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Spirituality, Prayer, and Meditation

Archives for August 2010

Needing Meditation
I was just diagnosed with a 4.5 cm by 4.3 cm renal cyst on my right kidney. We do not know the category yet, but I do go in Wednesday for a Contrast CT, and meet with the urologist after that. I am quite terrified and panicked, and I am trying to understand what this means. I am not a very religious person, but I do…
Prayers for Shayenne:
one of the most beloved members of the Colorectal Cancer Board, who also posted here, Shayenne (Donna) entered eternal life this morning after a recent diagnosis of metastasis to her spine and brain. Donna was the voice of encouragement, laughter, love and advise to everyone she encountered on the board. She even came on…
Trading Places: Not Sure Where To Post This
NOTE: I posted this almost two years ago in another forum on CSN. I kind of revisited the scenario yesterday after chemo. Well, not exactly since this person did not appear to have "health", they looked to have AIDS. They were panhandling on a street corner and looked to be in bad shape, they were in their 20's and had the…
A letter of comfort
I saw a documentary about Ram Dass, "Fierce Grace", several months ago, documenting his life, especially coming to terms with aging & his own mortality after a stroke. One part of the movie really made an impression on me: a little girl had been killed & her parents were inconsolable. He sent them a letter of condolence…
From where or whom do you derive your strength?
This was posted by another CSN'ER on the BC board, I liked it and decided to re-post it here. Here is my answer: My strength comes from family, especially my husband, my faith in God, my fantastic medical team, my loving pets, my friends at home and my CSN family. Okay it's your turn now, RE
"Say can I have some of your purple berries?"
"Wooden Ships" (CSNY reference) Since the time I have been old enough to reason, let's say 40 years ago as I am now 54, I have been an agnostic, which is to say, not an unbeliever but an un-knower. It is not something I am proud of, but it is also not something I am ashamed of. It simply is. I simply am, I guess I should…

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