{"id":233747,"date":"2022-08-10T04:16:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T02:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=119522"},"modified":"2022-08-10T04:16:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T02:16:41","slug":"letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter To My Niece- Is This What Living Is?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><span>Although some of my days involve dealing with death and dying, I also realised many are about living. Living WITH cancer and living WHILE dying. What is living? This is a letter from Lenora Rand, which I passed on to my niece when she became a \u2018teen\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While I\u2019ll offer advice, you\u2019re the one responsible for discovering it.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Life is not a YouTube reality show. A lot depends on your choices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There will be so much you can\u2019t control in the coming years. But you can choose\u2026and I\u2019d say, you must choose, every single day, who you\u2019re going to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The best thing you can do when other people are trying to fit in is to be yourself.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You can choose kindness over exclusion and hate. You can choose gratitude over despair and the trap of competition and comparing yourself to everyone else\u2019s Facebook updates.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You can choose community, real intimacy, honesty, knowing and being known over superficial \u201cfun at a party,\u201d \u201cmake me look good,\u201d relationships.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You can choose to take a deep and special interest in the well-being of so many isolated, lonely, disconnected people.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You can ask for help, support, and the love you need instead of pretending you can go it alone and don\u2019t need anyone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You can seek joy everywhere. But, if joy eludes you, change your engagement with this wondrous world. Try something different! Hope, inspiration, and wonder are worthy companions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>You can choose to believe you can change the world \u2013 even if it\u2019s only a tiny bit because every little bit needs someone who can change it. Think of yourself as a silver rocket \u2013 use loud music as your fuel; books like maps and coordinates for how to get there.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Choosing how you spend your time really does determine how you spend your life, so choose wisely.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In the coming years, people will try to define, label, and limit you. They will define you by your looks, who you love, what you do for work, and what you believe about God or don\u2019t. Even so, you can choose to defy their definitions every day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The main thing is to try to be <\/span><\/i><b><i>nice.&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><i><span>Just resolve to shine, constantly and steadily, like a warm lamp in the corner, and people will want to move towards you to feel happy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>Dr. Prinitha Pillay is a Specialist&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/treatingcancer.co.za\/dr-prinitha-pillay\/\"><span>Radiation Oncologist<\/span><\/a><span>&nbsp;in Gauteng. She is practicing in Johannesburg, offering radiation cancer treatments, comprehensive palliative care and psycho-social support. She offers a variety of treatments including&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/treatingcancer.co.za\/cancers-we-treat\/\"><span>Breast Cancer Treatment<\/span><\/a><span>, Gynaecological, Gastrointestinal,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/treatingcancer.co.za\/cancers-we-treat\/\"><span>Lung Cancer Treatment<\/span><\/a><span>, Paediatric, Head and Neck,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/treatingcancer.co.za\/cancers-we-treat\/\"><span>Prostate Cancer Treatment<\/span><\/a><span>, Brain Cancer Treatment, Dermatological and Musculoskeletal Cancer Treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This article was first published at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/treatingcancer.co.za\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is\/\"><span>https:\/\/treatingcancer.co.za\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>This article was first published at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/topclickblogs.co.za\/radiation-oncologist-dr-prinitha-pillay\/\"><span>https:\/\/topclickblogs.co.za\/radiation-oncologist-dr-prinitha-pillay\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=119523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-119523 size-full lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-119523 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"536\"><br \/><strong>Video:<\/strong> Letter To My Niece- Is This What Living Is?<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info on Letter To My Niece- Is This What Living Is? here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/topclickblogs.co.za\/radiation-oncologist-dr-prinitha-pillay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/topclickblogs.co.za\/radiation-oncologist-dr-prinitha-pillay\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/topclickmediasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/topclickmediasa<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/topclickmediaSA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/topclickmediaSA\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">137<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/letter-to-my-niece-is-this-what-living-is\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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