It's Friday, August 8th, 2025.

By LaQuita Burden, RN, BSN

Hello All, It's Friday.

Knock, knock!  Who's there?  Weekend? Weekend who?  Weekend do anything we set our minds to, especially relax and recharge!   

Back to school blessing!  To all the amazing families sending their little (and not-so-little) ones back to school.  Just know that your love goes with them into every classroom, every hallway, and every new adventure.  Here’s to a year full of growth, giggles, learning, and lots of proud moments. You’ve got this and so do they!

A hard truth:  If you wait until you feel better to start living, you might be waiting forever.  Go live your life.  Do it sad.  Do it anxious.  Do it uncertain, because healing doesn't always come before the experience.  Sometimes, the experience is what heals you. Stop waiting for the right time, you have to learn to win wounded!  You have to drag yourself across the finish line to win.  You can do it, but you sometimes have to do it with a limp.   

Most of us underestimate how necessary our existence is in this world!  You are so needed.  Please stay.  You are powerful.  You are amazing. You are enough!  and I love you!

Love EduQuita

LaQuita Burden, BSN, RN is a dedicated Clinical Nurse Educator at Norton Healthcare, passionate about empowering healthcare professionals through education. Beyond her career, she loves to share wisdom and encouragement with others. As a devoted mother, LaQuita spreads love and kindness, striving to uplift those around her in both her personal and professional life.