Life has many ups and downs. Some bigger than others. I have a friend who in 2010 was diagnosed with cancer. She had the applicable treatments, and recovered. Now it's 2016. She was diagnosed with a very rare form of skin cancer - 1 in 1 million is what she said. She had the operation this week. Time will tell I guess. Overall, am I worried? Yes I am. Is she worried? I am sure she is. Does she show it? No she does not.
Every day she steps out in the world and is grateful, Grateful that she has another day. Grateful that she has wonderful people in her life. Grateful that she's still alive. Is she worried? Not out loud. She always has a smile on her face. She always looks to the positive. She plans her runs and her races like this is just a minor glitch in the grand scheme of thing.
This woman, this girl, this child is an inspiration to me. My problems are so minuscule, that I don't even want to think of them as problems. She inspires me to put my best forward. She reminds me that when things get tough 'it's not going to feel like this forever'. She lifts me up and carries me along beside her. She has the strength to do that. She is an angel among us, that I am fortunate enough to know.
From this person, I shall grow. What she has taught me in no uncertain terms is P.A.C.E. Positive Attitude Changes Everything!!
