The Light Within - Ali’s Healing Story

  An invitation to reflect, heal, and let your future self speak. A few days ago, my niece gave me a simple but powerful assignment: If you could write a letter to yourself on the day of your cancer diagnosis, what would you say? At first, I just sat with the question. That day still lives in my body. In my breath. In my memory. But as I began to write, I realized something unexpected — this assignment isn’t just about cancer. It works for  anything. A breakup. A loss. A scary medical report. A season of uncertainty. A moment when your world shifted and you didn’t yet know how you would survive it. We all have a “before” and an “after.” We all have moments that reshape us. Writing to your past self creates a bridge between who you were and who you’ve become. It allows wisdom, compassion, faith, and perspective to travel backward in time. It reminds us that even when we couldn’t see the road ahead, we were already becoming someone stronger, softer, braver, and more rooted in tr...