I cannot find the balance between my working life, my home life and my creative life. Can I share with you a few passions I have. I know myself to be a "good nurse", but to my employers, I am just a number (an eight digit number to be exact). I think working in my current employment has kick started my need to express myself. I guess I can thank their suppression of my creativity for helping me to produce my latest works of art. I have this feeling that life will pass me by and I will never achieve all that I want to achieve unless I DO IT NOW!!!. The opportunity to do a poster to celebrate breastfeeding (in 2010) was awarded with getting the front cover of the 2011 calendar (NSW HEALTH). I guess the calendar says that Louise Cowper (a corporate high flyer) picked it to be the front cover out of all the 39 entries. It's not my best work. I don't know what is, butthis poster's simplicity has broad appeal.
I LOVE to draw and to paint. It gives me pleasure. So much pleasure. I'd love to be a well known painter.
But I also love to photograph. I'd love to produce a famous photograph.
And I love to play the piano. I never read music. I find it hard to read music. But I play by ear. I can pick a tune. And I can replicate a tune. My music gives me pleasure. I'd love to play a piece of music and it be famous. I'd love to play the theme music to a wonderful film or TV show. I'd love my music to be recognised. And those tunes I play not to be buried with me but to live on in the hearts of others.
I'd like to be applauded for my creativity. Not it be a closet hobby.
Nursing rewards those nurses who are allowed to shine. The culture in my organisation subscribes to the Tall Poppy Syndrome. Unless you are a "favourite" one.
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