Don't Postpone Joy: March 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Happiness List

I feel happy that I am going to Kripalu in exactly 10 days!

I feel happy that I have gotten so much work done this week.

I feel happy that I am learning to be compassionate with myself.

I feel happy that JoAnn and Marti are my friends.

I feel happy that Minnie lets me hold her.

I feel happy that Jeff hugged me and kissed me this morning.

I feel happy that I can now have beautiful music downstairs in the kitchen.

I feel happy that I can help my husband when he can't see well.

I feel happy that beautiful music is playing right now.

A Word About Joy

Several months ago I was gifted with a period of 10 days when I wasn't sure if the cancer I'd been diagnosed with had spread through my body or not. It was a gift, to live with that fear of dying, because it brought me back so close to the reality of LIVING, to the reality of my own precious life.

When the PET scan came back "clear," I got on with the surgery and made a decision to have adjuvant chemotherapy treatments "just in case."

I have also made a strong commitment to myself to create as much joy in my life as possible. This blog is here to keep me accountable to this commitment. Read on, dear friend, and may you be inspired to create more joy in your own life as well!