The Other Side of the Window
2020 was a very difficult year for many people around the world. Whether it was being hit personally by the coronavirus, dwindling health, death, furlough, unemployment, or political views. So here we have it, a new year to look at things differently, or do things differently.
That window
This is where the skillfulness of leaving certain aspects of the past, as just that the past. We can’t go back and relive being healthier or paying more attention to being kind to our bodies. Frankly, being struck with blood cancer considers vast possibilities as to how we got into this muddle, even for those thought to be very healthy. The what-ifs are insurmountable and there’s too much of the present to focus on rather than drowning in that sea of questions. On this side of the window for 2021, it’s time to look at the past and all that it has held as the past. How now do we move forward, because, despite us not happy about what is, this is what it is.
The future in the advancement of blood cancer and specifically multiple myeloma is huge! The new developments in keeping many of us alive longer with better management of life are stellar. I for one have been blessed to be in the present situation that I’m in… stable remission. So now what? I look at it as thinking and moving forward in life a little differently, and not as a cancer patient, but a cancer survivor.
Squeaky clean sides
A window only has two sides, but both sides need that elbow grease in getting and resolving those streaks. The window of yesterday has dirt of coping, fighting, and enduring the grime just as the other present side. Although side B may have a hint of that same dirt, it’s not as tainted and allows us to see the clearness and brightness of a new day. The other side of the window allows us all to be open to viewing cancer a bit differently, and although the taste of tea may be different for all once it cools down it tastes about the same. So look towards the future with hope.
Remember as a child you would sit in the back seat with the window rolled down, and allowing the wind to hit your face depending on the speed of the drive? It felt freeing and sometimes took your breath away, but you knew you were going somewhere special and this sensation would only last a short while. Blood cancer has the same sentiments as it’s all so overwhelming, yet when you level yourself on the flat surface, you try to find a ray of hope and some form of acceptance by embracing a new optimism.
The time to fight is now, with integrity, grace, hope, and a smile….when you feel like it
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