What a week. So much tragedy in the news: explosions, shootings, fires…so much death and despair.  Well, it’s Friday – so let’s turn end it on a positive note; shall we?  I couldn’t decide on one quote today, so I’m sharing a few with you.

“There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“A person’s tragedy does not make up their entire life. A story carves deep grooves into our brains each time we tell it. But we aren’t one story. We can change our stories. We can write our own.”
― Amy Poehler

“All I could think about as I stood there was that sometimes life gave you a tragedy that burned everything you knew to the ground and changed you completely. But somehow, if you really wanted to, you could learn how to hold your breath as you made your way through the smoke left in its wake and you could keep going. And sometimes, sometimes, you could grow something beautiful from the ashes that were left behind. If you were lucky.”
― Mariana Zapata, Wait for It

I hope you have an incredible weekend.  Spent some time with friends and loved ones.

Blogs I’ve Updated This Week:

C-Sections and Endometriosis – added a new study from the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada who developed a mass in her c-section scar.

Ongoing Research Studies re: Endometriosis – updated new studies (and deleted completed studies) around the globe that YOU may be able to participate in to further research for Endometriosis.