Life is Now

It’s time to share with you why I have been “missing in action” the last year and a half.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer and went into survival mode.

A year ago, I underwent surgery for a double mastectomy to remove the breast cancer. I chose to stay flat and not do reconstruction, for health reasons.

A lot has happened over the last year and I have learned so much about myself.

The lessons have been crippling painful and brought me to my knees more times than I can count.

But each time, I rise. Like a Phoenix from the ashes.

I am not who I was a year ago. Not only has my body changed, but my mindset and the way that I process life circumstances are different.

I wouldn’t wish what I’ve gone through on anyone.

That being said, I cannot deny the amount of growth that I’ve achieved, which is only because of the hardships that I went through.

I no longer sweat the small stuff. I can shift my mindset and outlook much faster. I have found ways to ground and calm my fear responses much easier. I have leaned heavily on my faith. I have an amazing support system of family, friends, my therapist and coaches. I know that I don’t have to do any of this alone. I have learned to trust my own intuition. I have learned to love myself and know my worth. I have learned to live in the present moment. Because that’s all we actually have.

If I can share one lesson with you- it is to live in the present moment.

Put the phone down and really BE with your loved ones. Notice and enjoy the wind on your skin. The sun shining on beautiful flowers. The feel of arms wrapped tightly around you in a loving embrace. The shared laughter with someone you love. Music that stirs your soul.

Seek the joy. Seek the love. Seek the laughter. And BE in the moment with it.

Not focused on anxiety of the future or the heartbreak of the past.

If you are not focused on the present moment, you will blink and it will be gone.

Life is now. Live in the now.