The gifts (yes, I said gifts) of chronic illness are beautifully stated in this excerpt from Candice, a contributor to the SpiroChicks blog. (Link to the full article provided below.) I read this and the word initiation came to mind again.
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"Illness has a way of stripping life of glamor, glitz, and the nuances
that blind us to what lays before us. Illness exposes weaknesses while
unearthing strength, and reveals what is real and what was merely smoke
and mirrors. It quakes a life until its cracks widen and what is feeble
falls away, and leaves what is relentlessly real standing clearly in
front of us. Living life with an illness has proven to be one of the
truest ways to live and has blessed me with the opportunity to witness
raw courage, true compassion, and authentic love. For that, I am
grateful."
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Wow!
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