Positivity Challenge

I am going to challenge myself to take a picture a day and write a (positive content) haiku a day for the rest of the year starting 01Feb2013

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Fear of Being Alone

The fear of being alone can be devastating if you don't learn to love your own company. Even people in relationships can feel alone with a person lying in bed next to them. Stop expecting someone to come into your life and fulfill it, that's your job. They should be there to enhance it, not to be the reason you're alive! ~ Michael Baisden

Often times fear of being alone causes us to compromise our goals and values just to keep someone (anyone) near.  Discovering that you enjoy your own company is more empowering than most people can imagine.  Once you have learned to enjoy being in your own company, you will find yourself seeking the company of others who enhance your life and vice versa.  Self-fulfillment begins with building your own self-esteem and perspective of self-worth.

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Homage to Breasts a beautiful artist image

This artist has a beautiful homage to breasts.  I really like this image.  I collect art and literature that pays homage to breasts.

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Life Is Good

Winter Squash Stew with Chicken, Gregorian Chants, rest & a new ebook. Life is good.

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Ontario Arts Walk! Wow! What A Great Evening!

Home from the Ontario Arts Walk about an one hour now. I'm exhausted. Wow! I have a lot to share about my sensational evening meeting and making friends with so many astonishingly creative people. Please connect with me so that I can tag you in my next posts on this successful evening of artistic collaboration. I want to thank Erns Valdez for inviting me and the hosts and coordinators Liset Banks, Lebec Deweese, Jessica Hardy, and Lisa Kennedy.  I will post more when I am more coherent. For now its chicken broth and coma time. Night night. CelenaDiana.

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What's Going Right

What's Going Right
Tonight, I attended "Arts Connection", an event hosted by the Arts Council of San Bernardino County, California, and to sum up the event in one word.  "Wow!!!" 7 hours after leaving the 5 hour event, I am still imagining all the ways art can help bring economy back into this region. I had the most wonderful and beautiful experiences discussing and sharing artistic life and passions.  I will post more positive information about yesterday evening on both my blog sites and on my FB pages Expressionist's Oasis, Perceptions:  Breast Cancer Support and Health, and Islands for Writers. 
These are really exciting times and I am really looking forward to being a positive, motivational, educational, and  nurturing support to our community's foundations. and long term vision.
It was truly an hour to attend the event and share creative thoughts with other people from the art as a whole to specific niches that foster creative innovations.
Celena Diana Bumpus

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I Am Live

Thank you for your patience regarding my blog's current work in progress.
However, feel free to look at my FaceBook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perceptions-Breast-Cancer-and-Health/

While it is also a work in progress, I am updating it as information becomes available.

If you have any suggestions or would like to include any links on to my page, please fee free to leave me a comment or a suggestion.

Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
CelenaDiana

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Share Your Story of Survivorship

I will be posting a short story of my own survivorship.


http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/photostoryedit.faces?siteId=2&campaignTag=bcsStories&origin=BCS_FACE_BC-AWARE_ADGROUP_STORY_SHARE_0108_CTG

Secret Recipe For Nausea: SuperSmoothe Chicken Broth

Nausea and lack of appetite are very real problems to face during cancer treatment and through major illnesses.  I had 3 rounds of chemotherapy. One of the spices I discovered that helped to alleviate nausea was ginger.

Using ginger, I created this recipe to help combat nausea and provide much needed protein when my appetite was low.

One of the recipes I recommend for everyone is my SuperSmoothe Chicken Broth:

Swanson's 99% Fat Free Chicken Broth
Fresh Ginger Root
Fresh Lime
optional:  add tbsp Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute

Take 8 oz of chicken broth.  Wash Ginger Root thoroughly.  Add a 2 inch slice of the washed ginger root and squeeze the juice of one whole lime into cup.  Optional to add seasoning.  Microwave cup for 6 minutes or until it has boiled for several minutes.  Drink hot.

If the mixture gets cold.  It is still great to drink for soothing your throat.

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The Breast Cancer Site

This is a great resource for Breast Cancer information.

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2&ThirdPartyClicks=BCS_linktous

News Anchor Deanna Dewberry's Breast Cancer Experience

http://support.thebreastcancersite.com/?p=1771

Ready Set Go

This new year promises to be filled with uplifting and motivational news, events and information.  I encourage any readers to share their positive news about cancer treatment, survivorship and health. 

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