Good Tuesday Morning everyone! I’m having a relaxing morning, came back to bed to rest some more and reflect. I’m mentioned a couple of times lately that I’ve been feeling very well – far better than I expected at this point – and with that improved feeling has come increased activity. I’ll use the word “work” but I do have to tell you it is much more than that, it is play, it is therapy, it is love. Yesterday we had a RealTime Cancer Board meeting – being a charity we do have to meet certain formal guidelines such as having a Board of Directors – it was our first meeting in quite a while and I had been preparing for it for the past week or so. While preparing for such meetings isn’t usually a highlight for me, the issues of discussion and other RealTime Cancer business has my mind in a very happy place.
When I was first diagnosed with Leukemia originally I let go of my work commitments as my condition at the time was not conducive to being productive as was required at the time, and my treatment was only going to complicate that fact. So I let work commitments go, and that was a big step for me, one that I made quickly but not easily. This time my health Challenge was my “work” and I decided to take a different approach regarding work commitments, instead of letting go I would bring them along with me on this Journey. Of course, this email group and the operations of RealTime Cancer have changed dramatically since my July 2001 diagnosis, but that is part of adjusting strategy according to new circumstances. It’s life really.
Having this new approach to sharing my experience has been awesome, the opportunity to interact with so many of you scattered all over the place, that has been a great gift. And in the past number of weeks I have started to allow myself to think forward a little, and the future of this email group has been an area I’ve spent some time, as have many areas of the RealTime Cancer operations. That is where the “play, therapy and love” come in, as it does such amazing things for my mind, for all of me. Sitting with some quiet background music, in my chair, with a blank piece of paper and a pen, and creating something that isn’t here yet, that is something I love and miss. Whether I’m thinking through the future of this email group, my return to high schools, the up-coming Coins for Cancer Drive which will start on March 1st, I get such a great feeling from the process. And the best part is it’s only the beginning because the delivery of those thoughts after they have grown into a solid strategy, that is my favourite.
The past little while has seen me begin to sit in my chair and put pen to paper, it has seen me brainstorm with those close to me, it has seen me resume my forward thinking and I can tell you it does such amazing things inside me. I fully recognize the value of living in the present moment, and I don’t want to imagine how I would have tackled my past 6 months without making the consistent effort to be fully present. I will also tell you that I love forward thinking, it happens naturally within me, and it is something I love. The last few weeks have seen me return to that thing I love and I can feel it’s impact and presence in my day.
The feelings I feel are the ones we all feel when we are aligned, I believe when we are doing what we love, what we are here to do, we feel this way. And once you experience that and you can find a way to return to that experience whenever you wish, you’ve discovered something special.
I’m going to continue to play with my mind as I have the energy and as I feel well, and as I create ideas and develop strategies I will share them with you. I’m at the hospital tomorrow morning for a bone marrow test, involves taking some marrow from my hip, to confirm that I have no traces of Leukemia in my blood. I will let you know how it goes. Feeling a little “fluy” but very well, back soon.
Always…
Live Life. Love Life.
Geoff
