Fasting pre and post chemo

[myhappyplace]

Fasting pre and post chemo

Ginger999;1675654 wrote: Shoot! I knew I'd miss it.

They're still up Ginger, just on my "home" thread under General Discussion, Starch your Undies, I'll leave them there for a bit and post some more here today sometime. xx

[Ginger999]

Fasting pre and post chemo

I found them!! It's beautiful. I love it. Thanks for posting the pics. How was breakfast out? Get any comments?

[scottish lass]

Fasting pre and post chemo

OMG - it is absolutely beautiful! Haps, I am in awe, it is greater than I even imagined, brought tears to my eyes - you are such a graceful lady, to turn something hard and tough into something so beautiful and joyous is totally wonderful!
Thank you so much for sharing.....

[caro/3]

Fasting pre and post chemo

Hi MHP,

Wow just seen the pictures of your henna crown. So beautiful and exotic and wonderful.

What a brilliant idea. Now, I will be perfectly honest (and I don't mean to offend anybody) but I am not too keen on Tattoos usually. Well that's all changed after seeing yours, I think it helps that you have such a beautiful skull and neck but it really is a piece of art.

Hope your feeling ok.

Caro x

[scottish lass]

Fasting pre and post chemo

Just checking in to say hello and hoping all is going ok:l:l

[Ginger999]

Fasting pre and post chemo

MHP, Hope your trip is going well. Let us know how the yoga for cancer workshop went when you get time.

[myhappyplace]

Fasting pre and post chemo

Hi everyone, quick check in, posting from phone which I hate so will check in properly later. Just wanted to say the workshop was brilliant. Answered lots of my questions and gave me information I can use too. Also makes me realize I need to study more!! And try to maintain a practice even if it's ten minutes a day. Really inspiring. Will be back on later xxx

[NoSugar]

Fasting pre and post chemo

Hi, Happy

I'm so glad you enjoyed the workshop! I hope the whole trip was nice and that you're not too tired out.

I've had 9 Hatha yoga classes now and think I'm hooked . The hour goes so quickly.

Is this a fasting/chemo week? Maybe this will be the smoothest session yet. :h NS

[myhappyplace]

Fasting pre and post chemo

NS good on you! I'm so pleased you're giving yoga a go. I think its so beneficial, staying with my practice is saving me in a lot of ways. I just have to adhere to my practice to be on track.

Speaking of which...I'm struggling today...I don't know whether its the down side of having been away and totally out of the whole loop of work and home, the continual upkeep of dealing with this...I just don't know...but tonight I am fed up and dreading committing to fasting tomorrow. I'm trying to work through how to get through each day of this week and need to commit to some practice and meditation I think.

I don't want to whinge and feel like I am but I don't feel like sunshine today and really want to keep my spirits up but just cant seem to think how. Going to try heading to bed and just trying to calm the shit that is in my mind at the moment. It's a reassessment of life going forward so I think its best to be glad that it IS going forward and not crashing to a halt. Please don't feel sorry for me, I think this is just a natural state and I want to put it down here so I can see and know that I felt this way and that I can and will deal with it. Just back to ODAT and keep plugging on. x

[NoSugar]

Fasting pre and post chemo

What you wrote about one day at a time made me think about those of us who have gone through the process of getting ourselves off of alcohol have learned an important life lesson about getting from where we are to where we want to be. It's not magic, it can't be rushed, it is repetitive and sometimes really uncomfortable.

I've shared this post several times with people who are are the "Is this all there is?" blah stage of becoming a sober person. Maybe it applies to other things like what you're going through, too.

:l NS

In-Between
By Melody Beattie

Sometimes, to get from where we are to where we are going, we have to be willing to be in-between.

One of the hardest parts of recovery is the concept of letting go of what is old and familiar, but what we don?t want, and being willing to stand with our hands empty while we wait for God to fill them.

This may apply to feelings. We may have been full of hurt and anger. In some ways, these feelings may have become comfortably familiar. When we finally face and relinquish our grief, we may feel empty for a time. We are in between pain and the joy of serenity and acceptance.

Being in-between can apply to relationships. To prepare ourselves for the new, we need to first let go of the old. This can be frightening. We may feel empty and lost for a time. We may feel all alone, wondering what is wrong with us for letting go of the proverbial bird-in-hand, when there is nothing in the bush.

Being in-between can apply to many areas of life and recovery. We can be in between jobs, careers, homes, or goals. We can be in between behaviors as we let go of the old and are not certain what we will replace it with. This can apply to behaviors that have protected and served us well all of our life, such as caretaking and controlling.

We may have many feelings going on when we?re in-between: spurts of grief about what we have let go of or lost, and feelings of anxiety, fear, and apprehension about what?s ahead.
These are normal feelings for the in-between place. Accept them. Feel them. Release them.

Being in-between isn?t fun, but it?s necessary. It will not last forever. It may feel like we?re standing still, but were not. We?re standing at the in-between place. It?s how we get from here to there. It is not the destination.

We are moving forward, even when we?re in-between.

Today, I will accept where I am as the ideal place for me to be. If I am in-between, 1 will strive for the faith that this place is not without purpose, that it is moving me toward something good.

[Ginger999]

Fasting pre and post chemo

NS, I forgot all about Melody Beatty. I read many of her books years (20+) ago when I left an abusive situation. What peace it brought me at the time. I'd forgotten about all her wisdom. Thanks for the reminder. I may even have the books stashed away some place.

MHP, When I got home from the beach trip Friday, I was really down. I'd had such a great AF trip. Saw lots of things, recalled lots of childhood memories, enjoyed the kids, etc. Then I got home to the same old same old. My life is basically pefect so when I feel like that, I feel really guilty. What do I have to feel down about? None the less it was there and I felt like crap. I've been learning here that I have to feel all the feelings including the bad ones. I don't need to avoid it or try and fix it, just live it so that's what I did. The next day I was fine. Today I'm fine. I know my situation is nothing like what you are going through right now though..... I love you and I'm thinking about you and I'm sending you healing thoughts and energy across the many many miles. Hugs!

[myhappyplace]

Fasting pre and post chemo

NS, I'd never ready Melody Beatty. Thank you. I woke this morning early and read that and have found such a good place to just be. And to stop pushing through for a little while.

Ginger it's funny experiencing the good and the bad, isn't it? And yes, today is better. I find reading back here helps me determine where I was at these points before so I'm guessing the ups and downs can be similar. The external factors, I can't control them. I just have to let that wash over and for now, for me, not engage.

Thank you both, you've helped so much x

[scottish lass]

Fasting pre and post chemo

Happy - well done for getting to a happy place. You have great presence of mind, and such an attitude about this - you have my admiration....I learn so much from reading what you write...

[Ginger999]

Fasting pre and post chemo

I just saw on another thread this link from MoseRose. Here brother is struggling with stage IV cancer.

I've seen this Ted Talk before but it's worth a look see, if you have time. https://www.ted.com/talks/william_li

Glad you are home safe and sound, MHP. Hope you enjoyed your bed day!

[satz123]

Fasting pre and post chemo

Hi Happs
Going to read back but do not want this wonderful thread to disappear down the the ranks - it's too important.
Hope you are feeling well. Your head looks amazing anyhoos :l
It's not something I've seen over here but I'm sure the uptake would be huge if it was available.
So you see I learn from you / NS and spreading the word after that :thumbs: