FeelGood4Life

My first week as a student nurse in the hospital was a few weeks ago.  I had a few weeks of intensive training in order to teach me how to take vital signs, like blood pressure, pulse, heart rate etc, proper patient care rules, and then how to assess the heart and lungs.  So the first day in the hospital my clinical instructor reviewed everything with us, and then kindly pushed us in the direction of our patient rooms.

Submitted By Tricia "Big Dreamer" Selin, FG4L Co-Chair, Featured Blogger

-Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that, because what the world needs is people that have come alive--- Dr. Howard Thurman

This is the signature quote on my email footer.  How did I come across this? FeelGood most likely. Why do I so fervently believe in it? FeelGood.

When I joined FeelGood it was because I liked cheese and was hungry to make a difference in the world.  When I attended my first THP Hunger Summit, I was so moved by the afternoon presentation that I stood up and pretty much threw my old life behind me and begged the staff to hire me. They gave me a nice nod and smile and mumbled some words that I don’t remember because my mind was racing with excitement.  With this new-found epiphany I finished out my studies with one foot in my current studies and my other in dreaming about becoming the next Paul Farmer, or the president of The Hunger Project.

Submitted by Tricia "Bog Dreamer" Selin, FG4L Co-Chair

Next week I am starting nursing school at the University of Pittsburgh. So right now my boyfriend and I are moving across the country by car from Seattle Washington, to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.  Throughout the trip so far I have been incredibly awed by the scenery and beauty of the land.  At Yellowstone National Park we observed bright green, orange and blue algae that only grow here and at maybe 4 other known places on earth. We then watched Old Faithful erupt, a steam and water explosion that has happened at approximately every 91 minutes since before Lewis and Clark explored the west. As we have driven further west we’ve found ourselves on 1000 foot peaks and in canyons with 200 foot rock walls.

I got a personalized response to my last post that was so inspiring, I felt it necessary to share it with a bigger audience. I have been granted permission to share it with you all. Since it is rather long, I am going to keep my own comments this week to this: It is amazing how connected we all are yet so unique in our own experiences of life. Now on to the response...

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Hello I’m Tricia, and I’m a FeelGood alum brought here to babble on about my thoughts about life with some sort of common theme related to feelgood! A mini bio on me: I work in the health field, and in the fall will be returning for another round of college for nursing school! So if in a couple months my posts happen to sound like a nursing school assignment turned blog ummmmm that may be because they are.

To echo “Flawger’s” post, whoever has stumbled upon this website, or who is now reading this is obviously a fantastic person, so thank you for being all that you are.

The Flawger

My family and friends have made me who I am today, but there are two things that have changed my life more than anything else; FeelGood and Semester At Sea (SAS). While the two of these things are completely unique in there own way, they are also so very similar. Both have a common goal and mission, to transform students into more responsible global citizens and to create a global partnership. Naturally, I wanted to bring these two things closer together.