The Gift of Receiving
I am a giver – it’s what I do. One of my strongest values has always been generosity over greed. I gave no thought to what it means to receive - until I had to. When my son was three I was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer. Concerned about the impact that would have on him, I tracked down another young woman who had been through a breast cancer journey while raising small children. We had only been speaking for about five minutes when she asked, “You have a hard tim