Where do you draw your strength from?

aysemari
aysemari Member Posts: 1,596 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
For me it would be my family. I haven't seen them in
over 15 years. After getting my green card I had finally
booked my flight - when BC stopped me in my tracks.

So, as soon as this is over there's a ticket to germany
with my name on it!

Ayse

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  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #2
    Many sources
    My faith/religion (I'm LDS) and my family - Hubby and Son. I can't say that one is more important that the other - they are my life. I also gain so much from my horses and my yard/garden. Throughout my life, my horses have always gotten me through/over the roughest of times.

    Living in the Black Hills area of Dakota, there is so much spirituality/culture here that I also gain from.
  • Marcia527
    Marcia527 Member Posts: 2,729
    #3
    Draw strength from deep
    Draw strength from deep within.
  • Balentine
    Balentine Member Posts: 393
    #4
    Marcia527 said:

    Draw strength from deep
    Draw strength from deep within.

    From God
    I draw my strength from God. Things and people may fail you but God never fails us and His promises are true to us. He promised to never leave or forsake us and to be a refuge for us in the times of trouble. God also works through others and allows his joy and strength to flow through each of us to others in need. I am thankful for the strength and support of those on this network and of course my husband and son. Thank you all for continuing to be a vessel that God can use to allow his love and comfort and support to rain on others on this network and all around your. God bless.
    Lorrie
  • Emilyfimily
    Emilyfimily Member Posts: 141
    #5
    God, my husband, my church
    God, my husband, my church family, and lots and lots of humor. I find a lot of stuff funny. I'm like a kid about cracking up at everything, and if you're laughing it's pretty hard to get down about stuff. :)
  • ms.sunshine
    ms.sunshine Member Posts: 707 Member
    #6
    Emilyfimily said:

    God, my husband, my church
    God, my husband, my church family, and lots and lots of humor. I find a lot of stuff funny. I'm like a kid about cracking up at everything, and if you're laughing it's pretty hard to get down about stuff. :)

    The Holy Spirit within,
    The Holy Spirit within, father God who is my biggest supporter, my 8 year old son, and my sense of humor. I also laugh about everything.
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #7
    Aysemari,Where exactly in
    Aysemari,
    Where exactly in Germany? I know we speak a few sentences to each other now and again,leider habe ich so viel verlernt! I hope your travel plans, when you get a chance to make them, fill your heart and all of your Deutschland Dreams to perfection!

    Chen
  • lizzie17
    lizzie17 Member Posts: 548
    #8
    strength
    I get my strength from God, my daughters, and my friends. I believe God will not give me more than I can handle, so I try to be strong even when I feel very weak.
  • aysemari
    aysemari Member Posts: 1,596 Member
    #9
    chenheart said:

    Aysemari,Where exactly in
    Aysemari,
    Where exactly in Germany? I know we speak a few sentences to each other now and again,leider habe ich so viel verlernt! I hope your travel plans, when you get a chance to make them, fill your heart and all of your Deutschland Dreams to perfection!

    Chen

    Hi Chen
    I used to live in Viernheim, it's close to Heidelberg where I studied.

    Ich spreche immer noch sehr gut deutsch aber ich habe leider
    keine gelgenheit ofters deutsch zu sprechen da ich hier in
    arizona noch keine deutsche getroffen habe.

    I too hope that I can soon return home and meet all the new
    additions to my family..

    Where did you live in germany?

    Ayse
  • chenheart
    chenheart Member Posts: 5,159 Member
    #10
    aysemari said:

    Hi Chen
    I used to live in Viernheim, it's close to Heidelberg where I studied.

    Ich spreche immer noch sehr gut deutsch aber ich habe leider
    keine gelgenheit ofters deutsch zu sprechen da ich hier in
    arizona noch keine deutsche getroffen habe.

    I too hope that I can soon return home and meet all the new
    additions to my family..

    Where did you live in germany?

    Ayse

    I lived in Darmstadt and
    I lived in Darmstadt and also Griesheim, which isn't too far from Heidelberg!

    Ich kann auch deutsch sprechen, ich habe leider auch niemand hier mit wem ich sprechen kann. In Arizona und Kalifornien, sind nicht zu viele deutsch-sprechende Leute, nicht wahr? Dafur habe ich die sprache verlernt...

    Claudia
  • natly15
    natly15 Member Posts: 1,941
    #11
    Seeing your family after 15
    Seeing your family after 15 years will be wonderful. How soon before your treatment is completed?

    Strengh, first and foremost I get that from my faith in God and His Word. I also get much strength from the 12 Steps of Al-anon. I am so blessed to have both.

    I'm also blessed to have found this website which has certainly helped me walk this long walk. My husband, my sons , and 2 of my sister in laws have been a good support, and particularly my hubby who has been with me thru every surgery, chemo, doctor apptmt., and radiation. He has been wonderful and I'm truly grateful.
  • debbie1162
    debbie1162 Member Posts: 36
    #12
    natly15 said:

    Seeing your family after 15
    Seeing your family after 15 years will be wonderful. How soon before your treatment is completed?

    Strengh, first and foremost I get that from my faith in God and His Word. I also get much strength from the 12 Steps of Al-anon. I am so blessed to have both.

    I'm also blessed to have found this website which has certainly helped me walk this long walk. My husband, my sons , and 2 of my sister in laws have been a good support, and particularly my hubby who has been with me thru every surgery, chemo, doctor apptmt., and radiation. He has been wonderful and I'm truly grateful.

    Strenght from............
    God (faith), Family. They are there for me. My sis has been here each time. MY son every visit to dr and my parents what can I say. Work family has been good.
  • MNLynn
    MNLynn Member Posts: 224
    #13
    Faith, Family & Friends
    I am blessed to have a wonderful, supportive family and the BEST of friends! I've relied on my faith through all of this (which is also tied in with family/friends). One thing I found hard to do was to "let go & let God" take control of things - even though I knew that was what I needed to do - but I felt like I couldn't even catch my breath with all that was going on! I don't think I was ever able to put it all in God's hands and not worry constantly about everything. But, when I started getting back to work - and "life" - I would see people who told me they had been praying for me . . . and I thought . . . "when I couldn't figure out how to hand this over to God, I had people doing it for me!!"
  • aysemari
    aysemari Member Posts: 1,596 Member
    #14
    chenheart said:

    I lived in Darmstadt and
    I lived in Darmstadt and also Griesheim, which isn't too far from Heidelberg!

    Ich kann auch deutsch sprechen, ich habe leider auch niemand hier mit wem ich sprechen kann. In Arizona und Kalifornien, sind nicht zu viele deutsch-sprechende Leute, nicht wahr? Dafur habe ich die sprache verlernt...

    Claudia

    You still remember quiet a bit!
    Claudia,

    wir koennen ja auf deutsch emailen. Icb wuensche dir viel,viel glueck
    morgen. Ich hoffe das du gute resultate hast.

    Kuesschen

    Ayse
  • aysemari
    aysemari Member Posts: 1,596 Member
    #15
    natly15 said:

    Seeing your family after 15
    Seeing your family after 15 years will be wonderful. How soon before your treatment is completed?

    Strengh, first and foremost I get that from my faith in God and His Word. I also get much strength from the 12 Steps of Al-anon. I am so blessed to have both.

    I'm also blessed to have found this website which has certainly helped me walk this long walk. My husband, my sons , and 2 of my sister in laws have been a good support, and particularly my hubby who has been with me thru every surgery, chemo, doctor apptmt., and radiation. He has been wonderful and I'm truly grateful.

    Hi natly15
    My treatment hopefully will be done by the end of this year.
    It's been so long, that sometimes I wonder if I just imagined them
    or if they are for real.

    And you are right, this site did give me a lot of strength too.


    Ayse

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