We need your inspirational words! Partnership with Uncommon Goods
What inspires you, gives you hope, and keeps you going during tough times?
We have a special project in the works with our partners at Uncommon Goods. A subtle QR code, like the one shown here, will unlock daily reflections, words of wisdom, and self-care themes on a mug specially designed for people facing breast cancer.
Here are some great examples already shared by this community:
“Think about each stair, not the staircase.”
“You don't have to be strong every moment. It's okay to let go and just be.”
If you are offering a favorite quote or mantra, please cite the source. Otherwise, all quotes will be attributed to the Breastcancer.org Community.
The proceeds from the sale of the mug on Uncommon Goods will benefit Breastcancer.org, this community, and our education programs.
Share with us below and thank you for your participation in helping us with this exciting project!
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One Day at a Time………….12 Step Programs. We can do anything if we take it a day, and hour or a minute at a time.
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"God only gives you what he knows you can handle"
My maternal grandmother used to tell this to all of us in the family.
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Thanks, keep them coming.
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Every day that I wake up with sand in my hourglass is a good day. -Terri R, cancer survivor
How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God that there is rain? -Dieter F. Uchtdorf
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. -Winnie the Pooh
Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's troubles...it takes away today's peace. -author unknown
It's okay to yell at God, He can take it. -Terri R, cancer survivor
Everything has an end, only the sausage has two. -old German proverb, English translation
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(The one about sausage just makes me smile when I'm struggling to find something to smile about. So does Winnie the Pooh)
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I can do hard things.
I can do anything for a little while.
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Oh, and my other favorite one is a spin off of "when one door closes, another one opens, but sometimes it's HELL in the hallway". This one stuck with me when I was in waiting mode. Waiting for the biopsy results, waiting to get in to the surgeon, waiting to get into the oncologist, waiting to start chemo, to finish chemo, to have surgery, to get better after surgery to start radiation…And this may not be what you wanted, but it honestly was where myself and my warped sense of humor was.
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Time to put on my "big girl pants". Going to get some sweat pants imprinted!
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"Even when cure isn't possible, HEALING can still happen…Look for al the ways to HEAL in your life, even when you won't be cured."
—Kelly Grosklags, A COMFORTED HEART (https://conversationswithkelly.com/product/a-comforted-heart/)
And also:
"When you heal yourself, you heal the world."
—Mark Nepo
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"You Didn't Come to Save the World, You Came to Heal Yourself"
—Jiddu Krishnamurthi (https://youtu.be/OVW5FlI3_Iw?si=YE54fKoeKH5hdNb-)
My own visualization for healing myself, until the very end, is always inspired by Frida Kahlo's "The Two Fridas":
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Some very brave people ot there.
I believe in a resurrection John 5:28,29,support from family & friends always there,I am blessed.
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Faciliator Kia: "You have permission to choose what is best for you in this moment, today." ❤️
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I am in God’s hands. Thy will.
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LIFE=Long Inhale Full Exhale-my yoga instructor
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