This blog post is the second in a series of four. If you missed the first post, you can check it out here: “My Wake-Up Call”
After I got over the complete shock of being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that only 5% of women get, I realized this was going to be an exhausting journey. Especially if I kept resisting my diagnosis and falling into victim mode.
I was faced with a choice… I could keep feeling sorry for myself and asking, “Why me?!”. Or I could accept the cards I was dealt and start embracing my life.
And that was the day, I kicked myself out of my own pity party and I began to think about…
How can I be grateful for my cancer diagnosis?
I began to look at things a little differently and asked myself… How can I use cancer to change and embrace my life after diagnosis?
I decided I was going to need some powerful mantras to help me get through the hard times on this challenging journey…
The main mantra I came up with was (and still is):
“I’m OK… Everything will be OK!”
Whenever I feel any anxiety, sadness, or overwhelm, I say this to myself several times. And I feel an instant calm wash over me.
And the quote I began to live my life by is:
ONE DAY…
You’ll leave this world behind,
so live a life you will remember.
~ Avicii
And to always remember that…
Today is a New Day!
I had a new sense of gratitude for each and every day I have here on earth.
I made the decision from that day on, I wouldn’t waste any more time on the things or people that don’t matter…
Because the one thing that I can’t buy… is more time in my life!
Now, as crazy as this may sound to you…
I now realize, my cancer diagnosis has been a blessing in disguise.
Why?
Because I don’t take life for granted anymore and think that I have all the time in the world… because I don’t!
And the truth is… none of us do, but we all think we do!
Cancer made me start living my life the way I intended… no more excuses or regrets!
I’ve learned so much along my cancer journey… because this was and still is, my wake-up call!
This blog post was the second in a series of four. In the next blog post, why I wanted to keep my diagnosis a secret from everyone. You can read it here: I’m OK…Everything Will Be OK!
