Photos of myself: visual affirmations and reminders
One year after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, I am now cancer free. YAY!
And because I am the leader of my life, I plan to live a long and healthy life!
I say affirmations a lot these days, and feel them deeply in my body. Our words shape our thoughts, and our bodies pay attention to our thoughts.
Similarly, I think of photos as visual affirmations. These photos make me feel good about myself, and so I’m sharing them publicly. Why not? They remind me of moments when I felt beautiful, powerful, brave, connected, and loved.
The photos of my wounds and scars from surgery, of me laying on the couch recovering from chemo treatment, the photos of my bald head and lashless eyes, I have those too. Those memories are no less important, and someday I may even share those too.
For now, I celebrate myself.
Thank you for reading this, and joining me in the celebration!
![My first haircut after chemo. Felt so confident I asked Brian to take a photo of me in the studio.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184337b18c6b868076c2eb8/1646501531691-2TCJNIJR6UQSEJUP2XMI/haircut-1.jpg)
![Leaping into my 60th year](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184337b18c6b868076c2eb8/1646501531853-BBOMSBLG8K80MZKKY15Z/leap-1.jpeg)
![Caroline comforted and encouraged me over the phone throughout the journey, until finally we got to be together in person.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184337b18c6b868076c2eb8/1646501532498-UE3EI2N5QN92CD5NDWO4/m-and-c-1.jpg)
![Climbing a mountain just months after finishing chemo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184337b18c6b868076c2eb8/1646501532668-ZC3B1U8RO62P2GBC6NL5/me-on-mount-tom-1.jpg)
![Jumped out of a pool and got dressed for dinner, no makeup!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184337b18c6b868076c2eb8/1646501533373-UAUDRMW8SEEJIDALOGW0/rehearsaldinner-1.jpeg)
![Releasing all that no longer serves me, at Takakkaw Falls in British Columbia, Canada](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184337b18c6b868076c2eb8/1646501533337-CTRMZKUTRRAY6D9F7GK0/waterfall-1.jpeg)
![All dressed up for Charlie and Jen’s wedding](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6184337b18c6b868076c2eb8/1646501533953-CLM7ABMD6V9K49BJDIHA/wedding.jpeg)