“ROUTINE”

Good Morning!!! Hope each of you are having a beautiful weekend. A quick update and a thought this morning.

My updates seem to be a constant moving target to me. My MRI results looked positive. Tumor has not grown and Dr was very encouraged. So encouraged that he believed the best next step was brain surgery! I meet with my neurosurgeon Monday morning. She is my favorite and I am excited to visit with her. Her thoughts and opinions will be very important to what is next. If we go the surgery route it will happen soon. Will keep you posted.

So my ever changing journey is connected to this idea of “Routine.” I am a big believer in the value and importance of the routines I choose to live in every day. One of the core ideas for me and working with people is about mindset. I have control of my mindset. Many things in my life are out of my control but my mindset is mine, if I choose to manage it. For me personally my routines each day are a big part of managing my mindset.

The last few weeks I have felt very off-center. I have these markers that I am trying to get to and then think life will get some clarity. That has not happened. I get to a marker and then it seems like another big thing jumps up that was not on my radar.

Getting through the 30 radiation and chemotherapy treatments was a big marker. Finished that and then it was a few weeks to the MRI. That MRI was going to be a baseline and then the MRI in April would give us a clear view of what is next. The conversation has been there is no real reason to have anymore surgery and now surgery seems to be a good next choice. Life continues to feel very uncertain and very unknown.

This is not unique to me. Can you relate? What in your day to day life seems uncertain, maybe even unknown and at times overwhelming?

So back to routine. What I have to keep focused on is my daily routines that help my mindset. How I start my day, what I read, what I listen to. Taking a walk, exercising a little, eating right, connecting with some friends. Some days it is honestly, “doing the hard things first.” Getting hard things done can greatly impact my mindset in a positive way.

So, maybe brain surgery, the recovery and the unknown challenges are next. Will figure that out tomorrow. If that could give me the potential for a little more time on this earth, I am probably willing to take that risk. This is in no way unique to me. You also are dealing with so many unknowns in this life. It is the reality of living in a broken world and the reality of navigating things that you and I have zero control.

What are some routines you do each day that help you keep a positive mindset? I am working to stay on track with my routines and want to encourage you to do the same.

Remember, you are loved and of great value!!!!

Peace,