Category: Awareness
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Cancer Journey: Exploring Healing Through the Chakras
I have been taking free classes through Wellspring recently to help me with my cancer journey with the hope to accept the person I have become and what has happened in the past year, heal from the trauma I have been through and hopefully find and be a better version of myself. Today was the […]
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Cancer Journey: Mind Battles
The Cancer Journey… a roller coaster of mixed emotions, never-ending stresses, anxieties and uncertainties, but also an eye-opener for some. Battling cancer is a big word. What people don’t talk about is when you are on the other side of the cancer battle, you are left with a forever altered life and conflicting thoughts.
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It’s only temporary | Ce n’est que temporaire
Two weeks ago, I had my surgery. Things went well. They were able to remove the main tumour as well as 4 wedges of my right lung. Part of me is relieved, part of me is worried that they may have missed something. Many people are telling me to focus on the now and stop […]
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Walking is my time for reflection | La marche est mon temps de réflexion
Walking is my time for reflection. Since I learned about my cancer, I think a lot. But ever since I finished my chemo treatments, it seems like I’ve been thinking a lot more. I guess we can describe all my thoughts as soul-searching. — La marche est mon temps de réflexion. Quand j’ai appris pour mon cancer, je réfléchissais beaucoup. Mais depuis que j’ai terminé mes traitements de chimiothérapie, il me semble que je réfléchis beaucoup plus. Je suppose que nous pouvons décrire toutes mes pensées comme une introspection.
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Parenting Struggle #1: Sleep
Whether it’s the baby’s difficulty falling asleep or, as a parent, the lack of sleep, this seems to be an issue that as parents have in common.
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Denial: Pause, Evaluate, Determine, Act
Sometimes it takes a while to realize some things and it’s better now than never right? In the past few weeks, I have been a little bit off. I made mistakes, forget to do things, been frustrated with things I used to be able to do and learn with ease and now it is just […]
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Never Forget Who YOU Are!
Have you ever lost your purpose? Feeling worthless? Felt like the smallest challenge was impossible to undertake? You’re not alone! Back in 2015, I started a job that I liked. I’ve put in crazy hours, I didn’t mind because I was feeling like I belonged, that I was valued and that I made a difference […]
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The Storm Within
In today’s world, we face a lot of injustice, betrayals, heartbreaks, bullying, sickness, loneliness. As a human being, we go through a lot of emotions and we often fight with ourselves to see things clearly, but negativity often wins for a while. We get depressed, we exclude ourselves without realizing it and alone we are […]
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The effect of Social Media on Us…
Originally posted on Living the Journey • A Day at a Time:
Hello everyone, It’s been kinda slow at work today and one of my colleagues sent me this article which I found goes hand and hand with what I wrote yesterday about being ourselves as well as an older post about how technology is becoming a… -
Cherish Every Moment…
Strength is a powerful word. Some people need more than others to go through life. You need it to move forward each day in this world of chaos and uncertainty. Each day is a new day and we must be grateful to be living it even if things are not the way we were hoping […]
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Admirable People
Some people go through struggles all their lives. Life has given them sickness, unhappiness, pains… but they still keep their heads up and move forward. So many times they could have given up, but they never stopped hoping and live their life fighting to stay afloat. Even if life is hard, they find ways to […]
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Everyone Has A Story (Reblog)
Originally posted on The Mind Connectory:
When you look around in society you notice many people, but how many of them do you actually tie no prejudice or assumptions to? It’s hard wired within us to make assumptions, but it can often be a limiting trait. Here’s how it works. You see a ferocious dog… -
Mental Health Awareness
Bell Let’s Talk is a great initiative, but it shouldn’t be lasting the time it’s promoted. We should be aware of it each and every single day and do our best to help when we see someone struggling with it. Mental health affects all of us. Sometimes we may not even realize it until someone […]
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I Cannot Make It (Reblog)
Originally posted on Go Dog Go Café:
I came across the story of a young girl, who chose assisted suicide, due to her health problems. It is legal in her country. The story was moving, and inspired a poem. I love you all And I love this world I love Life I love the idea…
Melanie Bisson 