From Where I Sit

I am thinking of starting a new blog called "From Where I Sit." I planned to post pictures and thoughts that  occur "from where I sit." Somehow, some of what I do on  a day to day basis didn't seem like it fit on a blog about Facing Lung Cancer.

But then I thought ... every single day of my journey is part of facing lung cancer. So maybe there is really no need for a separate blog at all. The whole point is that most days have nothing to do with lung cancer and everything to do with living. What a waste it would be to dwell on the cancer instead of seeing all of the beauty that surrounds us.

So, for now, I think "From Where I Sit" is just going to stay right here as part of Facing Lung Cancer. The reason I started the blog in the beginning was to help people in the future who receive a similar diagnosis. I wanted to let them see what the journey was all about. I planned to chronicle what it was like to be fighting cancer.

I wanted everyone to know what it was like to get chemo. To be deathly ill from the poisons we voluntarily drip into our bodies. To be so tired that walking to the refrigerator is a major accomplishment. Since it was all new to me as well, I just planned to take others along with me as we navigated a new world. The end goal was to make it less scary for those who follow me with their own diagnoses.

Well, surprise, surprise!!! It is about so much more than being sick. That, in fact, is just a small part of what facing lung cancer is all about. In fact, facing lung cancer is about making the most of every single solitary day. We don't know when we'll draw our last breath. None of us do. So we all ought to be enjoying the time we have here on this earth. And not sweating the small stuff.

So, for tonight, I will leave you with some pictures that I find inspirational in their own way. The majesty of the sky and the trees ... and a shot of the moon!

Last night was the first in a series of 4 times that we had a blood red moon. I practiced getting a shot of the moon before the event last night.

I stayed up to watch the eclipse. And the moon was gorgeous. Unfortunately, my photography skills were less than adequate. I got a picture (or 10) that I will share, but they are not good. I learned that I have a lot to learn!

I thought the trees that are just budding out looked awesome against the blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds.

Depending on where you looked in the sky, there were either big, white, fluffy clouds or stormy clouds.

For me, gazing at this picture brings a peacefulness. I hope it affects you similarly.

Here, I was experimenting to see if I could even get a shot of the moon that wasn't just a big blur. Success!

The eclipse has begun!!

Nearly half of the moon is covered. Where is the red?

Only a sliver of the moon hasn't been eclipsed.

Wait???? I'm seeing a beautiful red ball in the sky and my camera is seeing this? Really???

Well ... it is after the fact ... but at least I finally "found" the red moon on my camera! The quality of the picture (and all of the rest of the pictures I got of the red moon) leaves much to be desired, unfortunately.

While the picture quality is poor, the beauty of what I saw should be apparent.

 From where I sit, the world and the heavens are beautiful (even when the quality of the photography is not)! I hope the same is true from where you sit!