After about 2 years, I was healthy enough to leave Cancer Land. I could have gone back to Hatville, but by this time, I had no desire to do so. I ventured instead into unknown territory beyond Cancer Land, and I found myself in a vast open area with choices open to me for miles around. Infinite choices. But there was no road, no path, no direction. I didn't know what to do! I scrambled around, trying to find a path and found myself going in circles. Finally I found a wise woman who said to me, "It's time to stop DOing and to simply BE." It was at that moment that I realized that this part of journey would mean going deep inside, into core of my Self, to discover treasure within. Once grasped, treasure would enlighten my choices and path would appear. (Liz lays down hat and stick, and takes a deep, cleansing breath.) Let me introduce my core Beingness to you tonight.

I am Liz. I am courage and hope. I am laughter and joy. I am sorrow and tears. I am pain and forgiveness. I am compassion and empathy. I am responsibility and integrity. I am a child and I am an adult. I am freedom and respect. I am paradox. I am The Beloved. I am a song that God sings in shower every morning and then can't get off His mind all day long.

I... am... Liz.

© Maureen Killoran, 1997