And the theme of March will be grace. Grace upon grace.
grace [ greys ]
noun.
favor or goodwill; a pleasing or attractive quality
You’ve heard the quote, “Nothing worth having comes easy” by Theodore Roosevelt… The word nerd in me always looks at a quote through a highly critical lens…what is it saying? What does it mean? Am I reading it in an accurate context? Because all feedback is relevant, how does it challenge me?
What do you think about this quote? What is it saying to you? What does it mean? How does it challenge you?
So often we oppose “easy” with “hard” which would make this quote mean, ‘everything worth having is hard.’ But if everything good has to be hard, it’s no wonder we all struggle to wrap our heads around what ‘good’ or ‘worthiness’ really means. But what if there was a different opposite? What if we used “effort” instead? While it may be v e r y subtle, how might it change the tone of the quote? How might it change the way we react to it? How might it change our meanings of ‘good’ and ‘worthiness’???
Would we work more diligently? Intentionally? Effectively? Process-minded more than product-minded?
If so, then…
Would we be able to better adjust emotionally and mentally to adversity and struggle?
If so, then…
Would we see failure differently? …Less “steps backward” and more “steps upward” maybe?
If so, then…
Would we manage our expectations more accurately?
If so, then…
Would we have a culture driven by personal accountability rather than blame-game mentality?
I think so.
Everything worth having requires effort. Relationships… Whole-person health… Success… Life-learnings…
Grace…
Purpose.
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Done :: 3/28/18 :: Post 203
Radiation is done.
Done.
DONE!
That feels amazing to say.
Today was bittersweet. So grateful that is officially behind me but I love my Rad people. 🙂 I got to ring the bell, write a little message on a ribbon for a bulletin board and give hugs to everyone. I started crying when I told them how grateful I was for them, for how they took such good care of me and how they made this chapter in my life suck less. And they all loved my cookies. 🙂
And the sweet momma of the 17 year old also gave me a Congratulations gift. Wow.
And then I went to work and found Cold Stone ice cream (my favorite…coffee with Heath) at my desk with balloons and another colleague treated me to lunch to celebrate. I got a card and a bunch of hugs, too. 🙂
Then I got home and my family celebrated me, too. Celebrated the completion of this sub-chapter.
What a good day.
Now to sleep I go because I’m so tired. This day was full….
March 28 :: 3/28/19 :: Post 562
Today was one of my dearest friend’s birthday. Laura, I am so grateful to know you. I’m so glad I get to call you Friend. You’ve walked close with me in this cancer storm and have been consistently encouraging every step of the way. You are a forever treasure.
Today is also the one year anniversary of my last of 28 radiation treatments.
March 28th, you’re always going to be extra special.
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