“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.” ~ Og Mandino
Here we are in a world full of light, and a day that is celebrated by many. How can you not help celebrate a time of the year that seems to represent life? Just to sit and feel the sun upon your face, with your eyes closed, is one of the best feelings in the world; it makes everything seem alllllllright. I love summer, yes I do, for I am a fair-weather friend 
This time of the year is my favoritest, I am usually so incredibly happy. I love to play frisbee, fish, camp, or walk and take pictures of all the greens, flowers, sunsets, and sunrises. Yes, this time of the year brings me great peace.
However, with cancer 
it sometimes makes it hard to do anything that I love to do, all I can do some days is sit and enjoy the sun, and remember… Remember the peace, the joy… and feel it in my heart, and for now, that is A-OK.
There are still days when I have my moments, and can throw a tantrum with the best of them 
and just because I count my blessings today, doesn’t mean I won’t have days where I will complain about cancer. To not complain when dancing with cancer is to drive yourself to the funny farm if you know what I mean
I am grateful that I am here today, I am grateful that it is summer and that I have no complaints today. I am grateful that there is life after chemotherapy, and I am looking forward to the day when I am done with Herceptin and have my reconstruction surgery, yup, yup, I am looking forward to being balanced in more ways than one
Cancer has taught me to balance living with heaven and hell, happiness and anger, and sorrow and grief, but today I do not feel sad so I have nothing to say about sorrow in this post that is my tribute to summer as a woman who dances with cancer…
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Skyrat aka Gina // June 22, 2008 at 5:42 am |
This time last year I did not think I would be alive to see another summer. What a reason to celebrate!!!! Here we are!
aklaura // June 22, 2008 at 9:07 pm |