Love is the expression of compassion and the protection of human dignity. Love conquers hate. It promotes health and treats disease. Love provides shelter and food. Love frees those imprisoned in bias and ignorance.
Love cherishes all the experiences of life.
Love gives us the courage to change. Our work as caregivers is serious, but we can lighten its emotional impact by finding joy and spirit in our lives and in relationship with one another. This means ridding ourselves of pretension, practicing humility, and recognizing our privilege of being essential participants in the human experience of living and dying. Laughing replenishes our reserves of hope and energy, making it easier for us to ward off the depression that can come as we face the sadness and violence that surround our daily work. Learning further requires our commitment to maintaining our professional competence and deepening our capacity for ethical understanding.