But every minute you focus on that horror when you are *not* actively doing something to evade or improve or ameliorate the situation (receiving chemo, taking Zofran, listening to the doctor, etc.), you are WASTING WHAT'S LEFT OF YOUR WILD PRECIOUS LIFE.
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Learning to take those moments, embrace the hell out of them, is what will make it all worth it, at whatever point you reach the end.
I think about this all the time - certain types browsing all of our public despair and just... basking.
We can't allow it!
I wish happiness for you. No matter what happens to and around you. And I believe you can find it.
You are so right about this.
If we each do what we can, where and when we can, to enjoy life and make the world better, guess what? We will have joy and the world will be better.
I have several mental health conditions (and epilepsy) and I've been attached to my phone for days, weeks, much to my detriment.
You've inspired (good-shamed) me to log off, go putter around the yard (AZ), and then watch the sun set and the stars rise
Thank you 🤲🌺🏜️🌼🌌🌗
More than that, actually. But I've *known* I was dying for 2 years and 2 months now. I might be here another 2 years. Mucinous adenocarcinoma = Implacable Glacier Cancer.)
Your response is probably the best one.
That's what I want to try to pass on, if I can. And I'm going to keep trying.
And your words are a blessing. May I compile these "skies" / "clouds" / "rays of sunshine" (WHAT DO WE CALL THEM?) into one post and share on FB with attribution and a link to here of course!
I’m scared for my daughter with long covid. Trump isn’t going to do anything to stop H5N1. It would kill her. Your words allow me to see brightness does exist in our lives everywhere.
I’ve been an Oncology nurse in Seattle for 25 years. I’m glad you’re getting good care.
i needed this
delighted i found you here- look forward to to reading your posts :)
Therefore, awareness and acceptance of mortality in general might just as well be used for this metaphor (by anyone who accepts their own mortality).
“libertarian that allowed people to trade without government control, and the entire Biden Crime Family should be in prison for all the foreign bribes!!” 1/2
I will from now on, heed your advice.
Thank you, Mishell
Your light is a raging inferno and a reminder to us all
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I don't wish cancer on anyone, but joy and gratitude are available to us all. Have a great day!
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My FiL had very aggressive liver cancer, and most of the family was mourning in advance. I figured the best thing I could do was just to like... not change how I interacted with him 1/
Trouble is, they’re all illegal. And even under medical supervision they’re not for everyone.
The window is now open, and you can see the destination? And then every day you just take whatever steps you can in that direction.
That's how it was for me, anyway. I make it look easy sometimes now but it wasn't always.
Thank you
And wishing you many many more opportunities
I think of myself as a listing battleship- but the screws still spin, rudder still steers and "Damn the Torpedoes- Full Speed Ahead" to wreck myself upon the shore of Confederacy!
This is super inspiring and definitely something I will be thinking of regularly. I try to enjoy the sight I still have now to the fullest! ♡
In my 20s, I heard I may have cancer. That changed my plans and I chose art studies over business — to enjoy my potentially shorter life & be remembered. Later, I studied business, too.
Life gives us perspective.
We do not really need more silicone or botox, or picture perfect lives:
we crave for reality.
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But right now a lot of people are just standing frozen in horror staring at a train wreck. We need to get past that mindset first, and sometimes that means stepping away.
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Wwwwwooooowwww
OK, this actually really helped me. I’ve been feeling guilty about letting myself smile or laugh because, well how CAN I? But, as you said, punishing ourselves for things beyond our control isn’t helpful, but living as best we can with the time we have is. Thank you.
There is no sense in being mean to that cluster of neurons and bodily bits (even the wonky parts) for just existing.
If love is too strong a word, kindness is just as good.
♥️ Thanks Mishell, for the perspective reminder.
Thank you for taking the time to write it. Sending ❤️
I'm grateful you're turning that into hope others can build on. Wishing you many, many days of joy.
Yes, there is work to be done, but there is also good memories to be made, things to take moments to be grateful for, and all the many things that help us do that work and fight those battles.
Joy is sacred
Side note, if I may ask, what video games do you and your daughter play together?
But this is definitely the healthy perspective for all of us. 💛
She wasn't in denial, she was seeking balance and joy amid pain.
But when you can wrench yourself free of that dread, enjoy life and create space for you and your loved ones to have fun.
Really.
None of us have been given an expiration date. We need to live life to it's fullest and share our wisdom.
Doing hospice work has taught me so many things in the last 25 years. Sending you positive energy. 💙