You likely have lost a loved one or friend to cancer. You may, as I have, felt frustrated that there was nothing – not a single, damned thing – that you could do to make it better for that person, or for their family, or for yourself. Helplessness is a terrible, dark feeling… But this is your chance to tell helplessness to fuck off.

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On our path through this life, we meet lots and lots of people. At least, I have. (Makes me wish I were better with names…) Some are broken or weak and are unable to support us as we go, and we have to put them aside. Others are the bricks and stones that we need to lay in front of us on our road, the ones that we will be able to rely on as we move toward our goals and dreams.

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Metaphorical weeds, just like regular old weeds, choke out the beauty that can grow from the seeds we plant in our lives. They suck up all the nutrients and sunshine and water, and leave the herbs and flowers we wanted to see struggling to mature.

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