“It seems that one of my greatest teachers or teachings came from the times in my life when illness came upon me.  The gift in the wound that illness seems to provide for so many is to remind the heart to move toward difficulties rather than turn away from them.

Ondrea Levine, “The Healing I Took Birth For”

Turning toward ourselves, reflecting on “what now” and “what next”, exploring what is present, may fill the emptiness of uncertainty and soothe the fears of the scary stories we tell ourselves.  It is not so much that there is something to do, however, it is a pathway to discover who you are now, now that you have survived treatment for cancer.  What next may be as as simple as what you will have for breakfast and it can also be as complex as exploring what you really want with whatever time is given to you.  What now may be an invitation to an awareness of who you are as you stand at this crossroads of your life.

Give yourself space, time, and gentleness as you move forward in your life.