HELP!! I’ve got cancer and I’m cracking up!

2020-11-28T13:17:13+02:00October 17th, 2016|Categories: Coping with Adversity|Tags: , , , , , , , |

This is the desperate letter from my friend that started it all (used with her permission). Hi Aldyth This is just a very quick email to ask for your help. Since I have had the news of the cancer I am a wreck and in tears at the drop of a hat, which is definitely not [...]

Dear God, they say it’s cancer!

2020-11-28T13:18:32+02:00October 10th, 2016|Categories: Coping with Adversity|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I have lived in Ghana, Zambia and Burkina Faso for the last 12 years. We originally moved to Ghana because my husband accepted a position with a company there. Because we were going to Ghana, I went for a full medical check-up, which included a mammogram. To my horror, I found out that I had [...]

Grabbing onto change

2021-01-13T15:57:54+02:00November 20th, 2015|Categories: Coping with Adversity|Tags: , , , , , |

Some thrive on change, others don't There are those who thrive on change. There are those who, with difficulty, make their way through change. Then there are people like me who find change daunting. Especially change over which I’ve little control. Now I’m not talking about silly changes, like the plastic container being packed on [...]

5 Ways to Be Brave When You’re Really Scared

2021-01-13T16:01:18+02:00November 5th, 2015|Categories: Coping with Adversity, Everyday Spirituality|Tags: , , , |

I am writing this in a hospital coffee shop as I wait for my husband to have minor surgery. My heart says it’ll be okay, but there is always that other voice, fear. The framed art on the wall says, “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the [...]

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