Today, I Openly Declare My Love for OT!

Happy Valentine's Day! Even though I consider this day to be just like any other, I'd like to take the opportunity to share my love with everyone I care about.

I know that some of you may not have a "designated" Valentine, but that shouldn't get you down. V-Day really shouldn't be about the candy, flowers, or other material stuff. What's important is realizing that we're lucky to have people to love... and we're even luckier when we know that we're loved as well. Got no plans tonight? Perhaps, you'll have more fun getting dressed and "painting the town red" or doing whatever makes you happy with a few friends than staying home by yourself.

Anyway, I'd like to talk about why I love OT. This profession is a bit hard to define, but it looks at the whole picture, always putting the person before the disability or clinical condition s/he has. I like that I get to learn about what people find meaningful in their lives and what prevents them from carrying out the activities they do everyday, and working with them to achieve their goals.

OT enables me to work with all age groups in a wide variety of settings, to be creative during the therapeutic process, and to make a positive impact on the lives of those who I work with. A big plus is that nearly all the OTs I have spoken to, love what they do. In a nutshell, I strongly believe that I'll still be happy as an OT 30 years later.

PS: This evening, I just participated in the One Billion Rising Flash Mob in Union Square, where we danced the Macarena. It was cool getting together for a cause we believed in fighting for: ending violence against women worldwide. Check out the video of us dancing on YouTube: One Billion Rising V-Day's FlashMob Feb. 14, 2013 Union Square NYC