what doesnt break you makes u.......

So on monday this week i had an awful day at work with a patient who was prejudiced towards me because of my race....that was the first time i experienced prejudiced in all my years on earth ( open prejudiced) and it really affected me to the extent that i cried in front of all my coworkers at work. At this moment,  i am still affected by what happened and it has caused me to really question my ability to do my job. Even though i try hard to take it out of my mind and tell myself that i am an awesome person and nurse, once in a while i find myself going through the events of the day and i always end up with the same conclusion, i was right...i did nothing wrong and one persons prejudice towards me should not affect my 2 and half years of awesome clinical experience. I think that as much as i would hate to admit it, this one experience has affected me in a positive way; made me a stronger person and someone who is ready to take on challenges and care for the toughest patients. Because at that moment when this patient was being as ass, i maintained a professional demeanor and was still focused on providing the best care possible.

 If u happen to read this post and are prejudice towards a group of people for whatever reason, i want you to know that it is the worst thing you can ever do to someone....to hate them for something they cannot change. At the end of the day every man/woman is different, they are not their race, gender,sexual orientation, age etc and should not be judged based on any of those qualifiers. Yes i am a black woman, but i am as different from the next black woman you meet on the road as i am from any white/ brown or pink woman. We should not judge people based on their race but we should give everyone a chance because as cliche as the saying "never judge a book by its cover " is .......it hold true in this age as it did in the last and would in the years to come.....xoxo people