It's been a while since I've done this and I'm feeling it's way overdue. Let's shout out to the interweb how grateful we are, shall we?
Thank you for the awakened knowing in my spirit that I think more so I might feel less. Thank you for the path of the breath, how it leads me out of my head and back into my heart so I might feel all of what I need to — weather that is pain, or joy or fear or freedom.
Thank you for second chances. Thank you for a return back to one of my first loves — writing. Thank you for any optimism at all as far as my work is concerned. Thank you for the lesson that blind expectation will lead to disappointment and that the words "what if" and "maybe" hold more power in them than "I know" and "absolutely." There is so much more that can grow from a place of uncertainty.
Thank you for a sky full of grey clouds (when it's sunshine all the time it's possible to enjoy the grey!).
Thank you for truffle salt and sisters and e-books and patience and growth and video games and yoga to live music and transition and maxi dresses and sunflowers and jean jackets and people who are honest and kind, supportive and hilarious!
Most of all thank you for people who are generous. Namely my family and friends. Tomorrow I'm practicing yoga for 12 hours in honour of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It's the culmination of a month of fundraising for this amazing hospital that never turns away a family based on their ability to pay. That part means a lot to me coming from Canada. Health Care has been one of the stickiest things for me to navigate since moving to the U.S.
We just got a letter from our insurance company detailing how much Tom's six-hours in emergency, plus a CT scan and MRI cost. We have great insurance (which I am supremely grateful for) so we had to pay just a tiny portion of the overall cost. In numbers, that means we're paying $100 of almost $10,000!! Can you imagine? Imagine anyone in an emergency situation who doesn't have health insurance, or who has bad insurance? Not trying to get into a Michael Moore rant at the end of this blog post, but what I'm trying to say in a long and drawn out way is that imagine you have a child in the United States who is battling cancer. Imagine you can't afford treatment (one day of chemo can cost $7,000).
That's why it's so, so, so important to give to hospitals in the United States who support all families, all children, battling cancer or other diseases. That's why it's so important to give when you can.
I am so grateful that my very first fundraising venture (well, since I was 9) has shown me the generosity of others, even those you hadn't expected it from.
My fundraising efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ends tomorrow. Today you can donate. There's still time! Click here.
Thank you for the awakened knowing in my spirit that I think more so I might feel less. Thank you for the path of the breath, how it leads me out of my head and back into my heart so I might feel all of what I need to — weather that is pain, or joy or fear or freedom.
Thank you for second chances. Thank you for a return back to one of my first loves — writing. Thank you for any optimism at all as far as my work is concerned. Thank you for the lesson that blind expectation will lead to disappointment and that the words "what if" and "maybe" hold more power in them than "I know" and "absolutely." There is so much more that can grow from a place of uncertainty.
Thank you for a sky full of grey clouds (when it's sunshine all the time it's possible to enjoy the grey!).
Thank you for truffle salt and sisters and e-books and patience and growth and video games and yoga to live music and transition and maxi dresses and sunflowers and jean jackets and people who are honest and kind, supportive and hilarious!
Most of all thank you for people who are generous. Namely my family and friends. Tomorrow I'm practicing yoga for 12 hours in honour of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It's the culmination of a month of fundraising for this amazing hospital that never turns away a family based on their ability to pay. That part means a lot to me coming from Canada. Health Care has been one of the stickiest things for me to navigate since moving to the U.S.
We just got a letter from our insurance company detailing how much Tom's six-hours in emergency, plus a CT scan and MRI cost. We have great insurance (which I am supremely grateful for) so we had to pay just a tiny portion of the overall cost. In numbers, that means we're paying $100 of almost $10,000!! Can you imagine? Imagine anyone in an emergency situation who doesn't have health insurance, or who has bad insurance? Not trying to get into a Michael Moore rant at the end of this blog post, but what I'm trying to say in a long and drawn out way is that imagine you have a child in the United States who is battling cancer. Imagine you can't afford treatment (one day of chemo can cost $7,000).
That's why it's so, so, so important to give to hospitals in the United States who support all families, all children, battling cancer or other diseases. That's why it's so important to give when you can.
I am so grateful that my very first fundraising venture (well, since I was 9) has shown me the generosity of others, even those you hadn't expected it from.
My fundraising efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ends tomorrow. Today you can donate. There's still time! Click here.
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Love it! Good Luck tomorrow, don't pass out.
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