Meet Amelia Sims | Student Nurse & Artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Amelia Sims and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Amelia, Let’s talk about principles and values – what matters to you most?
Diligence. Diligence is both being able to work hard and to do it consistently. There are many times when the work will become tedious. Times when the work will be overbearing. Times when the work will seem inconsequential. On the other hand, there will be times when the work is rewarding. The work will teach about the craft, about yourself, and about the subject. No matter what the work makes you endure, there is growth. This principle is one key to success in something with variety, saturation, and many consistent obstacles such as art. In all aspects of the craft as well. Creating the art, and making connections with people. I have discovered that no matter how long you have been working on your skills, there is always something to learn and something to improve upon.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
My story has just begun. I am in the middle of building my art career and journey into the Nursing profession. I am proud of the work I have put in so far. Some days are hard. Some days are long. I have heard about the obstacles to come and hope that the decisions I make are the right ones. I will fail, and I will succeed. I can not have one without the other. Medical professionals say that I will go through the hardest days I’ve ever experienced in the field. I will experience the highest highs and lowest lows of the human condition. I will see and be able to comfort people at their worst. I plan to at least make the pain a little better. A successful treatment is only if the condition was stabilized or was alleviated in some way. I will have to learn to accept that not everyone will live, and not everyone can be helped even if we exhausted every avenue. I will learn to respect the patient’s decision. I will learn to put their needs over mine. I will learn how to be in their shoes. I will sometimes be appreciated, and sometimes I will not. I will learn to carry an emotional weight most humans were not built for. I will learn to look death in the eye and say I do not fear you. Will this profession be the one for me? I am not 100% sure yet. Only time and experience will tell. Through art I will attempt to process these feelings,and process these thoughts. Visualize the feelings I have felt and achieve a connection to the viewer that moves them. Some of my work will not be so heavy, some I will use as an “escape”. Either way, these two fields require different parts of me and require my whole effort and attention to perform them at the highest quality possible. In the end. I am not motivated by money, but I acknowledge its use and essential nature to my life. I have also learned through my mental health struggles that I will need a balance of being alone and companionship. I will need to balance my work and home life. I also learned that I need to feel that I always have purpose. The war between my left brain and my right brain wages on. Life is short. Life is unfair. Life is beautiful. Life is scary. Life will chew you up spit you back out and you have the choice of getting back up.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
In Atlanta I would take my friend to the downtown area and some places in the perimeter. For restaurants, I love Lure; a great, but higher price bracket seafood place with an awesome ship and marine life atmosphere with great service and great service. I also really like Mellow Mushroom. Yes it’s a franchise, but it doesn’t taste like it. Best pizza i’ve ever had and they have delicious vegetarian and vegan options! Silver Skillet is a classic Southern cooking restaurant that I used to get with my parents every now and then. Lower price bracket but high is cholesterol and fat! Cafe intermezzo moderate price range with great breakfast food and cheesecake. Activities and fun things to do.: High museum of Art, The Void Virtual Reality Experience, Escape the Room, World of Coke, Georgia Aquarium, and for shopping Atlantic Station. For Parks: Old Fourth Ward park is beautiful, and centennial olympic park.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I wouldn’t be where I am without my parents; financial support, emotional support, guidance, relationship advice, and career advice. All found in conversations and collaborations with my parents. There is no way to put my gratitude into words. I have tried many times and failed. Forgiving my wrongs, supporting my flaws, praising my achievements, supporting me when I needed it, and most importantly… Letting me fail when I needed it. I learned a lot more from my failures than I did my successes. I’d like to say that I was self-made, and in some ways I am. I put in the time and effort that no one else could do for me. I struggled, cried, got hurt, and wanted to give up (many times). If I said I was exclusively self-made, I would be lying. I acknowledge that I was given opportunities, resources, and time that not everyone gets. I also acknowledge that I tried to take advantage of the tools I’ve been given, and when I didn’t have the right tool, I found some way to get it.

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Image Credits
Deadpool makeup close up : Jean Perea @jeanpereamedia on Instagram