really, optimism. i truly believe that there is positive in every single situation. i've believed that way for quite a while now, and my diagnosis of cancer simply means that i have to learn to see the positive in a very difficult time. they say that the hardest of times really challenge your beliefs...bring it on.
the first thing you should know is that this is genuine optimism. this is not my attempt at coping with my diagnosis by fabricating an essence of positivity that is unnatural to me. i can also promise that there will be times that i will lose sight of my optimism, i'm not perfect, and seeing the glass half full is a journey, not a destination. it's also a choice, and i choose to always see the opportunity, to see how i can grow, and how i can help other people do the same.
most importantly, this blog serves a couple purposes, or at least i intend for it to. first, it's a place for me to share my story, and to express my sincere optimism about my journey, and the challenges that i face in striving to maintain a positive attitude. second, it's a way for those i care about to be able to follow my experience without having to worry about their reactions to it...where there are no expectations for them to respond, and for them to know i want to share it with them, but don't expect anything in return. lastly, it's my hope that someone, somewhere, will benefit from reading this, and realize that there truly is optimism in everything, even cancer, you just have to be willing to see it.
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"life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are".
"The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be." -William James
"life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are".
wisdom from "The Velveteen Rabbit"
"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"
"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you."
"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."
"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"
"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
About Me
- graceinmaine
- i've always been an optimistic person, and when i was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma, i promised to always try to see the positive in everything...even cancer.
a little inspiration - taken from a lymphoma forum
I have cancer, cancer doesn't have me
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