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Story and Inspiration

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“Discovering Faith, True Beauty and Confidence”

During and After Cancer

Karen Rice CancerWithout questioning, this is how I conquered through my diagnosis of cancer, not once, but twice. Without questioning, when going through a serious illness, you learn to know what faith truly is, along with finding the true meaning of beauty and how you really feel about yourself. I know this all too well because I have experienced many trials and tribulations in my life. Through it all, I gained strength that I never knew I had, and much more confidence in myself, which led me to loving myself all over again. I had a new beginning, all on my own.

After going through so much in my life, things were going well, until it happened. I had a head-on collision with not only breast cancer, but colon cancer as well, and it changed my entire outlook on life. I thought I had endured rough years before but going through cancer was the rest of the iceberg. There is nothing like it. You wonder, what in life had you done so wrong to have this placed upon you. You began asking, why me. Yet through my tragedies and all that I had to endure, it all became an awakening for me, in which I received and gained all the strength and encouragement I needed to conquer. Through it all, not only did I find the true meaning of life, but more on how I viewed myself. Through all the chemo, radiation, the pain I endured, I still felt pretty good about me. I found myself looking in the mirror even more during this time, because I thought what I was dealing with something that would drastically change me, but as I viewed the imperfections on my body I now must live with, over time it got better, and instead of feeling sorry for myself, I embrace it. I’m still among the living, who am I to complain.

Whether we are dealing with an illness or any other negative feelings about ourselves, our lives, as well as our bodies, we need to be our on-cheering section. Through all my mishaps, I still see myself as beautiful, and it is real. I have come to realize that even going through such a dark time, I still have a life to be lived, and I am going to live it to the fullest. When I think about the individuals that are no longer among us due to such a horrific disease, I’m truly grateful, and I will no longer take my life for granted. Life is precious, and we don’t realize it until we come close to losing it. When I think of the “gift of life” that was given to me twice over, I knew I did not have a moment to waste. I would never say having or going through cancer is a gift, surviving it, receiving a second and third chance at life to spend with your family, is the gift. Yet, through it all, I did not allow the disease to take away who I am, or what I stand for. I am a survivor, as well as an example to show that it can happen, and that I can go on and look and feel just as beautiful, inside, and out, and it shines brighter.

Yet through my tragedies and all that I had to endure, I received and gained all the strength and encouragement I needed to conquer. I will say that the areas of my body that were interrupted will be a constant reminder I had cancer, and at times, it does bother me, I’m human, but within a moment or two, I look past it, because those areas could be covered up. Your true self and beauty is within and when you feel beautiful on the inside, it shows so clearly on the outside. Just because I had cancer, does not mean cancer had me. We as women should never allow anything, or any circumstance to steal our joy, nor our self-esteem, even while cancer is taking you through many emotions and many unanswered situations. At times you feel black-balled. And I for sure know with cancer, many times you are too weak to even think about your looks, because you’re not always feeling your best, but at times we must try, even a little bit and fight past it and keep living. Through any tragedy, we are and always will be beautiful and unique! Women, we all know that our bodies take lickings, yet we keep on ticking.

When I look back now and see how far I’ve came, I have to say, I thought right away that my cancer diagnoses were truly a death sentence, because you’re not sure if you’re going to make it. Cancer has taught me not to blink twice on life, my eyes are wide open, living my best life. I also realized after surviving cancer both times, that I was about to face new beginnings, new hope, do and see more with a whole new perspective on life. I share my story with others hoping to make a positive impact on someone who is ill or otherwise, where they can proceed life in a whole new way. I am 67yrs of age now, and I am cherishing each day, each moment, and through it all, I feel that I’m at my best. I am more confident in myself, as well as grateful. I am starting over, doing things I should have done before cancer.

One day, after one of the many surgeries I had during my breast cancer period, and I could remember it as if it was yesterday, I experienced something so real, so peaceful, something of a miracle, that I had to write it down. I turned that experience into a poem, and I called it “Peace”. I took that poem, along with many others I had written, writing had become therapy for me. I am hoping that anyone who may have the opportunity to read my poems, gets out of them, what I placed in them, they are as real as poems could ever be. My most recently published book is titled, “Cancer, Yet Cancer Again, but I will not Die, before I’m Dead”. I titled it that, because I truly feel that you should not stop living, because you have cancer, and that is exactly what I almost did. I heard the word cancer and wanted to give up. I am a realist, a regular everyday woman, who have overcome many obstacles, which took me to writing, trying to produce inspirational stories. If I had not gone through all that I did, I would have never anticipated such.

The scars and mishaps that are now attached to my body due to cancer, are just that. They are symbols for someone else’s inspiration and hope. I am thankful, because if I had not struggled, I would not have found my true strengths. Not allowing anything to stop me. I am a true example that you can survive cancer, not once, but twice, providing you get to it in time. I am not saying all will be easy, I am not saying all will survive it, what I am saying, is to have faith, fight with all you have, then hold on. I honestly believe, when and if you survive a horrific tragedy or a horrible disease such as cancer, it is for a reason. You have a purpose, and through that purpose, faith, compassion and strength, your true self is born again.

Thank You,

Karen Rice/x2 Cancer Survivor
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It became apparent to me years ago that most people view the world as a negative, scary place. Most people get their information from the main media networks. The media’s mindset for marketing is “What bleeds, leads”. Financially that has been a good call, however, the world is changing and people are tired of hearing about the latest war, terrorist attack, murder, etc. as the front lead into a news program. In fact, most people I talk to about the news say they don’t watch main media news on television or read newspapers at all because it’s too depressing. So, I decided to create Global Positive News Network to offer a refreshing and inspiring approach to news.

While driving around in my car one day listening to the regular negative news I tried to find a more inspirational news station. I quickly found out that there isn’t one. Then I thought, “Wouldn’t it be nice to change the channel from regular news to a news channel that reported positive news and events happening throughout the world?” Having the option to find a different news station on the radio, television or internet would be like changing the channel from rock n’ roll to classical. Heck, the world of music offers several types of music, why couldn’t that be the case for news? 

To further that point, my aging parents were growing more and more depressed. All my step father would talk about is the latest catastrophic event and that the world is ending. And no wonder they both felt that way . . . they have the news on constantly in two rooms of their house playing loudly during their waking hours. They have been clinically depressed now for years and still insist in watching hours upon hours of main media news. It is my belief that people of this generation (depression generation) feels it’s their duty to be good citizens by being informed about the world news. Unfortunately, the negativity of the news creates fear, mistrust and isolation among regular viewers.

There has to be another way.

I started Global Positive News Network on a dime and a prayer. Knowing very little about technology or computers I struggled for months that grew into years on developing a website and products to sell on the Global Positive News Network (GPNN). I would start and stop my progress out of frustration. But I didn’t quit.  And it’s now GPNN starting to get traction. To date GPNN’s Instagram has 174k viewers. My persistence and belief in my product along with happy viewers have spurred me on. 

It has been clinically proven that whatever you focus on becomes your reality. I believe GPNN can change people’s lives by showing them that there are really good things happening in the world. Our tag line, Positive News with Purpose, points that out. Our purpose is to inspire, educate and help people feel more at ease in the world.

 

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