I used positive visualization as a form of meditation when I was undergoing treatment for breast cancer. I imagined a place that made me feel secure and calm, as a way to get me outside my stress, to help me forget what was going on in my body. The place that always came to mind was the road to our Colorado mountain cabin. Not the cabin itself, nor the mountains or meadows surrounding it. My mind went to the way there, to the hopeful anticipation and energy I feel as I approach our place of serenity and beauty. A few years after treatment, I painted that road. I made it through treatment, I made it to the cabin. We all make our own way; we all have our own road.

I really hope this uploads, this is my third attempt trying and I had so much more to say in my initial attempts. When I tried to copy and paste my sentence it turned into a link so please understand if my description is quick. This is a piece that I was working on during my time of being diagnosed with the GBM in 2016. I was a paramedic working for a private ambulance service and I also was a tech in a very busy ER so I had a very busy life. I had always found art to be like therapy for me and was in the middle of trying to start a company with my art somehow. I was diagnosed and it rocked my world. Well I ended up finishing this piece that you see and I ended up making my company all after my diagnosis and a 3 1/2 years clean. I continue to hope to inspire others while staying healthy in my own life.

Quite Puzzling

I took this photo in Bodie, California, a ghost town. This picture captures the reflection of the town through the store window. It reminds me of the past, present and future.

Into My Life

By Patricia Prijatel

July 21st, 2019

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