As many of you know, each year I pick a word to concentrate on and this year, that word is, "CHOICES." And you are reading this, thinking, what is the IDK W IDK?"
So, if You Don't Know, "I Don't Know What I Don't Know." Okay, it is not a term that everyone is using. You can always get caught up with all the current social media acronyms, but even that list is a bit dated. I do like to say that "all the kids are using it." I know that is not true, however if I say it enough perhaps it will catch on and others will begin to say it all the time as a social media phenomenon.
I have come to the realization, that I have absolutely no control over my life. I believe in a higher power and I believe that as I look back over my life, my decisions have always been thwarted beyond my control.
All I have is my daily choices and how I wish to spend my time.
I had no idea that when I got my Hairy Cell Leukemia (or as I like to call it "Harry Styles Leukemia) diagnosis that it would be complicated by Leukemia Fatigue.
My choice of CHOICES is all about how do I navigate life when so many things require energy that I do not have.
CHOICES:
One year ago, at the beginning of LENT, (if you don't know, Catholics give things up for LENT - read more about LENT here) I gave up watching the news. I
do not watch the news and have stayed away from the negativity of the world. Does that mean I am not aware o what is happening? My answer is, "No." I just choose not to watch any news from what one would consider regular news outlets.
I have also chosen to do things that make me feel joy and fulfillment. I spend over an hour early each morning with my coffee, thoughtful prayer, and contemplation of things that are positive and reaffirming.
Family has become a source of constant focus for myself. I find joy and heartfelt moments in spending time with my family. Yes, we have challenges and things do not go as planned. (Remember when I said I have no control.) Last February, while shaving (I shave in the shower and use touch a great deal to determine what I missed) I was noticing I had a lump in my neck and began to ask my doctors about that. Several months and a biopsy later, they shared I had a slow growth B cell lymphoma. The term "slow growth" means that there is not much to do at this point in time and they will monitor it for development when they can and should do something about it.
Work has become scarce and I do what I can when I can. I adopted the word SHARE, (Not the singer) this year. I choose a word each year and I wanted to be intentional about sharing my work with others. As a servant leader, "I choose to serve those who lead and serve others." I have been doing that for quite some time and have increased my service this year knowing that it may help others in their work.
I am working on several things from the comfort of my desk and sometimes on my bed with the laptop. There are days where taking a shower is about all I can muster.
Character at Camp Initiative: I have been working with several camp programs to help them put character and values into their program activities. Take a look at page one for Archery activity program.
SKOOL: Have you seen this platform? It took me a while to find the right platform to post my courses. My SKOOL community is Servant Leadership At Camp. It is Free to join and I have 11 free courses plus several fee based courses with more on the way. I have been writing for years and with SHARE (not the singer) being my word this year, SKOOL is a great place to SHARE (not the singer) those courses. I have adapted my John Maxwell Leadership training with my work from camp, to offer several fee based courses to help serve the next generation of camp leadership.
I do not have a timeline for all of it since fatigue steps in. I do it because someone (several folks really) instilled in me that "I am here just to serve."
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