reflections | alison young • blissful hiker

breast cancer trail: just be

Being curious rather than certain often reveals unexpected and beguiling mysteries.

“Thriver” reflects a more authentic cancer experience, the desire to reinvent as well as accept life as it is.

It’s week four I am and I am walking on trails where the wildlife welcome me back to my life.

Pilgrims knew that walking is one of the best ways to find their spiritual center and heal.

As I heal from surgery and slowly move back into my life, I ask the question, “Who do I want to be now?”

We received great news that there is no cancer in my lymph nodes, so I will not need chemotherapy or radiation.

Blissful will have a bilateral mastectomy and reflects on having breasts before saying goodbye.

Motion is lotion, so they say and hiking is one of the best to slow the progress of arthritis.

Anxiety and fear in high doses can be detrimental to your health, but can also be harnessed to help you succeed.

PSA: You Don’t Have to “Crush Miles” to Thrive as a Thru-Hiker