You have much more control over your destiny than you think. Do you know how to shift your mindset and positively change your life? It’s not easy, but you can do it. It’s one of the ways I am outwitting life. My mother knew how to do it. I thought she was crazy. Do you know when you start to feel lousy right before getting hit…
My first post appeared three years ago this week! Cheers to outwittinglife, my breast cancer fight and new focus. Creating Outwittinglife.com kick-started my healing journey. It quickly became the conduit to reinvent myself as I navigated life after breast cancer. Today, I am celebrating how far the blog and me have come in three years. This article is my 106th blog post! Probably not a very impressive number…
My guess was Hallmark created the Mother’s Day Holiday. Wrong! How the Mother’s Day Holiday started might surprise you. My research found that the holiday originated in the United States (in its modern form), where it is observed on the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day History Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother had organized women’s groups to promote friendship and…
In June, I will have been writing this blog for three years. That was fast! Are you focused on outwitting life every day yet? Have I enticed you to at least try it? Life circumstances forced me into embarking on my outwitting life journey when I found myself unemployed, unsure of myself, and sick with cancer. It was not a pretty beginning. It has, however, been quite the education. I…
How I push through painful cancer memories every year is always a challenge. Once a year, I have to return to the “scene of the crime,” or the place where I was initially diagnosed with breast cancer. It brings back all the feels. Sure, the staff is lovely, and the doctor is great, but the feelings brought on by my annual mammogram/sonogram tests are brutal. I thought…
As I was typing a text to a friend last evening, a message from her popped up on my phone. Was I texting her because I intuitively knew she was thinking about me? When was the last time you relied on your intuition? Do you ever know who is calling you when the phone is ringing? Or, have you thought of someone you have not seen in years and suddenly…