“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan”
Who said that? I think it was Eleanor Roosevelt ? It’s my favourite Roosevelt quote I like a plan. Plans are like lists to me, they are vital when things need to be done. When interacting with any patient or patients ‘ relatives at work over my decades of nursing, I always come back to “ The Plan” “ Have you a plan?” , “ Shall we make a Plan?” Lockdown in finishing and I think we all need a plan of action. Whether that plan is a clear idea of how you are going to approach our brave new world, or what you are not going to do. For me, after months of isolation and difficulty, it’s a serious decision that I am not going back there…..to those dark months where I didn’t realise just how lonely and low I had become Roosevelt also supposedly said It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness but even she was in turn quoting an ancient Chinese saying, I think I like it almost better than her planning quote…it means …quite simple …..don’t moan about thi...