Weekly Round-Up
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just leave a comment below.
Emily writes evocatively this week about “the blur of illness”.
My time often feels like a cluster of clouds in which I grasp for the concrete elements in my life and try to take hold of them, or something, anything, really, but come away with nothing but the woozy feeling that I am watching the world go by wrapped in a thin layer of gauze, patched together, moving forward, in ways that I am not.
Susan Rahn shares her hopes for the year ahead in her latest post.
Julia Barnickle is running a community project this month, inviting a group of friends to write about their experiences of inviting ease and flow into parts of their lives. Visit her website to find out more about the project, and sign up to receive emails and an ebook at the end of the project.
Lovely post from Nancy Seibel on why self-nurturing is so important.
While a breast cancer diagnosis makes you feel like you’re not in control there are things you can do to be actively involved in your treatment. Cathy shares some of these in her latest post.
Barbara writes of the difficulty of being our own cancer patient advocate.
Julia shares her delight in being featured in a book of 100 cancer stories.
Juliet reflects on four years since her breast cancer diagnosis.
A lovely celebration of friendship on JoAnn’s blog.
Great post from Terri on becoming a detective in our own lives.
A medical update from Abigail.
Karin shares her interview with Breast Cancer Now.
A beautiful meditation on loss from Elizabeth this past week:
Loss can hurt and devastate. It can illuminate, teach, and result in greater wisdom. Holding these truths at once can elicit a sad freedom, joy, awe, anger, and every possible experience in the mindful moments of life.
Finally this week, I leave you with an image – a photograph I took last weekend when I was in the beautiful west of Ireland. I sent this to Connie and it was perfect timing for her to weave the magic of her words around the stark beauty of trees in winter.
Winter Trees, Coole Park, Co Galway
So in this season of winter, of bare trees and cold nights, I will allow nature’s process to inform and inspire me, as I hope it does you. May we relax in the rest and renewal of this time and await the promise of what is to come.
Until next week,
Yours with much love always,
Marie xxx
Lovely photo, Marie! Thank you again for including a link to my project about inviting ease and flow into life. My contribution to the project will be out on Friday, so I’d better get writing!! 😀
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I;ll be looking forward to reading it Julia and sharing it in next week’s round up
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Thanks so much for this week’s Round-Up, Marie. That photo you sent was serendipitous. I love that the inspiration of trees is accessible to all–whether we’re in the west of Ireland or in my neighborhood in North Carolina. We, who have been through cancer treatment, are like Tall Oaks– prevailing.
Best to everyone in the week ahead,
Connie
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I got in a little late which Is the story of my life lately, but I’m proud off few posts and this last one is one of them https://cancerbus.com/2020/01/22/crossing-lines-writing-eases-the-loneliness-of-disease/
It’s one we can all relate to – I especially enjoyed Karin’s interview with Breast Cancer Now. Excellent and a show of the vulnerability of our therapists with diagnoses of their own.
And as usual Marie, your value in our circle of life is never unnoticed and always appreciated by those who not only write but look for the blog posts highlighted here so they needn’t feel alone on their own path -a path that ends one way or another, in cure or death, in sadness or in enlightenment. We need one another more than anyone can express.
Much love,
Ilene
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So well said Connie
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Oh Ilene, your words mean more to me than I can even express. Thank you doesn’t cover how much it means to me to read them this morning. I’m reminded of the Ram Dass quote “we’re all just walking each other home” as I read your words.
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Thank you, Marie, for minding all of our musings. Much love to you, as always.
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Thank you so much for this round up Marie. I have only just had a chance to sit down and read through all the blog posts. Just wonderful x
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