It’s kind of appropriate that we are dubbed the ‘human race’. What race? Who are you racing against? As far as I can see, we are born alone and we die alone. It’s just you here. It’s just you on your own journey. If you are speeding along, always anticipating the next conquest, the next adventure, you are running right over the beautiful flowers planted along the path of the present moment. Stop and smell the roses. Stop and experience the majesty of nature. Stop and REALLY appreciate the company of your loved ones!

When I was first diagnosed, I was always moving so frenetically to find the answer to my problem. I peppered my natural health practitioner to add on every supplement that has ever been found to be effective in cancer care. I grossly overdid it. My body detoxed too hard a few times and I seriously overburdened myself emotionally and mentally. That’s not to say that research, and my inner drive to get to the bottom of this issue didn’t serve any purpose. I learned so much and am grateful for all that I now know, but what was my hurry? Needing to ‘prove’ my healing to others? What for? I compromised my health with my speed. Why did I run over it like a freight train, too busy with my destination that I failed to notice the scenery or the route markers? I wish I knew then what I know now.

Life is about living the best life you can in the present moment because the present is all we’ve got.

Now, I am perfect just as I am. Now, I move through (most) of my days slowly and deliberately. I notice the beauty. I notice my body. I notice my feelings – which are my single greatest guides to my next right steps.

Slow down and be where you are. In the end, the tortoise, with his slow steady pace, won his race.

Being me,
Erin