This past week was very intense and very rewarding. I think that Louise, a 2003 participant in the Cancer Help Program, summed it up well in her poem (slightly adapted for my experience):
When my friends ask, "How was Cancer Camp?" I will say...
While you were fighting the freeway traffic, I was walking in the woods admiring new green shoots and thinking of the cycle of life.
While your were listening to news of Iraq and the euro crisis, I was hearing birds sing, the ocean waves pounding, and coyotes baying at the full moon.
While your were complaining of your aches and pains, I was being pampered with a massage given by loving hands.
While you were racing through the mall madly shopping for the holidays, I was meditating, learning yoga and playing in the sand tray.
While you were calling around to find someone to go to the movies with, I found seven new friends to share thoughts with, to laugh and cry with.
While you put your Lean Cuisine in the microwave, I was feasting on homemade soup and gourmet vegetarian fare!
I have cancer - you don't. But who had a better time this past week - you or me?
To have made so much good come out of so much trauma marks you as a truly remarkable and highly evolved human being. An inspiration to us all.
ReplyDeleteSounds pretty wonderful - except the cancer part, but you are so special in the way you deal with that! I think we could all use a week like that!
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