Peace!

Some might think it hasn't been a banner year for me. Sometimes I must admit, I have that feeling...that my year has been wasted because chemo has sidelined me from cycling and from feeling like myself. I had so many plans for this Fall. I was going to do the Komen three day walk this weekend in Chicago, and the MS150 for multiple sclerosis and a 220 mile bike ride for young breast cancer survivors such as myself.

But, it is as people say...life is what happens while you are planning. It just seems that the "why" is not always a question for me to ask. I don't know why I got this disease, but I also know that so much goodness has come to me as a result of being a breast cancer survivor and accepting this role in the world. So, I am learning to accept it. I am finding my way in life and I can assure you through every negative I have experienced from this disease there have been a multitude of positives that have arisen.

Most recently, I have had so many kind people come out of the woodwork in my support. Tonight, I got to go to dinner with an old friend from highschool. She is so creative and fun and amazing. I always thought she was so wonderful and artistic...and she is supporting my Pass It On efforts. She even bought me this hat (above) to bring a little bling into my world, which it does. It is lovely and so is she,a person I have always wanted to be more like because she is so openly loving. I am excited to be reconnected with her and it has mainly happened because of my disease...because I slowed down enough in life to join facebook and she found me. We might have found our way back to each other eventually, but that doesn't matter to me. We are connected now and we got to make TODAY fun for each other.

Cancer has made me a better human, someone who is more accessible to people and able to see my flaws. I don't always like to laugh about my flaws, but I can accept them better now. It has made me take time out of the day to join communities so that I can connect with people, which has led my way back to my friend from high school. I had never had that type of behavior in my plans before. I never relaxed and enjoyed the day, I was always planning for tomorrow.

Now, I know the value of a peaceful day. I know the value of a good book and I know the value of a good friend. I am fortunate. I am also wiped out from chatting so much with someone who is high-energy like me, so I will head to bed. I will write more tomorrow, though. I have some fun things I have put on my list for upcoming posts. Thanks for reading.

Blessings,
Lolo