EXISTING VERSUS LIVING Most people know the difference between breathing and breathing deeply. One happens on its own. The other asks for your attention. In the same way, there’s a difference between existing and living. Noticing which one you’re doing is the first step toward choosing on purpose. Existing isn’t wrong. It’s a place many…
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Telling Your Family About Cancer: There’s No Perfect Way
You’re not being dramatic when you wonder how to tell your family about cancer. You’re being human. On one hand, you want comfort from the people you love. On the other hand, you want to protect them from pain. That tug-of-war can make your throat tighten and your mind go blank. So if you’re searching…
Read moreFeeling The Temperature Of This Moment And Other Details You Are Missing
The Temperature of This Moment, and Other Details You’re Missing Right now, something rests on your skin. Not as a metaphor, but as a fact. Air presses against your neck, your forearm, and that small hollow between your jaw and your collarbone. And that air has a temperature. It isn’t “hot” or “cold.” It is…
Read moreWhy I Break One Small Rule Every Day
The Danger of Autopilot I’ve driven the same route to the grocery store for years. My hands move without much thought. Turn signal, brake, accelerate; my body knows the sequence so well my mind drifts. One Tuesday, a deer burst into the road from the right. I yanked the wheel left. Pure reflex. I made…
Read moreHow to Find Goodness in Every Day When Life Feels Hard
Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day. That line can sound too simple when you’re hurting. But it holds a steady kind of truth, like morning light through darkness, not loud, not flashy, just present. If you’re living with cancer (newly diagnosed, in treatment, or adjusting to remission), you…
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