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You make
friends with
cancer
by heeding
its call to
consciousness,
by letting
it change
your life.
You slow
down. You
pay
attention.
You stop
doing things
you don't
really
want or need
to do.
You
prioritize.
You pace
yourself.
You respect
your body.
You spend
time with
those whose
presence is
healing.
You make
friends with
cancer by
noticing the
small
miracles
that occur
daily--
the chorus
of bird
songs in the
morning air,
the
intoxicating
fragrance of
one pink
rose,
the melody
of
raindrops,
the heart
melting
sweetness
of your
grandchildren's
smiles,
the
eternality
of an ocean
wave,
the
exquisite
beauty of a
setting sun,
the presence
of your
beloved--which,
before
cancer,
you may have
overlooked
or been to
"busy"
to enjoy or
appreciate.
You make
friends with
cancer by
letting love
in.
You open you
heart. You
tell the
truth.
You ask for
help.
You accept
the profound
generosity
of friends.
You let
whatever you
may have
given return
itself to
you.
You make
friends with
cancer by
allowing it
to
remind you
of what is
actually
important in
life
and what is
less so, by
forging a
relationship
with it that
fosters new
insight,
by seeing
the
uninvited
guest as an
opportunity
for learning
and growth.
You make
friends with
cancer by
accepting
the myriad
gifts and
joys which
life offers.
You don't
waste time
complaining
about
things you
cannot
change
or which you
wish were
different.
You dance
when you
can, you
weep when
you must.
You notice
what you
have
instead of
what you
don't have.
You practice
thankfulness,
and
forgiveness.
You make
friends with
cancer by
not hiding
from it
or hating
it, but by
acknowledging
it,
accepting
what it has
to teach
you and
continuing
on your
Journey,
one step at
a time.
©
Ruth
Carter-Bourdon
Seen on
Dobhran's
Greetings
Midi playing
~ "Pachelbel's
Canon in D"
Performed by
Margi
Harrell
Used with
permission
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