This blog is about my thoughts on my own experience of breast cancer and becoming disabled, on self care, my passion for improving health and healthcare and about heartful leadership in all areas of life.
Wednesday 3 April 2013
Day 3, my image for breast cancer
An image that represents your condition. That's our challenge today, the third day of the health activists writers challenge. And an image I kept thinking of was a mountain, now not the pretty and pert Paps of Jura ( yes they are real and on the rugged and remote Isle of Jura). But an image that suggests a long slow endless climb, with glimpses of wonder and beauty but with danger at its core.
Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe.
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Beautiful, Audrey. These worn down mountains feel so much like home to me. ~Catherine
ReplyDeleteThey feel like home and chill my blood too...
Deleteand all the shadow and light, and places to stop for a rest because you don't think you're ever going to make it to the top. Savage beauty indeed.
ReplyDeleteYour words made me tearful...i was unsure about mentioning beauty but its what i feel alongside the fear and anger. Mmmm amazing what this project brings up!
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