a piece about living through three cancer diagnoses before the age of 30. the author is a friend of mine from first descents.
http://www.canceradvocacynow.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=1250&fr_id=1050&pg=fund&et=CJbWfceZTOZud0OBD9J3Fg..&s_tafId=1100
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
-Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi 1207-1273, written in 1230
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