Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Art of Patience

Two weeks ago, I started a new drug treatment to stop the growth and spread of my cancer.  We’ve all experienced these anxious times in life, times when it’s easy to get trapped in feelings of fear, worry, doubt or even anger.  My thriving with advanced cancer for eight years, and surviving multiple treatments and their side effects, has been sustained by my practice of patience.  Looking back at my hospice work, I gained the gift of patience when given the honor to walk last days, hours, and minutes.  There is an art to the practice of patience learned with each life brush stroke, quieting our anxiousness with hope, and connecting us to the wholeness of life.  Practice the art of patience today.  

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