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[withoutatrace8]

As I am. 

[withoutatrace8]

My Battle Cry

I didn’t fight cancer for my life so I could be an inspiration; I fought for the chance to figure out who I aspire to be. Only now am I truly facing the difficult, unabashed battle of self-discovery no longer held back by the bounds of basic survival, and I’m inviting you to witness my becoming. I finished chemotherapy two years ago, and I’ve been sifting through the rubble of who I once was ever since. The poison that saved my life burned away old attachments, opened new wounds, and made me see the sludge of people’s imposed projections of who I was or what my life should look like; this sludge filled my belly and made me nauseated with self-suppression. The most freeing realization I’ve come to is that the greatest strength I’ll ever have to muster is the will to decide how I want to spend my life, who I’ll spend time with, the simple joys or hobbies I’ll seek, and the dreams I’ll chase after and chose to edit daily.

Facing my mortality and thinking about death every day as I watched parts of my body go missing pales in comparison to my fear of figuring out who I am or what I might find when I do. But I’m now no longer willing to live this lifetime hating myself for not knowing myself. I reject the sludge rising to my throat and choking my self-expression until I give myself over to the thoughts, opinions, and wills of others, much less a disease. This is my battle cry.

Take a walk with me as I clomp around with a titanium-limb addition to my destiny and realize that the greatest inspiration you’ll find in life lies within you.

[fortheloveofskincare]

I love my inspirational tribe. #liveinthedetails #couragetolive #thelifeletters #survivor #windofchange #tryme #her #shoulders #carry #mountains #quoteoftheday #dailyinspiration #strength #repost (at Daily Reminder Series)

[stacethestoic]

What do you want to be when you grow up? You decide. Here are some unexpected yet real answers to this common question. Not what I'll do, but what I want to be! https://astoiclife.com/2016/06/28/want-grow/ #grow #life #abundantlife #inspiration #love #joy #peace #couragetobemyself #couragetolive #courage

[crazyholecook]

#liveyourlife #vivalatuavita. >>> #theantidote #lantidote. X #hate #odio. >>> "live your life, live your life, live your life." #mauricesendak. #selfcare. #selflove. #courage #corraggio. #couragetocreate #couragetolive #couragetolove #couragetobe #couragetospeak #couragetoshare

[rovimonster-blog]

Go, live to the greatest and fullest life you can. No boundaries on a man who set freedom and courage to make sceneries of their own.

E.M.V.V.