The angry-making cliché “everything happens for reason” does not sit well with me. Seriously? There is a reason that my loved one has cancer? There is some master plan for a miscarriage? I don’t think so. I don’t think that thought process makes anyone feel better, although it’s meant to. I do, however, think that it is possible to find meaning in everything. Start working towards better funding for cancer research; try to destigmatize miscarriage and the sense of aloneness that you felt. There are so many amazing things that you can do when you use your own story to further the cause of people who are or have similarly suffered. Look at Michael J. Fox! If there has ever been one to find meaning in suffering it is certainly him, and Parkinson’s research would be so much worse off without his foundation. ⠀
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Remember the other day when I said to find your Why? Look to your own challenges and maybe you will find your life changing why. ⠀
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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually.
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