Being a Librarian

Preface: Everything is okay. No need to worry, I promise.

Aha! moment. I am a librarian! It means when I am told something that confuses me, I can research it. I had one of those moments this week. You know, where I realized I could use my knowledge of ciphering information and determining the validity of my sources to help me in my personal life.

I had an appointment with the doctor and in the course of our conversation, he realized there was a problem (remember, everything is good). As he sat in front of me with his elbows on his knees, his head resting in his hands. He kept rubbing his hands back and forth across the back of his head. I can tell you this caused me much anxiety seeing how frustrated he was by the situation. His assistant could not think of a better option either. I decided to mention a decision I had made that may alter my treatments, and he looked up at me with a big smile and said it may work. He proceeded to give me some options based on my response. I thought great, I'll just go home think things through. No big deal!

Once I got to the car, it hit me...I am making some big decisions about my health care. I became anxious, until a phone call to a friend reminded me...I am a librarian. I can make an informed decision after looking into my options. It was a load off my mind.

It got me thinking, how does the average person make critical decisions without having the knowledge base I have acquired in my career. Even though (I swear), my decision was not critical, it will impact my life. Without having the comfort of knowing I could reassure myself by reviewing my options at my own pace, I'm unsure how I would have faced making my decision. Very glad I'm a librarian.