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Imperfectly Content:
How Cancer Saved My Life
LOVING FIERCELY.
EMPOWERED.
AUTHENTIC.

Joy
A loving reminder to self: Even though the world feels like a giant dumpster fire right now, you must find little moments of joy every...
terrajgood
Mar 64 min read
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Embracing the Messiness of Healing...
It's been almost a week since my mastectomy surgery. A long week, but also a week that went by in the blink of an eye... Keeping on top...
terrajgood
Jan 213 min read
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Just Live
If you have been following my posts, you know that I'm in that weird cancer limbo land... the purgatory of being diagnosed with cancer...
terrajgood
Jan 73 min read
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Dark Mourning of the Soul
The warm salty tears thankfully mix inextricably with the hot water as it cascades over my head. .. The sweet relief of the shower water...
terrajgood
Dec 15, 20243 min read
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I am not okay...
"I am not okay I'm barely getting by I'm losing track of days And losing sleep at night I am not okay I'm hanging on the rails So if I...
terrajgood
Dec 7, 20242 min read
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Be Patient.
Cancer. One little word changes everything. Again. Just to be clear, the only reason for this early diagnosis is because I requested...
terrajgood
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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DeJa'Vu
I have been here before... Having to fight for every test, every precautionary measure, every exam to be covered by insurance. This is...
terrajgood
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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The Gifts of Cancer
On Monday, October 7th, the University of Georgia Zeta Tau Alpha sorority chapter hosted a Breast Cancer Survivors Dinner. My sweet...
terrajgood
Oct 14, 20244 min read
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Letters From Love
One of my favorite authors, Elizabeth Gilbert, has started a new passion project. From the Letters From Love website: What? LETTERS FROM...
terrajgood
Jan 27, 20242 min read
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What your doctor doesn't tell you...
I've spent the last few months yo-yoing between joy and despair. Joy for the new property/home building project my family has embarked...
terrajgood
Aug 16, 20234 min read
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Shift Happens
It has been a while since I blogged... Almost four months! It's not that I haven't thought of writing. I just didn't really know what...
terrajgood
Apr 26, 20233 min read
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Let's get real
I write this latest blog post with the most anxious, raw vulnerability to date. When I started this blog several months ago, I knew that...
terrajgood
Jan 23, 20233 min read
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Solstice Reflection
For as long as I can remember, I've felt a deep connection with the meaning behind the Winter Solstice. Today, on the shortest day of the...
terrajgood
Dec 21, 20222 min read
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A New Love Language...
We've all heard about "love languages." Maybe you haven't yet read the entire book: The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt...
terrajgood
Nov 17, 20225 min read
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Much more than melancholy.
You can stop reading this post if you have not experienced any anxiety, depression, worry, or melancholy over the last several years. If...
terrajgood
Nov 3, 20223 min read
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Manspreading.
The word "manspreading" has become a bit cliché; however, everyone knows what you are talking about when you bring up this word. ...
terrajgood
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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Accepting gratefully.
I've been "writing" this blog post in my head for well over a year. When I was diagnosed with cancer, my family and friends showed up in...
terrajgood
Oct 19, 20222 min read
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Pink is NOT my signature color...
In recent years, October isn't mainly known for pumpkin lattes, fall leaves, and Halloween. Marketers have done an excellent job of "pink...
terrajgood
Oct 11, 20222 min read
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These are a few of my favorite things...
After speaking to a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer, I realized that one thing we all have in common is that we feel very...
terrajgood
Oct 3, 20224 min read
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Finding the Calm Before the Storm
For those of you that do not live in FL, or along the east coast, you may not be able to relate to what it feels like to hurricane prep. ...
terrajgood
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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