and heartbreaking. it can't be about you. there's no time.
once you get home, that's another story. but i will always be grateful for what emergency veterinary medicine has taught and continues to teach me every day. time is what you make of her.
i'm just a little star in this vast galaxy. as it should be.
