We often attend conferences and report on what was learned. We often teach and report on what was shared. We are curious about healing and people’s ideas and definitions of healing. Notes from the Field are articles on situations and people we find interesting.
As I prepare for my next Create to Heal class, I turn to my quiet page, a large 12 x 18 inch piece of white construction paper and place the following words in the middle of the page: Next I put at the top right hand corner, Compassion. Top left is Grace. Bottom left is Forgiveness. Bottom right is Gratitude.
I look at the configuration of words before me and begin to see the pattern in the context of cancer and all that I have learned from patients and their families …
Forgiveness – I forgive my body for betraying me … this body with cancer. AND I will embrace and fight this thing with all I’ve got.
Forgiveness leads to Gratitude - A tear of Joy of understanding for … cancer is an awakening ... it is an opportunity for me to know myself better, to re-examine my faith, my relationships with family and friends and community.
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