A Brief Look at the Second Day of CPE

I am now official:  I have a VA ID badge that will allow me to access the IT system.  I have taken a vow to uphold the Constitution against all threats, foreign and domestic, a vow I took as protests have spread across the nation.  I do not feel that these protests really have much of an implication for the vows I took.  On the contrary, I feel the Constitution protects the rights of the people to assemble and to protest.  Still, it's not an easy time in the country, as we are all waiting for various shoes to drop.

Yesterday's education time was much the same as Monday's:  meeting people, thinking about how to minister to patients, doing some thinking about how a hospital setting is different from other settings.  Again, it's not completely new to me, but neither is it something I've spent decades considering.

Today's writing time is short, as I knew it would be.  I have had to get a spiritual journey essay ready for today's orientation, along with some writing for my sermon on Sunday.  My back felt better last night and this morning, so let me get a quick walk done before I need to leave.

Yesterday I was struck by how the mountains changed through the day.  At certain places on the campus, the view is stunning.  I want to remember to look at that view at least once a day in addition to the time I am walking to and from my car.  It fills me with gratitude, and that's a feeling I need to make sure to cultivate in this summer of CPE.