Welcome!  And thank you for visiting my new blog site. I look forward to sharing some of my ideas on life, wellness, spirituality, and all sorts of other things.

I’ve recently been contemplating what it means to be a survivor - whether it be a survivor of a chronic disease such as cancer, or something as basic as life itself.  It’s something every living being has in common with each other. We are all in the business of surviving.  But is there more?  At what point is it no longer enough to settle for just getting by… for mediocrity?

For example, I am someone who had cancer 14 years ago, but I have become less and less interested in referring to my self as a “cancer survivor” anymore.  Today, I am a person who is still standing regardless of what happened to me in the past.  I am not limited, or “less than” in any way unless I choose or decide that I am. 

I like the thought of moving from a state of “surviving” to one of “thriving”.  It puts me more in the moment and reminds me that I always have a conscious choice in the state of mind I wish to be in.  It’s incredibly freeing to realize that I always have the power to choose again.  And I remind myself to do something to change my perspective when I start feeling stuck, or in fear of what may happen, or when I feel that just surviving is good enough.

And when we do find ourselves in the reality of disease, or pain (either physical or mental), I have found that there is always something that we can find to focus on that will allow us to transcend those challenges.  And that is what this blog and the essence of my work is all about.