It's okay
an invitation to silence
It’s okay.
It’s okay that I have cancer.
It’s okay that treatment hasn’t gone well so far.
It’s okay that my chemo is currently suspended, whilst antibody therapy continues.
It’s okay that today my body is aching, my gut is inflamed and upset, my nose is running, my head is throbbing, that my joints are painful, that my legs are weak.
It’s okay if pain is present, because pain doesn’t need to equal suffering.
It’s okay if today the sun is shining.
It’s okay if today it’s raining.
It’s okay if I can’t always keep going, if sometimes, all I can do is lie down and rest.
There’s a Japanese proverb:
Fall down seven times, stand up eight.
It’s okay, keep going.
And if you can’t stand up one more time, if you can’t keep going, it’s okay.
This is life as it is.
In all it’s beautiful, perfect imperfection, it’s okay.
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