Stories Collected While Living in France

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Kissing the Stone

                    Womanwithoutarmsfloating

"In ten years time will I remember this moment?"  This  is something I say to myself when I think the situation I am in is unpleasant, scary or unsurmountable.  Saying this puts things in perspective.  It reminds me that the situation at hand is not that bad, nor even close to being noteworthy tomorrow. 

Though I have asked myself, "In ten years time will I remember this moment?" And the answer has been yes.  It is in these moments I have stood up and truly be aware of life at hand.  As if the unpleasant situations were stepping stones to seeing with new eyes, allowing me to kiss those stones as they helped create me.

I found this video today and was struck by its message, and how true it is. Crazy Sexy Cancer. 

Live the life you have, grab it kiss it and let it be the rock that anchors you to being truly who you are….beautiful.

Photo: A statue in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. A woman with no arms can still fly.

Comments

38 responses to “Kissing the Stone”

  1. Hasmin

    Corey, I could just imagine what cancer can do to one’s life…did you ever ask yourself, “why me?” Thank you for the link to the video, and yes, I will try to be…beautiful! Hugs. (I need a tissue now)

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  2. Jeanne

    May you remain happy and healthy always.
    Thanks for sharing your heart and YOU!
    I adore you!
    Much love
    Jeanne

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  3. Beverly

    That documentary certainly had a powerful message, and Corey, you do too. Every beautiful thought that you write is a testament to looking at the world through new glasses…living the life you have.
    Thanks!

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  4. tut-tut

    Yes, it is difficult, though, to be Zen about things.

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  5. angela marie

    I have never had Cancer… I have lived through it though. My daddy and my husband. You see life differently.. I understand this Corey.
    The threads woven through our tapestry of life.
    bunches of hugs to you love
    angela 🙂

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  6. Anna

    Touching posts, Corey…bless you!

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  7. rochambeau

    You are the most beautiful woman, and it is a blessing to know you!
    I value and cherish the person you are and the person you are becoming.

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  8. Shannon

    I’m struck by this, because I put things into perspective the same way except I imagine myself at 80 wondering if what is currently happening will still have an impact in my old age.
    Corey, you have an extraordinary capacity to not let the most hurtful, profound experiences sway you from seeing the beauty that life has to offer.
    You are a gift 🙂

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  9. Paula

    My husband has always asked this question of me when I’m spiraling out of the universe over some (important to me) issue………”but, when you are on your death bed, will you remember this?”. It always stops me dead in my tracks….Life is just so short and we make so much out of nothing (at times).
    The summer my husband was being treated for leukemia I became so numb. It was also the summer that Our Lady of Guadalupe found me again…..
    I’m rambling. I’m grateful.
    Corey, thank you for today’s post.

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  10. ulla

    Lifes lessons make us stronger and more beautiful… Thank goodness for ‘perspective’! Words fail me when it comes to describing ‘trials’… smiles replace tears, happiness shadows sorrow… We are who we were, and continue to be… Thank you Corey for a loving tribute to celebrating life as it really is! Hugs!

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  11. delphine

    Isn’t it incredible what strength (all the different levels) can do?
    delphine

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  12. Rosemary

    Great post today Corey. It has a wonderful message. Thanks for making us all think.
    Thanks so much for visiting my blog, and for the lovely comments.
    You are a hero of mine,
    Rosemary

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  13. Elizabeth

    “Live the life you have, grab it kiss it and let it be the rock that anchors you to being truly who you are….beautiful.”
    Thank you for your wonderful words. I will put them in my ‘inspiring quotes” journal.
    Peace and happiness to you.

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  14. herhimnbryn

    Your words, my dear one, your words so appropriate today of all days. Thankyou for the life affirming link also.

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  15. patpaulk

    I watched my step mother battle it twice. Both times very bravely, the second time she lost. Some die before they die, and others live while yet they die.

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  16. Nancy

    Hi Corey! You don’t know me but I have been reading your blog for the last several months. You’ve made me laugh and you’ve made me cry but the most important thing you’ve done is remind me to cherish the life I have been given. I read this entry through happy tears for you and it made me soooo… grateful for what I have been given. Thank you for reminding me of the joys that life carries.
    A blessing and a prayer for you this day!

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  17. Colette

    Still a little jet-lagged myself, I’ve been catching up with you. What a treat!
    Wishing you years and years of kouign aman; may you be eating it when you’re 96 years old and still blogging.
    xoxo

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  18. Karin

    I have grown to understand the difference between the things that are important and the things that I can let fall away. It is liberating to put things in perspective, pocketing them in their appropriate places in our lives. That video certainly exemplifies that message in a very powerful and poignant way. She is a brave, brave girl.

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  19. robyn

    This is really nice, great message, thnaks!

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  20. Alice

    I saw this documentary just a week or so ago. I thought it was a beautiful story. It wasn’t just about having cancer, but finding yourself…something that we all should do!

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  21. Elizabeth

    “Live the life you have, grab it kiss it and let it be the rock that anchors you to being truly who you are….beautiful.”
    Thank you for your wonderful words. I will put them in my ‘inspiring quotes” journal.
    Peace and happiness to you.

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  22. AnnieElf

    Too true, Corey. My dad used to say “Twenty years from now, you won’t know the difference.” He always had a way of putting things in perspective.

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  23. Amber

    When I was young, for some reason it was “in five years”. I always thought that if I could just keep going, in five years things would be different. I don’t know why the five. But it worked.
    🙂

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  24. Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa)

    This really struck a chord with me today. I must remember this and repeat it often, especially lately. Thank you Corey.

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  25. ParisBreakfasts

    Thank you Corey
    for sharing the uplifting video
    and for sharing your words that touch.

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  26. Frieda

    Great reminder! thank you.
    I do ask the same question ( mine is “in 1 year” ) when things are not how I wanted them to be.

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  27. Lee

    Yes, I work on a one year test. A timely reminder.

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  28. Mélanie

    Beautiful post , Corey . It almost makes me cry !!!MAy be I’m going to translate in my blog your may’s post about ” our chance” .
    The picture is so touching also …
    Beautiful message !!!!!
    Don’t you mind if I translate your post in my blog and I link it to you !!!?
    I hope to see you soon .
    Mélanie

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  29. kristin

    Par le traducteur Corey … des mots auxquels je suis sensible ! avec toi … gros bisous !

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  30. Jenny

    Carpe Diem! Beautiful thoughts from a beautiful soul…thank you Corey. xxxooo

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  31. Jeni

    Oh, Corey…you strike again with wisdom, clarity and inspiration. Yes, indeed, we all need to count our blessings and find a way, ANY WAY, to grab that stone/life and kiss it with all the passion we can muster. Thank you.

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  32. elsa

    be brave corey. i have you in the center of my heart. i just finished downloading and watching the crazy sexy cancer trailer. what a powerful story! thank you so much for sharing it. i hope to get my hands on the entire film somehow.

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  33. yolanda

    I too needed to hear this today.thanks so much for sharing

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  34. cruststation

    Thank you for always sending reminders that life’s trials are something to take on with open arms. To see perspective knowing ‘what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’…Enjoy life and live it to the full, it would be rude not to see the blessings given to us and use it to our full potential.

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  35. am

    Thanks so much for the link to CRAZY SEXY CANCER. I found your blog by way of Lori Witzel’s blog.

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  36. Deb L

    Life is a big game of pick and choose… find those battles worth fighting and let the rest go. Never more apparant than when raising my boys! xox Deb

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  37. tinker

    Opening your blog and reading your words are like opening a treasure box and finding pearls of wisdom and rubies beyond price, Corey.
    And I think your daughter was right, there are angels dancing above your head – and whispering in your ear! XOXO

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  38. annie lockhart

    i love you! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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