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Weekly Affirmations

Weekly Affirmation – Fear will not win with me.

December 5, 2019April 9, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged Affirmation, Courage, Faith, Fear

This week’s affirmation is as follows:

I am full of courage, I have faith that new opportunities are opening to me. I will not let fear rule my life…

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Weekly Affirmations

Weekly Affirmation – Taking Control of my Life

November 28, 2019April 9, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged Affirmation, Control, Faith, Fear, Strength

This week’s affirmation is as follows:

I Am my own hero. I AM strong, persistent, and I take control of my life.

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Human Experience

The Power of the Written Word

October 28, 2019August 28, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged BRCA2, Connection, Fear, Grief, Hope, Pay It Forward, Previvor, Rest, Shame, Spirituality, Vulnerability

I now understand why some people called me brave. I felt the fear and I pushed forward and did what was necessary. I did not allow fear to rule me. Neither should you.

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Human Experience

Today I have a double mastectomy

August 23, 2019October 3, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged BRCA2, Ego, Faith, Fear, Life Purpose, Previvor, Three Words, Women's Issues

Today I have a double mastectomy and I am every emotion wrapped into a mess that sits here writing. Some say this is elective, others say that I really have no choice. One thing is for sure, I am not the only one that is going through this today, this week or this year. […]

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Human Experience

Focus on the new… have faith everything will make sense!

July 12, 2019August 28, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged Beliefs, Compassion, Faith, Fear, Hope, Love, Patience, Paying Attention, Prayer, Spiritual Centers for Worship, Trust, Wisdom

Focus on the new when I am reeling from a situation? Seriously?!!! Sounds rather trite doesn’t it? Well let me share something that happened to me and it has helped me focus on the new rather than whatever is lost. I am a little in shock, then I realize God removes things, situations and […]

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Human Experience

Road to Recovery

May 20, 2019October 3, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged BRCA2, Breast Cancer, Faith, Fear, Healing, Life Purpose, Ovarian Cancer, Paying Attention, Previvor, Surgery, Vulnerability, Women's Issues

On May 14th I had my first surgery in my BRCA2 journey and I am on the road to recovery. It is quite jarring to discover that you have a genetic mutation that interrupts your body’s ability to fight certain cancers. I wasn’t entirely sure what I would experience with this surgery. So […]

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Human Experience

Answers are not always easily found…

April 17, 2019October 3, 2021 George Irwin0Tagged BRCA2, Courage, Faith, Fear, Paying Attention, Previvor, Tough Topics We Should Discuss

Easily found answers in this BRCA2 journey I am currently on are just not that–well easy. Search hashtags like #BRCA2 #previvor #mastectomy and you get a flurry of information that just is not easy to digest. You hear more horror stories than the uplifting reassuring ones. There is a ton of advise on the inter-webs. […]

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Ponder This

Learning About Patience Should Start Sooner

March 13, 2019April 7, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged Courage, Failure, Fear, Patience, Value

Learning about patience is not a skill we teach our young and it should be. I will admit it I am not patient. When I selected patience as one of my words for 2016 I had no idea the significance of the word that year. I wrote all that year written about my struggles with […]

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Human Experience

Something to think about….

February 27, 2019August 28, 2021 Rev. Colleen Irwin0Tagged Conflict, Ego, Fear, Hope, Leadership, Politics, TED Talks

There is something about being bullied. Most of my life I have been. From my childhood family to the school yard then into the workforce and in romantic relationships it has happened. This talk gives you something to think about. How do you deal with a bully without turning into a thug? It is an […]

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