I heard a little more about Florence Nightengale this morning and so today she is the inspiration for this Sunday! Most of us may? think about this first formal nurse as someone who must have been sweet and compliant as she dutifully took care of our sick soldiers.
Well, her real nickname was "The Hammer" because she was once told she couldn't have the medical supplies she needed to help the men so she literally took a hammer to the door and let herself in!
She was also instrumental in making the now very obvious link between hygiene and disease. For two years she meticulously documented conditions of soldiers and was able to demonstrate more were dying of disease than bullets. She also was able to demonstrate that when you keep things cleaned up (I know, duh?), she reduced the death rate by as much or more than 80% in the hospitals.
What was key here was she just "DID IT" and didn't really wait for permission. So the question I'll toss back to you, what in your life are you waiting for permission to do or more importantly to be?
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