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what a hospital cafeteria cook can teach you about kindness

A few nights ago I had a work dream of a different variety.  I was attending an emergency department nursing conference and was a speaker.  Unfortunately I had forgotten I was asked to speak and was not at all prepared.  "But I am not even working anymore," I protested to someone who remained unidentified in my dream.  "Well you said you would speak" that person said.  "And they are counting on you".  I thought of all my work experiences/accomplishments.  I could talk about doing evaluations or putting together a budget or creating a new charge nurse role.  But I wasn't working.   So I would not be credible as a speaker.  Then it came to me....the title of my speech would be "What a hospital cafeteria cook can teach you about kindness".  I woke up wondering how I would have pulled this off.   I did know a lot of hospital cooks in my time and many of them were great at what they did - but I could not think of one thing they did that