Hello, my name is Angela and today I can breathe again.

Physically. I have reached a point of relief in my sinuses that I haven't had in a week. It is nice. And amazing how much we take breathing for granted.

But today was a day of marked ups and downs. At the end of my work day, we received an email saying that a woman we worked with lost her battle with cancer. So my mind is a muddled mess of things I need to do, people I should call and sentimental memories of people passed.

I'm trying to live by the this idea that "positive thoughts yield positive results" and today is no different. I'm finding it easier and easier everyday to find the positives of the situations I find myself in. But today it's hard, and that's ok. Life is full of ups and downs, and I'm learning that it's not what happened but what we take away from the experience.

Rest in Peace Tina, you will be dearly missed by many.