dear future healer,
remember that how you do one thing
is how you do most things.
i know you wake up ready
to mend, connect, and love
armed with your big heart and rolled up sleeves.
but before you wade out into this bleeding world
remember the slow and patient way
of healing.
remember that you, too, deserve the slow and nourishing patience
you give so freely to your patients.
before you wade into our wounded world
may you give yourself the gift
of
space and time to wander
and wonder.
for
your work is loving the world,
so that you might love yourself better,
so that you might love your patients more.
dear future healer,
how you do one thing
is how you do most things
and you deserve to heal, too.
