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Today marks a few milestones, and I celebrate my growth and life with rich exuberance– for a quiet person.  Nine months ago, my husband passed to Heaven, and I became a widow.  It’s all right– he was released from terrible pain, and it was his Time.  It’s not quite like when I was single before marriage.  There is a greater depth now, to my friendships, especially with those who have lost their spouses or other loved ones.  Life has a richer texture somehow.  I had my husband’s diamond wedding ring resized for me. It’s beautiful.

Today marks 10 months since I had cancer surgery and began a close relationship with the Mayo Clinic.  I have chemo every 4 weeks, but only several cycles are left.  I am shocking the doctors with my lack of side effects.  I have all my hair and no digestive issues.  But I remind them, I do energy therapy on myself daily, and I don’t eat a normal American diet.  My diet is mainly organic and based on green salads and vegetables and fruits, not grains.  I am now able to lift and drive.  My true strength is coming back, and I am hardly ever dizzy.  My mind is clear.  What a relief! I am almost ready to unearth my treadmill, which I love.  Over half the files and superfluous Stuff have left the house.  I’m still joyfully working on clearing.  It wouldn’t bother me for my home to look like the After of an HGTV project.

The UBC blog challenges–30 articles every 3 months– have helped me to have structure in this time of transition.  I wrote daily through the August, November, January, and now April challenges.  I got to know very interesting writers from various regions of the US and from a few distant countries.  I became friends with a few. I did spiritual counseling by text more than once.  I sent tiny garden gloves (hard to find!) to a 3-year-old blogger, Lia, and she later sent me tea and homemade zucchini lemon cake.  Lia named the rooster painting in my kitchen when I ran a contest– he’s called “Sunshine”, so when I walk into the kitchen in the morning I can say, “Good morning, Sunshine!”

This month, I studied poetry with Vidya Tiru, painting with Amanda Trought, Lily Leung and Alice Girard, retirement plans with Roy Ackerman, spiritual topics with Victoria Juster, and homesteading with Laurie Cover.  I went to State Capitols with Samantha Griffin Taki.  I studied coffees (yum!) with Tamara Gerber-Stutz, and homemade cooking with Melinda Egger Brown.  I learned ingredient swaps for healthy cooking from (Dr.) Dominique Brooks and got vegan recipes from Kimberly Winters.   I was inspired by the kitchen refurb Martha DeMeo pulled off; I got gardening inspiration and delicious recipes and so much more from this dear friend.  I studied content writing with Bing Aranzano.  One extraordinary week, I got to meet Florence Callender, the learning/dyslexia expert, in person, when she came to my city for a conference.  We had great fun taking photos of us both– in the same shot!   I studied creativity with Julie JordanScott.  And of course, I learned cool blogging/blogsite/website pointers from Paul Taubman, The Digital Maestro and our cheerful leader for the UBC.

For the April challenge, I wrote entirely new material every day, and I was more bold in telling my truth.  I found I was in The Flow more than ever before.  I got noticed, liked, and followed by people I had never heard of.  The new material has stoked my Ring of Fire and my healing practice.  I’m seeing clients again and working at a higher level.  I wonder what will happen in the July challenge??

So this is my last piece for a couple of months.  I’m turning my attention to writing for my new website.  I hope, in this series, I have greatly convinced many that positive living is the way to be, and it results in greater health and happiness and joy.  And that would be me and you, shaping our lives anew, ever more Healthy Happy and Loving Lifesm!

Kebba Buckley Button is a stress management expert, holistic healer, and award-winning author who celebrates life.  She has a longtime natural healing practice and is an ordained minister. Among her books are: Discover The Secret Energized You (http://tinyurl.com/b44v3br), Inspirations for Peace Within:  Quotes and Images to Uplift and Inspire, and Sacred Meditation: Embracing the Divine.  The books are available on Amazon and through Kebba’s office.   They are also available in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Franciscan Renewal Center bookstore and at the bookstore at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church. Or simply email us to order:  kebba@kebba.com .  Thank you!

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