Grateful

February 2011; Three weeks after my last round of chemotherapy.

Dr. C.: Your latest set of biopsies came back negative.

Me: So, it's gone?

Dr. C.: It's gone.

Me: So...would you say I'm in remission?

Dr. C.: You are in remission.

Me: Officially in remission?

Dr. C.: (Smiling) Officially in remission.

I'm in remission...I'm in remission. It still feels surreal to say that.

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to celebrate a year of remission this month...here's to many more.

Some things to remember as you continue this wonderful journey called life:

I'll look back on this and smile because it was LIFE and I decided to live it...

Not to spoil the ending for you...but, everything's going to be okay.

Don't look back...you're not going that way.

Your life is made up of two dates and a dash. Make the most of the dash...

Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing.

"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default." - J.K. Rowling

Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios

Be Fearless: If you make only one resolution this year, let it be to live boldly. You control this moment: Rather than cautiously test the water, dive straight into life with freeing abandon. Imagine the person you want to be and the life you want to live, then simply commit to them. Believe in yourself. Embrace your beauty. Discover a new passion. And whatever you do, wherever you go, don't be afraid to make a splash.