Feeling Alive

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I was initially confused because us Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October, so I thought maybe you were all suffering from chemo brain or that I was losing it but then I remembered the American Thanksgiving! He, he, I'm so lost sometimes! Anyways, I hope you all had a great holiday. I just wanted to share some things that make me happy because I'm in a fabulous mood and it's one of those days that I'm ecstatic to be alive... You all have to see the movie "Love Actually" with Hugh Grant. It's about love (I guess the title gives it away) and you leave the theater about to burst with a warm, tingly feeling inside (finally, tingling that is not the result of the oxaliplatin!) - it's like your heart is singing and your body is just filled to the brim with love. Go to a nice restaurant with good company. Having a full tummy on food I adore and good conversation always satisfies me.
Be nice to the people around you. Buy them a little gift for no reason or compliment them on something - happiness is contagious. Get a haircut, nails done, or buy a new piece of clothing - when you look good, you tend to feel better. Get a massage or cuddle with a significant other. Everyone needs to be touched/hugged/loved. Who ever thought that such simple little things could still make you feel great despite facing cancer and daily uncertainty? It's a mystery to me. Nonetheless, I'm just feeling so fabulous that I wanted to share it with all of you. I hope everyone is having a good time because life is beautiful (even with cancer). Maybe if we have gather up all the happy moments and hold them in our hearts, the courage to face harder times will evolve.