Viktor E. Frankl once wrote, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
These words feel especially meaningful to me right now.
Radiation and chemotherapy are not choices I would have ever made, but how I meet each day is. In the space between appointments, side effects, uncertainty, and waiting, I am learning to pause. To breathe. To choose hope and faith over fear, gratitude over frustration, and trust over worry.
Some days that space is small. Other days it feels wide enough to hold courage, faith, and even moments of peace. I am discovering that while cancer has changed my routine, it has not taken away my ability to choose how I show up, to stay focused, to remain optimistic, and to believe deeply in healing and brighter days ahead.
As I venture into the new year, I carry this truth with me: growth doesn’t always come from ease, and freedom doesn’t mean the absence of hardship. Sometimes freedom is found in choosing hope anyway.
Thank you to everyone who continues to lift me with prayers, kindness, and encouragement. I feel them all, and they make that space between stimulus and response a little lighter, and a lot more powerful.
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