Last night I spent some time with an old friend, and several new ones, at one of those Paint & Drink Wine events.  It was A BLAST!  None of us knew what we were doing, but all of us did a great job!

So, today’s quote is about stepping outside of your comfort zone.  And I’ve found a beautiful and perfect quote:

“I have realized; it is during the times I am far outside my element that I experience myself the most. That I see and feel who I really am, the most! I think that’s what a comet is like, you see, a comet is born in the outer realms of the universe! But it’s only when it ventures too close to our sun or to other stars that it releases the blazing “tail” behind it and shoots brazen through the heavens! And meteors become sucked into our atmosphere before they burst like firecrackers and realize that they’re shooting stars! That’s why I enjoy taking myself out of my own element, my own comfort zone, and hurling myself out into the unknown. Because it’s during those scary moments, those unsure steps taken, that I am able to see that I’m like a comet hitting a new atmosphere: suddenly I illuminate magnificently and fire dusts begin to fall off of me! I discover a smile I didn’t know I had, I uncover a feeling that I didn’t know existed in me… I see myself. I’m a shooting star. A meteor shower. But I’m not going to die out. I guess I’m more like a comet then. I’m just going to keep on coming back.” 
― C. JoyBell C.

Embrace it all and shine!  Blaze that trail across the sky and keep coming back.  Keep fighting.  Marvel in the beauty.  And enjoy life!!!

Have a wonderful weekend.  Love, Lisa

Blogs I updated this week:

Endometriosis & the Appendix – added a March 2018 cite to a woman with appendiceal endometriosis; discovered during a surgery for her ectopic pregnancy.

Endometriosis & the Bowel – added a September 2017 study of a woman who developed a small bowel obstruction which was surgically confirmed to have been caused by Endometriosis lesions.

New Pill? Viagra for Women – updated information regarding Addyi’s FDA approval and side effects

Reader’s Choice: C-Sections & Endometriosis – added an October 2017 case report of a 28-year-old woman who developed Endometriosis inside her c-section scar four months after the procedure.