Cheryl's Blog

Every day of our lives we are surrounded by gifts. The people we meet, the flow of our day, the wonders of our natural environment even if it’s just a glimpse on the way to work . . . the list is endless. And what about today – today in this place, time and moment. Are we so consumed with day-to-day routines, stuff, post-it-notes, outlook calendar commitments that we aren’t in tune with the essence of this very important day of our lives? How and what we create today can affect all the rest of our days in this journey called Life. The process of growth, awakening, moving forward in a direction we choose to explore, pursue or hope for starts with today. Today is this moment, this place, and the wonderful gift of life. Moving forward is a new beginning, one small step. Today is here now, just waiting for us to open and experience the many gifts of today. Embrace your life, this moment and start moving forward today.

One of the best things that ever happened to me was my gift of cancer. Difficult, yes, and many lessons learned. It took that – this experience – to finally assist me in moving forward in my life. Why? Well, I was hanging on to so many emotional memories from childhood that I didn’t realize were affecting my health – my total well being. It’s that familiar word - internalization. I remember looking in the mirror with a bald head asking myself – wow, how did this come into my life? How in the world did I ever get here?!

It’s o.k. We are where we are. Moving forward is a process. Sometimes it takes a jolt – a serious jolt –a catalyst like a major illness to realize that we need to look at our thoughts, our past, face them/it once and for all. It is only then that we can allow ourselves to honor who we really are, and to start our inner journey of releasing and finding our authentic self. There is so much Joy in this Journey called life that we are all so deserving. The time is Now to start moving forward. Life is too short not to! Believe in yourself, Be Brave and Enjoy the Journey.