We leave our patients in stitches
Posted: November 23, 2013 Filed under: Clown Doctors, COMEDY | Tags: act like an idiot and get paid for it, Best job in the world, charity work, Clown Doctors appeal, Clown Doctors Australia, Clown Doctors on Guide To The Good LIfe, Dr Quack, giving is its own reward, Going to work is a privilege, I dress up, I love going to work, laughter is the best medicine, regular giving, silly doctors, we get more than we ever give, working for a charity is a gift 2 CommentsIt’s the start of the silly season and even in the hospitals I work in with really sick kids we love to celebrate at this time of year with a party or three. We visit children who become really sad when the medical staff tell them they won’t be going home for the holidays. They’re far from family and friends and need a lift. We’re often by their bedsides with Santa, TV celebrities, sports stars and various super heroes trying to divert and distract them with songs and giggles and presents. I will never tire of making kids laugh with smiles and silliness. Every time I see a child’s sad face light up my heart sings. I am so lucky to meet these marvellous families, doing my job is a privilege that I don’t take for granted.
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You better sober up for just a second
Posted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: LOVE, Self improvement, SONGS, Thought For the Day | Tags: 7 seconds, charity work, Julie Burchill quotes, Neneh Cherry, Our Big Kitchen, Plan Australia, The Humour Foundation, The Humpty Dumpty Foundation, therapy culture, Tony Lucas Research Grant, World Vision Australia, Youssou N'Dour 1 CommentI read this in Julie Burchill’s column (Times Online before the pay wall!).
“Therapy just makes you think pointlessly and start to analyse, and before you know it, you need therapy to help you get over therapy, like a really bad holiday. Working voluntarily with people in a less fortunate position is uplifting and fulfilling, and you come home with a sense of achievement rather than a hole in your bank account and/or feeling sorry for yourself. Therapy culture has brainwashed us into thinking we need help, when if we got off our arses and helped others, we would be helping ourselves, too.”
I know some great therapists who’ve helped a lot of people but she’s right about getting off our arses. There comes a point where you have to build a bridge and get over yourself and doing volunteer work is a shortcut to feeling grateful for life’s blessings. Here endeth the lesson.
J’aimerais qu’on oublie leur couleur pour qu’ils esperent
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