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 |   My journey through (and beyond) the valley with Cancer as my companion. |
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Dear Friend: This is not a Blog about writing! (I already have one of those.) This is a blog about a journey I am taking with illness. I have recently been diagnosed with Cancer. My goal is honest therapy as I progress through, and beyond this new reality in my life. I hope that, somewhere along the way you will find some words that will help you too. While this is, in fact, an interactive Blog, I hope that you will scroll slowly down this page. For you see, the front of this Blog IS my journey. The entries are conversations that are held along the journey.Yes, there is a lot on it--before actually getting to the Blog entries. But, I hope that by the objects and words which appear before the Blog itself, you might come to understand just a little bit about me, and my journey, and some truly amazing friends who have agreed to journey with me. I hope that you, too, will choose to accompany me on my walk--through the Valley. I invite you to join me, and discover the wondrous truths, meet some truly amazing people, and share those "memorable" moments this journey will undoubtedly present. Come along, won't you? In His Care, ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Would you like to help me help others? I found this amazing organization, and I am proud to be a sponsor. I hope you will check it out. It's called The Network For Good.  ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** "RISUS OMNIA - INCRUMENTUS PER DEDECUS - SAPIENTIA PER DAMNUM" ("Every thing is funny - Growth through humiliation - Wisdom through loss") ~Leunig~ The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse. ~Helen Keller~ "If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." ~Virginia Woolf~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** "There is strength in truth." ~The Barton Family Crest~ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” — Helen Keller, American social activist, public speaker and author (1880-1968) I have moved the list of my thanks for those who have helped to make this little Blog so very special. I hope that you will take a moment to read the list, growing every day, and let these fellow travellers along this journey know that you appreciate the contributions they make to our walk together.
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4 ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Please feel free to click on the Blog Rings icon below to be transported to some of the very best of the Best Bloggers around WDC. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** If you are new to WDC, or to our Blogging community, I highly recommend the monthly edition of "The Blogville News". Feel free to click below, and let Scarlett   know that a Blogger sent ya!Hey! We've started a Christian's Blog Ring on WDC. Click on the logo, and join us! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Budroe
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| Yes, it has been a while. Yet, I do know myself well enough to recognize the muse when she appears. Not only has she shown up, but she is showing off by sitting on my head like she belongs there! For some months, my journalistic (and other) activities within the political realm have been (more or less) centered around an attempt to understand what is going on in the United States these days. That's a pretty broad brush, often with strokes beyond my visual range. Over the course of some months, I have whittled down, bit by bit that huge topic into more "chewable" bites. As is often the case when one does not pre-determine outcomes, but rather depends on skills of observation, etc., the smallest bite I could find shocked me. But, I do believe there IS an answer, it is completely understandable, and actionable. There really IS something we can do about it. But where that took me has me stunned still. I will, for now at least, simply say that it drove me to my knees. Yet it is an answer that ticks all the boxes, makes reasonable sense to anyone with even an average intellect (something I have rarely been accused of having), and can have a restorative plan. That got me excited, but not like having home made ice cream in your favorite flavor for desert. No, exited as in "I MUST write this down!" But, where? It didn't take more than a moment: here! So I have, I am, and I will. It is not an introductory, or basic explanation. It is much more spiritual than I ever imagined, so it will be written as a spiritual writing. I've written several Spiritual Adventures here for the WDC community, but this one requires a bit more. So, I'm writing it as a "next step", a more top-of-scale intermediate activity to add value to not only the adventures and adventurers, but to the WDC community-at-large. As is always the case, my writing is personal. It is a particular joy to share that writing here. Why? Because as you can see here clearly, sharing with others multiplies the joy, and diminishes the pain and sadness of life, of living, and even of leaving life. My writing matters first, but not only to me. I hope this writing will matter to you, as well. I do look forward to sharing it with you. The writing will serve as a "skeleton" for what will become an activity offered to the WDC community. Framing the activity (putting muscles, tendons, ligaments, and clothes on the skeleton)would be greatly enhanced by having several other folks as a team to create the activity. If you find that an interesting possibility, please email me and let me know. I could definitely use the help. :) I'll let you know how it goes. I hope you will let me know what YOU think of it, as well. I can only complete this rather significant writing assignment In His Care, Budroe |
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