Anxious? Afraid? Just breathe.
Am I the only person wondering if the world has somehow slipped its axis and is starting to spin out…
Call it a bucket list, make it a life list
I have started calling my bucket list a life list. With metastatic breast cancer, my life has urgency built-in. I’m…
Don’t let time slip away
How often do you find yourself saying or thinking something like: “It’s 4:15, where did the day go?”I can’t believe…
Finding calm in the cancer storm with Mark Nepo
Getting a cancer diagnosis is like getting thrown into a raging sea without a flotation device. The initial shock pushes…
Honor the Journey of cancer and other difficulties
Honoring the journey of cancer and other challenges can lessen their power and strengthen your own.
Lighten Your Load (you have enough to bear)
Let go of the small things that don’t matter to refocus your precious time and energy on your healthy and…
Marking the days of our life
As a person living with metastatic breast cancer, I have adopted the calendar marking tactic in yet another way—as a…
Memento Mori: What it means, why it matters
A regular Memento Mori recitation can remind us to keep a healthy awareness of the limited time we all have,…
Movement is medicine for cancer (and more)
Many people do as much as they can to move as little as possible, like driving around a parking lot…
Writing a eulogy for the living
I gave the eulogy at my mother’s funeral, and while I received many compliments after the service, I realize now…