Love is in The Air: a Guest Post by Dr. Sheri

There are times when we feel lonely although we are surrounded by many, feel sad although we have so many things that make us happy or feel unloved although we know that to be the furthest thing from the truth. When I have these occasional moments, I stop, think about my Susan G. Komen 3-Day family and almost spontaneously a wide smile instinctively envelops my face. The reason is simple…it’s LOVE! Sometimes just the thought of the love we have received is enough to get us through a difficult day.

Love and be loved on the 3-Day.

Our work and sacrifice on the 3-Day is grounded in love, by which I mean the capacity to extend ourselves for the sake of another person. Our work in the 3-Day community stretches us to understand, respect, and support each other, teaching us why learning to love is one of the most demanding disciplines we can choose. During every 3-Day, love is definitely in the air and you will carry that love with you long after your 3-Day has ended.

Dr. Sheri embraces a last walker on a 2014 3-Day.

Keeping that love in your heart and in your mind when you are faced with difficulty is the basis of gratitude. When you are having trouble feeling gratitude, ask yourself, “What is more important? To value what I have or to value what I do not have?” Gratitude is valuing what you have. Ambition is valuing what you may or may not have in the future. If you drown the voice of gratitude in the roars of your ambitions, all you will be left with is a great deal of noise. Why? Because often ambitions are endless, whereas gratitude is the response to everything life has given you, everything you already have. Don’t get me wrong, having ambition is a good thing; it keeps us moving forward and allows us to reach our full potential. But be sure your ambitions never overshadow your gratitude for what you’ve already accomplished and what you’ve already been blessed to receive.

February 4th is World Cancer Day. Do Something Huge.

For Susan G. Komen 3-Day® participants, donors and supporters, the goal of eliminating breast cancer from the planet is in the forefront of our minds every day. Today, on World Cancer Day, we can feel the strength of that commitment touching us from all corners of the globe, as communities around the world unite to raise universal awareness of cancer issues and educate each other about everyone’s part in creating a cancer-free future.

Komen 3-Day friends, it’s a big, big world, and your dedication to the battle against breast cancer is as big as the oceans and mountains and sky. And what you’re doing is making a difference. See an event-by-event breakdown of what the 3-Day® accomplished in 2014, and witness some of the impact that Susan G. Komen® is having here: Progress is being made, but we’re not at our destination yet, so we challenge each and every one of you to do something huge this year to bring us closer. Register for the 3-Day. Get someone to join you. Stand united with your 3-Day brothers and sisters and our entire worldwide humankind family to show that ending cancer in our lifetime isn’t just a dream, it’s an eventuality worth fighting for.

It’s February!

How is it already February? Well, like it or not, here we are at month number two, and that means that the Susan G. Komen 3-Day® has built up some good 2015 momentum and we are full-swing into another amazing year with our Komen 3-Day family.

Here are a few 3-Day® items to make sure you have on your radar this fabulous February!

Have you seen the brand new 3-Day commercial yet? It premiered in Michigan last week, and will be rolling out to all seven 3-Day cities over the next few months. You can check it out now on the 3-Day website, or right here.

Monthly Instagram Photo Challenge! – Last month, we introduced our monthly themed photo challenge (the theme from January was “New,” and you can see the shots everyone shared by searching #The3Day_Jan), and we’re happy to share the theme for February: So get those cameras snapping and show us what “Taking Steps” means to you. Don’t forget to use the hastags #The3Day, #The3Day_Feb and #DoSomethingHuge

We Want to Meet You! – We don’t want to wait until the second half of the year to see your beautiful faces, so come on out and see your 3-Day friends this month! Click over to our Meet Ups and More page on the 3-Day website and see the dozens of incredible in-person events that our local 3-Day coaches have lined up for you in February.