Words of the process

At the beginning of the diagnoses my word was forward. We moved forward going to Florida to visit family. We moved forward finding the complete diagnoses. We moved forwarded finding the surgeon and the oncologist and treatment plan…. And all the hoops that we had to jump through to start the treatment plan. We couldn’t look back or stop we had to move forward. It wasn’t just and action it was a momentum.

A new word has shown itself to me and has cause me to stop and pause and give myself GRACE. The full meaning of GRACE is approval or kindness and compassion to implies a benign attitude and a willingness to grant favors or make concessions to be gracious to myself.

Wow…. How to show yourself Grace per the internet is practicing self-compassion, forgiveness, and kindness. Acknowledging your worth and setting realistic expectations, ultimately foresting self-acceptance and wellbeing. Yea I am going to be working on this one for a long long time. This is not one of my strong suits. I do not do well with setting realistic expectations – and if I fail, I am really hard on myself. I have always had an issue with self-esteem and self-worth.