One Day At A Time

(A Poem of Inspiration and Hope for All Who Live With Cancer)

Hour by hour, day by day
For some of us, life passes by too quickly
Not stopping to appreciate the small joys that each day can bring
For others, the next morning may seem like an eternity before it's final arrival.

As I sit and ponder about the value and meaning of my life
Each minute approaches slowly but surely
Then passes with the blink of an eye
I wait and wait each day as patience is no longer a virtue
But has become apart of my daily routine.

Time allows for thoughts, thoughts that would never have before occurred
It allows for the mind to open up all that is bottled deep down within
It has made me recognize the strength and character in me that I never realized was there.

I begin to reassure myself that better days are yet to come
I keep telling myself to continue believing in my dreams
And know that they will someday come true
To trust that my goals can someday be achieved
And that I should never doubt the obstacles that life puts me through.

It's possible that everyone has a destiny pre-determined at the moment of conception
That life's path may already be laid out for us by One far more Superior than we
And it may be that the toughest challenge in life are given to those who are strong enough to handle them
Perhaps this path of doubts and uncertainties that I've been chosen for is my challenge in life
That will help me to become the person of strength and courage that I someday hope to be.

Tears that once fell from my eyes, which saw the future filled with only hopelessness and despair
No longer fall, for now my eyes are dry and opened wide
They will see nothing but the happiness and joy that the future will bring
Positive are my thoughts, no longer filled with doubts
Weak and battered is my body but strong and determined is my mind
Precious and valued are those daily moments that once seemed overly abundant and unimportant
The closeness of family and friends is now treasured far more than ever before.

So with the slow passing of each and every day
I wait for my body to become strong again as it once was
But more importantly, I hope that my body will someday be as powerful as my mind has already become
And so I wait patiently, taking on all obstacles and challenges that cross my path
As I take each moment of my life one day at a time
Living it - hour by hour, day by day.