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Everything Is As It Should be

Hope

I Am So Proud Of You

The Rose

Each of us has our own journey

To travel

Each of us our path to travel

There are thorns to be encountered

And roses to be smelled

At times it seems as though

The rose bush is one of only thorns

The Key is Love

Today I Celebrate 18 Years

Today is my birthday. Today is eighteen years since I felt a lump on my breast. I remember feeling intense fear, sadness, disbelief and so many scary emotions.  I knew in my heart that things would never be the same again. I was diagnosed with breast cancer when my son was five and a half months old. I remember thinking he would have no memories of me. I prayed and hoped I would make the five year mark to see him

step on the school bus so he would remember me. Day in and day out through surgery, grueling chemotherapy and radiation treatments I imagined him getting on the school bus. Whenever I felt sick and wanted to give in I visualized him waving goodbye to me on the school bus. Five years later when the day arrived I imagined sobbing at the bus stop. Ironically the bus never came the first few days and I drove

him to school. It was a dream come true for me to reach five years of survival.

Every year I set new goals for living another year and watching him grow up. Amazingly it is now time to send him off to college as he gets ready to spread his wings and leave home.  Thinking back and realizing I never in my wildest dreams believed I would see this milestone.

I always dream in smaller increments and am so thankful when that day arrives. Now I visualize and dream of his college graduation - four more years please. What a blessing to be alive and healthy. I am very grateful and appreciative for the gift of eighteen years. 

Books that helped me as I recovered:
Dr Susan Love's Breast Book
Full Catastrophe Living - Jon Kabat Zinn

What makes a Strong Woman?

Love this poster. I asked on my Facebook page what makes a strong woman? The above poster was created by all the amazing responses. Thanks to everyone for the great comments - Karen

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We believe what we tell ourselves

Love this from Doe Zantamata at Happiness in your Life

http://www.happinessinyourlife.com/

Tell yourself:
Everything will work out.
Things will get better.
You are important.

You Can Make A Difference

A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.

She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”

The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied,

“Well, I made a difference to that one!”

By Loren Eiseley - The Starfish Story

Hope 

Hope is a journey

Into an enchanted tomorrow

Hope is a dream

For a better tomorrow

By Karen Hackel