Down The Road, We're Back To Summer

Let me set the scene.

A mid-November day in La Jolla, California. The sky is a clear, crystal blue to match the sparkles bouncing off the Pacific. The tide is out so the beach is wide with sand and the shore break is down so it's easy to walk out and test the water temperature.

It's cool. Around 64. A clear signal that summer is over, but Mother Nature has gifted
us with a day hovering around the 80's. A last gasp of warmth that invites a beach lover to sit one more day and soak up the sun.

My sister, ever the optimist, says, "Five more months and we'll be back here ready for summer."

What a wonderful way to look to the future. If you're living in cancer world, five months could mean a lifetime.

If you're the life-giver, five months means steeling yourself for more hard work ahead.

Cancer changes the way we look at the calendar. We go by days. We take them one at a time. Maybe, for just a second, we could all close our eyes and imagine we're warmed by the sand between our toes and the sky has turned that summer blue again.

We're all five months down the road.

-- Laurie

7:00 AM ET | 11-19-2008 | permalink

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