by Jackie-Savi Cannon
Most everyone has encountered Erma Bombeck’s piece If I Had My Life To Do Over. (You can read it below if you haven’t) This piece would pass often through viral emails way before I myself was diagnosed. I would always think on my mom and how she cam from the generation that did [...]
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by Jackie Savi-Cannon
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close I felt it necessary to end it on a note of hope and strength. Usually people ask me to share my story as they find it inspiring. Don’t get me wrong; it’s a pretty good one but I feel compelled to begin with a [...]
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Our shoes are that element of our wardrobe that can be practical, functional; transform a look or send a strong message. They are the punctuation to our fashion statement. Regardless if you are a fashion victim or not, you are saying something based on the shoes you choose to wear. We may not be able [...]
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In a juvenile way, I felt a bit cheated. When it came time for my fortieth birthday in 2008, I was finishing off my chemotherapy treatment.
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by Jackie Savi-Cannon
“We assume siblings play a certain role in our family.”
I was reminiscing with a good friend of mine and my sister about various things we had experienced together in our past, over dinner. My sister is eight years younger than I am so when we were growing up, that age gap would find [...]
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by Jackie Savi-Cannon
“We have all found ourselves in these exact circumstances…”
A discussion came up in one of my classes about the impact our kind words can have on individuals. We have all been in the following situation. We leave a person and think of words of gratitude or encouragement we would have said to them [...]
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“I know I thought it was impossible too.”
I was asked to observe a day of silence and journal about the experience for a training course I was participating in. My first reaction was this would be impossible given my line of work and the fact that I have two small children. Like most busy women, [...]
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by Jackie Savi-Cannon
I believe this is an exciting time for us all. There are two very different streams of change happening around us.
Technology has transformed the way we exchange information, forge relationships and has made us accessible to each other on a global scale.
The other is this wave of exploration into metaphysical principles, the power [...]
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Change is a reality of the human experience. As we age we are physically altered. Our culture evolves. Trends and technology change. Yet mentally for some reason, we can not let go. The first response when we are challenged to change is always the same.
“Why is this happening to me?”
Asking why will set you up [...]
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by Jackie-Savi Cannon
I was asked to MC an International Woman’s Day event recently. Over 700 women attended to celebrate a day that connects women across the world and inspires us all to not only continue achieving greatness but to also stop and celebrate who we are today and how far we have come – both [...]
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