Woohoo! I'm published in Bahrain!
Some months back, I was contacted by a lovely woman in Bahrain and asked to contribute an article to the magazine, Bahrain Confidential. I have never been to Bahrain and didn't know anything about the country at all until the mid-90's when I found myself in school with a few young ladies from the country. But I thought this would be a great opportunity to connect with other women in another part of the world.
That can't be a bad thing, right?
*Happy dance break!*
The magazine published yesterday so I can now share the article with you and my joy at being published in this beautiful magazine. Please feel free to check out the online version of the magazine here (my article starts at page 72): http://issuu.com/pro-design/docs/bc_october_2013_full_pdf
The article is an adaptation of a post I wrote awhile back: 8 Things breast cancer taught me
towards the hard thing you're facing makes a difference in how it affects your life. I am fortunate that my cancer was caught before it spread to other organs. I am fortunate that my treatment resulted in me being NED (no evidence of disease). Not all women who are diagnosed with this disease are as lucky. If you are metastatic, my lessons from this journey may seem shallow to you. Your lessons will probably be more profound, or simply different. I believe that is okay too.
I think that I can sum all the lessons up in just a few words:
Be grateful for whatever you have (the good and the bad) and as much as you can, live and enjoy your life.
Someone, somewhere is so happy that you are a part of their life. Hold on to that when it seems hard to go forward.
