From Idealism - to - Disruptive Behavior - AND BACK !!

     Most health-care professionals start out being idealistic, wanting to make a real difference - reducing mankind's suffering and increasing joy in the world, one patient at a time. This is the timeless calling of all healers.
     A proportion of health-care workers maintain a positive, energized attitude throughout their careers (with short-term fluctuations). A proportion burn out & leave. However, far too many exhibit "disruptive behavior" ie one that "interferes with delivery of quality care."
     Why far too many? Because you don't have to be throwing instruments and yelling at co-workers to disrupt quality care. If you're cynical, would rather be doing something else, and simply don't have your mind-heart in healing, you're probably causing more harm than good. Stats show roughly 50% of physicians regret having chosen medicine as a career but feel stuck, and the same proportion advise their kids not to choose medicine as a career.
     Sadly, cynicism and other forms of cognitive armoring are epidemic among today's educated, especially those of us with little or no training (or interest) in the humanities, fine arts, etc. This group simply lacks the skills to find deep meaning and joy in their work-life or even life in general.  Meaning and joy ARE here, but the tools to uncover them were never developed.

     See also: http://mindfulnessforeveryone.blogspot.ca/2013/11/432-i-try-and-i-try-but-i-cant-get-no.html

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