It is
a new day, a new dawn, a new year....
and
time to get moving!!
Some of you may have noticed, I have been quiet
for a while. I have allowed life to get me moving in some areas and slowing me
down in others. I think it happens to all of us. You get so busy with life,
with its ups and downs, good and bads and you forget things, or you get a bit
discouraged, or you are just trying to hang on like everyone else at times.
Regardless of the case, we need to give ourselves a break, a breather, a pat on
the back and if need be, pick ourselves up from the boot straps and move
forward. So before I tell you what this blog is really about let me tell you
about me for the last few months.
First of all, let me tell you that I have
TREMENDOUS faith in my book! I wrote it with the sincere, hopeful,
eyes of a child who wanted to help others in a horrible situation with a little
bit of laughter, kindness and reality. I wanted to say hey this sucks for all
of us, this is the hardest thing we have probably ever gone through, but we can
do it, we can make it, and we can actually laugh about it a little.
With that said, the book has lead me on some
amazing journeys! It has truly been incrediable. It is a two time award
winner! Independent Publishers - Highlighted Title and Living Now Award 2011
which the ladder I had the honor of taking my eighty year old mother to New York
City to accept, which just ended up being the times of our lives!
I have had such honors as speaking for support
groups all over Southern California and have been flown to Florida to speak at
the National Conference for FORCE - Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
- addressing hereditary cancers. I have spoken for Susan G. Komen, American
Cancer Society and many others. It has truly been amazing!
I have spoken on Nationally Syndicated Radio
Shows and have had the book reviewed on them as well. Again just truly amazing
and mind boggling at times!
I don't tell you all this to toot my horn,
journeys are not always easy. I have made decisions to work hard and around the
clock to get out the word about my book, I have lost friends (some misplaced)
because of misunderstandings or not the willingness to stand behind me and see
what I can do, and my fault for putting this first. I tell you this because it
has been amazing! But for a moment I thought I have not helped all I have
wanted to yet and for a minute I gave up. I stepped back and even with all
this mentioned I felt I was not doing enough and stopped.
In this moment, I did some amazing things! I
ran eight half marathons, I hiked and camped on Santa Cruz Island, I hiked the
Grand Canyon from rim to rim, I got to hang out with two of my dear friends on a
visit to California and I zipped lined for the first time and was terrified. I
truly lived life, but all the while the book was in my mind and heart. For two
reasons. One, I so want to help others, and two because I have some awesome
people who do believe in me, who have stood by me, even when I gave up, and let
me have my moment without saying a word and those people I want to make proud!
I want to sell this book to pay off some loans that I took out in my journey to
help others and I want to help...bottom line..... help!
So now I am to why I am writing this blog, the
reason, the time to get moving! In my moment of giving up it is funny how
things come to light, how all of a sudden you are hit in the face with ..what
are you thinking? When I was going through my journey of cancer, I had decided
to put a hold on reading, another reason I wrote this book, because all the
books I could find, kept me sad or worried and did not help me laugh or move on,
but I did keep reading Coping with Cancer Magazine. It was real, it had real
people and gently gave you ideas, help and support!
Well here, here is my
moment!
A full fourteen years later Coping with
Cancer has decided to feature me in their magazine! Can you believe it! Life
has come full circle and my little book that I have quietly prayed would help
others has been featured in a magazine that helped me!!
So..I am back in
the game! I am here to drive you nuts until I get everyone one of these last
books out there and into that hands of someone who needs it! I got the push I
needed. Makes you wonder about who did the pushing doesn't? I mean I think it
was a sign and that this is going to be a very good year!
So, if you are
reading this! Spread the word! Help someone else! Buy a book for a loved one,
friend, family, neighbor, someone at chruch or work, make them laugh when they
need to laugh most. Or go to my website and just buy a book to be donated. I
have donated several books to different hospitals all over the US, Canada and
the UK and hope do donate even more, but at this point I can only do it with
your help!
And I wanted to
show you in the mist of all the everyday gals...me. Just in case you have not
seen me before. A face with a name so to speak. Here I am in the picture from
Coping with Cancer Magazine as it talks about how Dragon Boating was a life
saver for me...don't know that? You will have to read the book to find
out!
In closing I need
to pick one of the Everyday Gals to depict who I feel like today or how am I
feeling! And I will pick the most important one to me, the one I talk about in
all my speeches, the one I forgot for just a moment...the cheerleader! Because
no matter what we are going through, were we have been or what life is teaching
us we ALWAYS, ALWAYS need to never forget to .....
CHEER OURSELVES ON!!
Stay tuned as the Traveling Book is back as well!!
The book took a long, healthy rest with dear friends in New York City!
But this time no work, just all play and sightseeing!
Sign up to have the book come to you next!!
