JoyBoots Blog

Reflections on the emotional recovery experience.

Can I get a Witness?

When I was in the middle of chemo, I looked in the mirror with great curiosity. Sometimes shocked. Sometimes incredulous. “This is me?” No hair, no eyebrows, deep pain and

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Yes or No?

A “NO” uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a “YES” merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.    Gandhi

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I Think It’s Brave

  I Think It’s Brave   i think it’s brave i think it’s brave that you get up in the morning even if your soul is weary and your bones

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The Wretched and the Glorious

LIFE IS BOTH WRETCHED AND GLORIOUS BY Pema Chödrön “Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up,

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Kindness

Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye   Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth.

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Unafraid

Unafraid.  It’s what cancer survivors long to feel. What would your days and nights be like if you felt unafraid? Unfortunately, fear of recurrence is one of the most common,

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