Inspiring

Watched Oprah this afternoon and was really inspired by some truly amazing people and their amazing lives. I don’t think I’ve been so inspired in a while.

Melissa Etheridge was on the show, she is a singer and a cancer survivor. Melissa talked about her fight against cancer, the chemotherapy, her fears and the anguish at being diagnosed with cancer. Her pain and her anguish was so real, that it almost reduced me to tears, but when she talked about how she fought back and got through it all you could almost see her spirit waging a war and winning. She sang at the Oscars this year, and since she was undergoing chemotherapy at the time and losing her hair, she just shaved her head instead. So this completely bald but beautiful woman, took what life gave her and made the most out of it. We could all learn a lot from that. Truly truly amazing.

My favorite song, from Melissa’s latest album is “I run for life”. Really neat lyrics… here’s a stanza from the same…


“It's a blur since they told me about it
How the darkness had taken its toll
And they cut into my skin and they cut into my body
But they will never get a piece of my soul
And now I'm still learning the lesson
To waken when I hear the call
And if you ask me why I am still running
I'll tell you I run for us all

I run for hope
I run to feel
I run for the truth
For all that is real
I run for your mother your sister your wife
I run for you and me my friend I run for life”