Positive Chronicles : Edition XXXXXIII

I tested positive for a hereditary breast cancer gene while pregnant – Here’s why I call it my ‘beautiful defect’

At 5 months pregnant, Lilith Costa learned she had a high risk for developing the deadly disease. Battling fear and mixed emotions, she made the life-altering choice to get a prophylactic double mastectomy.

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Watch as inspirational Hamilton mum receives news that she’s won national charity award

Elaine McHugh, an avid Beatson Cancer Charity ambassador, recently scooped the People’s Choice category at the Scottish Charity Awards.

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New book published on the life of inspirational Derry nun Sister Clare Crockett

A new book has been published about an inspirational young Derry nun who many believe will be made a saint.

Sister Clare Crockett from the Brandwell area of the city had been pursuing a career as an actress and TV presenter when she got the calling to devote her life to God.

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Mommy Minute: Local family continues inspirational quarantine photo project

“I noticed a lot more people following me on Instagram,” mom Navia Lee said.

That outside interest helped Lee convince her sons, Maddox and Shawn, to continue recreating iconic photos.

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Gandhi is the inspiration for this cop’s canvas

IPS officer Rajinder Kumar Vij shares that he tries to steal time for his passion of sketching, and how he’s inspired by the Mahatma.

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Zen Fable : Treasure the moment

A man was walking across a field when he saw a tiger. Fearing for his life, the man fled, but the tiger gave chase. The man reached the edge of a cliff, and just as he thought the tiger would get him, he spotted a vine growing over the edge of the cliff. Grabbing on to it, he swung himself over the edge to safety.

The tiger came to the edge and snarled at him from above. While precariously perched like this, the man saw another tiger growling at him from below. Trembling, he held on to the thin vine that was keeping him from being dinner for the tigers. What could be worse than this, he wondered.

Just then, two mice scampered out and began gnawing at the vine. As they chewed and the man pondered over his fate, he saw a juicy, red strawberry on a ledge next to him. Grasping the vine with one hand, he plucked the strawberry with the other. Ah, how sweet it tasted!

Interpretation :  Learn to live in the present. Enjoy the moment…that’s all you have.

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