| I read an article back in March 2005 that
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| | prayerful. I found more time to enjoy my
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| had the words of the title of this
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| | days, to kiss my kids and tell my husband
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| article in it. I picked it up at the
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| | I loved him. I also found a lot more time
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| Cancer Center at Beaumont Hospital, in
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| | for God. Hmmm, makes me wonder why. But
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| Detroit Michigan. It was a heartfelt
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| | isn't life funny that way? We move along
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| story of a woman who had lost her breasts
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| | forgetting that our time is short, our
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| to Breast Cancer. The story went on to
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| | days are numbered, our fate is destined
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| talk about Melissa Etheridge and of her
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| | and we truly have no idea when Gods hand
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| deliberate boldness at the 2005 Grammy's,
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| | will reach down and pluck us from our
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| when she came out with a bald head, after
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| | busy, appointment filled, carpooling,
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| her cancer treatments, as if proudly
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| | grocery shopping, house cleaning,
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| displaying it as her "gift" of life. The
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| | business building days. These precious
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| story went on to talk about women who in
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| | days that we can't seem to find time to
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| desperation for survival had in some ways
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| | get on our knees and give thanks because
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| traded their beauty for life.I related to
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| | we don't have the time. Why, because our
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| the story, being a breast cancer survivor
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| | lives are just too full. Too full. I want
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| myself. But, what truly touched me about
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| | you to remember that last statement. Life
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| that article was the woman in the story
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| | IS full. Praise God our lives are filled!
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| talking about how when her outer beauty
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| | Live every single day of it!We have one
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| had faded away, and during treatments,
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| | month, one day a year to get our families
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| she was "left with spirit, raw and
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| | together to gather in praise and
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| powerful and hanging on with claws,
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| | thanksgiving. A National Holiday will do
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| daring her to live."What a concept. Have
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| | that for most of us. But how about not
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| you ever been dared to live? Tim McGraw
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| | waiting for that Thanksgiving Holiday or
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| has an old song titled "Live like you
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| | that crucial moment of unknown fate.When
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| were dying," about a man, who seemingly
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| | you find yourself on your knees at times
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| is given a certain number of years or
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| | like these, stay there. We could all
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| months to live due to some type of fatal
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| | stand to kneel a little longer. My hope
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| disease. In the song when asked what he
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| | is that this year we remember Gods graces
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| was to do about this news, he replied
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| | and appreciate our lives and everything
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| with, "skydiving," "mountain climbing,"
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| | in them because God is good! Something as
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| and a wish to all of his friends to one
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| | simple as feeling your pulse each morning
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| day know what it feels like to "live like
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| | is proof of that. Keep on remembering.
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| you were dying."I remember what it felt
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| | While you're at it, remember those full
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| like going through my cancer treatments.
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| | days when your inbox is so full that you
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| I remember the ugliness of my body and
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| | can barely find time to breathe? Those
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| the forced humbleness of a deep seeded
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| | are the days to be grateful for. Those
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| pride. I recall wondering if I would live
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| | are the days to get on your knees in
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| through it, the pain, the blisters and
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| | praise because when your "in-box" is
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| stress. Looking back, I realize, I
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| | empty, you're dead.By the way that lump
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| "lived" every day. I lived more then each
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| | in my breast? Nothing but a small cyst.
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| day then I sometimes do now. Why is it
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| | Cancer Free another day! Praise the
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| that we have to be faced with something
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| | heavens for this and every day. I intend
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| tragic to appreciate LIFE? What is it in
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| | to fully live ALL of mine. How about
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| our human-ess that makes us forget the
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| | you?Melissa Privett is a Transformational
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| grace and mercy of God and the power of
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| | Workshop Leader and Keynote Speaker. She
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| prayer until we are brought to our knees
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| | is intensively trained to facilitate a
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| at a crucial point in our life and MADE
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| | myraid of seminars and workshops for
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| to remember? Funny, how God sometimes has
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| | personal and spiritual growth and
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| a way of reminding us of the fragility of
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| | self-acceptance. Her workshops are highly
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| life. I believe He does this just so that
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| | praised for their inspirational
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| we DO remember.I recently was reminded
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| | empowerment of women. Melissa is also
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| again last week when another lump was
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| | available for Spiritual Life Coaching by
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| found after almost two years of
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| | phone or in person and Chakra and Energy
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| "survival." I'm a prayerful, faithful
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| | Balancing by appointment.
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| woman, but I found myself even MORE
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