Dear Life, Childhood summers were spent playing outdoors and in tidal pools along the shore. At a pre-verbal age, kneeling in a tidal pool with my diaper heavy with saltwater and my bare back tan and warm, I felt: I am the sand, I am the ocean, I am the air, I am the sun, I am the light. This deep “knowing” has served me throughout my life, including the cancer journey, by reminding me, I am safe. I can access this meaning-making moment of being at peace at anytime because it is timeless, living within me. The sun shines on desert sand just as it sparkles on tidal pools, reflecting light. We are one.
Yours Truly, Pamela Rose

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