If you’ve seen The Incredibles, you may have found Edna Mode’s philosophy quite memorable, “I never look back darling! It distracts me from the now”. Although humorous, especially the way Brad Bird (voice actor) says it, it’s actually true. When you look back, you can’t think about the now. When you look at the future, you can’t think about the now. We can’t physically be in three places at once. It’s just humanly impossible. We weren’t designed to either. Think about how exhausting it would be to go back and forth. So what is the best option, living in the now or worrying about the future and living in the past? The choice is up to you and so is your happiness. 

Reality reached me. I looked at myself in the mirror and I couldn’t recognize myself. It was then when I decided I would no longer be cemented onto that "chair". Gravity exists and so do I. I stopped being a crybaby. I began to do what I needed. To my surprise, finding peace was easier than expected. It’s a decision of self-control. When you think about it, almost everything is. When you choose to open your eyes and see the power of self-control for yourself, you realize how powerful you really are. So go ahead, start living in the now. 

Did you know that a CBE or Clinical Breast Exam should start at 20 years of age? While the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer is very low, don't take the chance! 

According to the American Cancer Society, "Following the guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer improves the chances that breast cancer can be both diagnosed at an early stage and treated successfully."