With my blood donation today I have given 3 gallons in my lifetime. Pretty cool if you ask me.

I gave a tour at work to a group of future health care professionals today. They enjoyed learning more about our regional blood bank, Blood Assurance.

I believe we are unique creations from a wonderful Creator. With that being said we have a responsibility to be ourselves and to make the world a better place. The sad bit is when you act on being yourself and you pay the price from people who don’t get it. It should I be that way if you are living your truth.

On the job I work very hard in the beginning of my day to reach at least 75% of my daily goals. Granted my personal expectation is higher than what my supervisor demands. I want to set a good example. However when my goal is reached I find myself dealing with a late-day burnout. Maybe this case of fatigue is brought on by my desire to be the best or something else.

I am trying to find a way to spread some of this out so that at the end of the shift I am not exhausted. The work I do on face value is not difficult but the execution of it over a period of 8 or so hours can be very challenging. My philosophy is to be hard wood that burns long and evenly over time, not kindling that burns up quickly. See where I am going here.