With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to send out some massive love and let you know why your life matters to me.
People often ask what keeps me going – what drives me to improve myself and the Happy Chemo! Network.
I can sum it up in one word:
YOU.
‘But Ginger, you don’t know me.’
I may not know you personally, but I feel I’ve got a good handle on what it is you want out of life.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe:
– You want to be happy.
– You want to feel confident in your abilities and free to express yourself.
– You want to know your true worth (and have others see it as well.)
– You want to feel you have the freedom to dream big and to go after what you want in life – no matter how crazy it may seem to others.
– You want to be treated with respect and understood.
– You want to be healthy.
– You want to be loved.
Do you agree? (I think I nailed it. First try.)
You and I (and the rest of the human race) are alike in that at the very core of who we are we all want these things.
And that’s what drives me to do what I do and why your life matters to me.
I sincerely want you to be happy.
I want you to be confident in who you are and what you can achieve and overcome. I want you to know how awesome you really are (it’s true!) and be able to look in the mirror and see past the scars and into your beautiful soul. I want you to dream as big as the sky and feel that nothing is impossible.
I want you to know that you are respected for who you are and what you’re dealing with and to receive credit for the fact that you’ve decided to not give up. I want your body to be healed and be so healthy – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually – that the suffering you may be experiencing or felt during the cancer journey becomes a distant memory from the past.
Ultimately, I want you to feel massive love pouring out of these words and into your heart so you can know that someone out there cares – because I do.
I learned long ago that life will never be ‘perfect’ and the cancer journey won’t be the only massive bump in the road of life. But know this – if you choose to to learn from this experience it will give you wisdom. It will give you understanding. It will give you a new perspective on life and love – and living to the fullest. It will teach you how to love others more – especially when they are dealing with hard things.
As all survivors unite in the common bond of friendship, understanding and non-judgement, I believe that massive healing transformations will take place. I pray and work for that daily.
Now to some that may sound sappy and totally impossible to some, but I say that ‘impossible is just a reason for someone not to try.’
LOVE is powerful. And I believe that ‘perfect love casteth out all fear’. (1 John 4:18)
So this Valentine’s Day, I challenge you to tell others why they matter to you and to share as much love as you can with everyone you meet.
Not just your friends. Not just your family. But everyone.
I know that happiness multiplies as it is shared – so let me be the first to share oodles of love with all of your awesomeness.
Because You. Are. Awesome.
Now go – and do likewise. 
xo,
Ginger
Now it’s your turn! Do you agree with what I posted or am I completely in the dark? What would you add to the list? Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
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