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“Become a pos­si­bil­i­tar­ian.  No mat­ter how dark things seem to be or actu­ally are, raise your sights and see pos­si­bil­i­ties — always see them, for they’re always there.” ~ Nor­man Vin­cent Peale

Blog­ging For A Cause

Breast can­cer has affected count­less mil­lions of peo­ple — from the women and men who have had this dis­ease, to their fam­ily and friends who love them. 

Esti­mates show that breast can­cer is newly diag­nosed in approx­i­mately 200,000 women each year.  And while the risks are much lower, men are not immune from this dis­ease either.  That’s about 550 new cases of breast can­cer EVERY DAY.

Much is being done to develop cures and bring aware­ness this deadly disease. 

The Susan G. Komen foun­da­tion is the lead­ing breast can­cer move­ment in the world, work­ing together with peo­ple from all reaches of the world, in search of a cure. 

Today, you have the oppor­tu­nity to help sup­port the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization. 

Together with my friend, Joanna Sut­ter, we have teamed up to cre­ate an e-book. 

Blog-4-Cause

This is no ordi­nary e-book.  This is the col­lec­tive effort of over 150 writ­ers from through­out the world.  Writ­ers unit­ing together in a race for the cure. 

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Every one of these writ­ers has con­tributed a favorite arti­cle to this e-book, cre­at­ing a won­der­ful col­lec­tion of sto­ries.  Sto­ries of inspi­ra­tion, per­sonal growth, fit­ness, food, humor, and more. 

Today, Joanna and I are ask­ing for your help. 

Please visit the Susan G. Komen Blog-4-Cause web­site to learn how you can sup­port the mis­sion to end breast can­cer.  In addi­tion, you’ll find infor­ma­tion on how to recieve this Blog-4-Cause E-book, our gift to you.  A bonus e-book, from author and life coach Tim Brown­son, is included as well.

There is much hope in a future filled with pos­si­bil­ity.  Together, we all can make a difference!

With deep grat­i­tude,
Lance and Joanna

Lance writes sto­ries from his heart, aim­ing to inspire and moti­vate, as you align more fully with YOUR true peak. When he’s not here, you can find him hang­ing out with his fam­ily, rid­ing a bike, or just gen­er­ally act­ing goofy.   Sign up for the Thoughts from the Tree­house newslet­ter and get addi­tional inspi­ra­tion in your email inbox!
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Comments

  1. John says:

    Yes, con­grat­u­la­tions Lance, Joanna, and Susan for mak­ing this pos­si­ble! I’m going to spread the word as much as I can (before class starts).

    I hope your efforts truly pay off!
    .-= John´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..What I’ve Been Read­ing This Week – Issue 2 =-.

  2. FatFighterTV says:

    Wow — 150 writ­ers! That is awe­some! You guys rock! What an amaz­ing thing you two are doing.
    .-= FatFighterTV´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Food for Thought: Hal­loween candy =-.

  3. Tabitha says:

    150 writ­ers!! That’s amaz­ing!! I can’t wait to read it!
    .-= Tabitha´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..U Can Uplift Hos­pi­tal­ized Kids This Christ­mas ? =-.

  4. Vanessa says:

    I am proud to be part of this amaz­ing cre­ation. I will pass the word to as many peo­ple as I know. Thank you both for doing this amaz­ing task!!!! Peace, Vanessa
    .-= Vanessa´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Be the change! =-.

  5. Hi Lance,

    Con­grat­u­la­tions on the com­ple­tion of the e-book! That is won­der­ful that you got 150 writ­ers and I am hon­ored to be one of them. Thank you so much for let­ting me take part and thank you so much for spread­ing more aware­ness about can­cer. It is a hor­ri­ble dis­ease. My mother passed away from a dif­fer­ent kind of can­cer but can­cer is can­cer and it sucks. The sooner we get rid of it, the bet­ter.
    .-= Nadia — Happy Lotus´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Chillin’ with the Salt­wa­ter Bud­dha: Being Spir­i­tual in a Mate­r­ial World =-.

  6. Con­grats on get­ting the ebook together Lance & Joanna! I know you are all doing great work in this world, and this is just the cherry on top. :) I’m truly hon­ored to be one of the con­trib­u­tors to this book as well.

    Thanks again for includ­ing infor­ma­tion on how to deal with can­cer in a pre­ven­ta­tive and holis­tic way!
    .-= Nathalie Lussier´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..3 Hal­loween Treats for the Raw Curi­ous =-.

  7. Hilary says:

    Hi Lance and Joanna .. thank you so much for putting the ebook together and how fab­u­lous to have so much sup­port — but we’re a good bunch! I’m look­ing for­ward to hav­ing a good look and see­ing all 150 con­tri­bu­tions, and also to doing what I can to ben­e­fit oth­ers through pro­mo­tion of the ebook .. spread­ing that word on a reg­u­lar basis.

    I know the dev­as­ta­tion it can cre­ate — tomor­row is the funeral of my uncle who had prostate can­cer, trig­gered into bone can­cer — very quick bless­edly — so I shall pray for all peo­ples with can­cer, and those who are sick and ill.

    It is extra­or­di­nary what you have both done, and every­one who has con­tributed includ­ing Tim Brownson’s with his gift (an inter­est­ing read ahead), all can­cer char­i­ties are worth while and I’m sure the extra we are able to add to the pot will bring research for­ward and be of help to the gen­er­a­tions to come.

    Thanks so very much Lance and Joanna — all the best Hilary Melton-Butcher
    Pos­i­tive Let­ters Inspi­ra­tional Sto­ries
    .-= Hilary´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Sands of Time … =-.

  8. This is such an amaz­ing book, I am proud and priv­i­leged to be a part of it. Thank you for orga­niz­ing some­thing so incred­i­ble!!!!!
    .-= Hay­den Tompkins´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Make A Dif­fer­ence Today =-.

  9. SpinDiva says:

    Fan­tas­tic! I can’t wait to see it and con­grats on com­plet­ing this project. I will have to blog about it and get the word out!!!
    .-= SpinDiva´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..“This is it.” =-.

  10. Jan says:

    I am so happy for you both—for all of us—that this glo­ri­ous project is offi­cially launched. I am so proud to be a part of it. I’ve already donated and received my copies of the e-books. I hope every­one else will too and raise a bunch of bucks toward this impor­tant cause. I did so in honor of two of my dear friends who are now and have been jour­ney­ing with breast can­cer, Ellie and Car­ole. May they both con­tinue to heal and flour­ish! I love you both!

    P. S. I did add the book cover and link from my blog in fur­ther sup­port. I will also be send­ing out the info and invi­ta­tion to donate via my newslet­ter soon. :-) Love to all. Health and heal­ing to all!

  11. Erin Brooks says:

    I can’t believe you two fin­ished it this quickly! I’m so proud of both of you! You are both incred­i­ble!
    I love you both and thank you for let­ting me be apart of this won­der­ful project!
    .-= Erin Brooks´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Snick­ers Cook­ies and a Stub­born Man =-.

  12. Hi Lance

    Won­der­ful and for all of your work and love.
    I’m head­ing over…

    Juliet

  13. Lance, bravo to you and Joanna for all your hard work…What a lovely idea and execution…Heading over now…

  14. Marelisa says:

    Great job Lance, and for such an impor­tant cause. The cover is beau­ti­ful.
    .-= Marelisa´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Get A Moti­va­tion Boost From Nike =-.

  15. Jay Schryer says:

    Con­grat­u­la­tions on get­ting this put together so quickly! Truly, you all are a force for good in this world. I’m so proud to be a part of this!
    .-= Jay Schryer´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Thou Shalt Not Sell Out =-.

  16. Sara says:

    I have been a long­time sup­porter of the Susan G. Komen for The Cure, but it was only in the last cou­ple of weeks that the impor­tance of what they do really came home for me. I went in for a screen­ing mam­mo­gram and was called back for a diag­nos­tic one. While I now this isn’t uncom­mon, it scared me…no, it ter­ri­fied me.

    I am fine, but I remem­ber the other women wait­ing with me for their diag­nos­tic exams and I won­der how things turned out for them. One really good thing I dis­cov­ered in doing research before I went back in is how far we’ve come regard­ing the abil­ity to diag­nose and treat this can­cer. It’s still not enough, but thanks to places like Susan G. Komen for The Cure and blog­gers like you two, we are able to do so much more.

    Thank you Lance and Joanna…from the my heart and my breasts:~)
    .-= Sara´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..My Hal­loween Scare =-.

  17. Jennifer says:

    How won­der­ful!!! It’s fin­ished! I know it took a lot more work on your part than any of us real­ize. Thank you so much for putting this together for such a great cause. May much good be done as a result of this. May a cure be found for this ter­ri­ble dis­ease! Thank you again! Your light of good­ness con­tin­ues to shine forth.

    Gonna go check all this out.…
    .-= Jennifer´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..What Do You See? =-.

  18. Con­grat­u­la­tions on your won­der­ful and gen­er­ous e-book. Think of a light going as each e-book is send out through the uni­verse with love. All because two peo­ple fol­lowed through on an idea and invited oth­ers to join them. Life is all about love and you two are a shin­ing exam­ple. Hearts to you both. I’m putting up the badge on my site!
    .-= Tess The Bold Life´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..For All My Friends Near and Far =-.

  19. Awe­some work, Lance and Joanna! You guys rock!

  20. Caity says:

    I tried and tried to find a post at my blog that was suit­able for this ebook but I could never come up with an entry I wanted to sub­mit. I am really upset that I didn’t sub­mit to this myself now, but I will def­i­nitely be get­ting a copy of the ebook myself. This is a fan­tas­tic thing you’ve done. :)
    .-= Caity´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..One of those days. =-.

  21. Linda Abbit says:

    Dear Lance and Joanna,

    Con­grat­u­la­tions for this won­der­ful labor of love. I am pleased to be included as an author and will help pro­mote it, too.

    You have my utmost grat­i­tude for cre­at­ing this ebook.

    Here’s to find­ing a cure sooner rather than later!
    .-= Linda Abbit´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Inspir­ing Quotes for Care­givers — 10÷28÷09 =-.

  22. 150 strong!! What a feat — you guys so com­pletely ROCK!!!

    THANK. YOU. BOTH. SOMUCH.

    Now, to put up that but­ton.…
    .-= Jan­nie Funster´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..One Blog­ging Buddy Down, 758 To Go =-.

  23. Lori says:

    Shaka this, Lance, Joanna, and Susan!
    I’m amazed how quickly this came together and am in awe at the num­ber of con­trib­u­tors! Wow, I’m feel like stand­ing up and danc­ing around my chair! This is amaz­ing.
    I can’t wait to get my paws on this; I’m sure it will make for inspi­ra­tional reading.

    When I look back at 2009, this will be one of the efforts of which I will be most proud of being a part — even if only hav­ing made a con­tri­bu­tion of a sin­gle post of mine (and to buy a copy and sent your link to all my friends!).
    Thanks for this oppor­tu­nity to make a dif­fer­ence, Lance & friends.
    ~xo
    .-= Lori´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Jane Makes Me Feel Warm and Lov­ing =-.

  24. Hi Lance and Joanna,

    Thank you so much for all of your time and devo­tion to this great cause. The book looks so classy, but I’m guess­ing the 150 sto­ries inside is where the beauty really lies.

    Thank you all, Lance, Joanna and all who con­tributed. Your con­tri­bu­tions will not be for­got­ten.
    .-= Bar­bara Swafford´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Would You Wait 17,520 Hours? =-.

  25. BunnygotBlog says:

    This was a won­der­ful idea.
    Bless you all.

  26. Peggy Nolan says:

    Hooray! It’s fin­ished and it’s out! I applaud you Lance and Joanna for coör­di­nat­ing and spear­head­ing this effort…and for invit­ing me to be a part of it.

    I’ll be cel­e­brat­ing SIX years can­cer free next year!

    xxoo
    Peggy

  27. Sagan says:

    Won­der­ful! I’m so glad that it all came together. This is a fan­tas­tic cause and it’s really nice that so many blog­gers got to share in con­tribut­ing to it.
    .-= Sagan´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Prod­uct Review and Give­away: Taza Choco­late =-.

  28. Wilma Ham says:

    You Lance and Joanna have shown how a thought can man­i­fest by being love in action, mak­ing requests and being in integrity by fol­low­ing through on your pormise and putting in all your efforts.
    If this is not a great exam­ple of how we can actu­ally live life, I do not know what is.
    More than a book, you har­vested love and made it into a star that now will shine its good­ness on the earth to erad­i­cate all can­cer­ous growth.
    THAT is what I find so amaz­ing and thank you for let­ting me be part of this mir­a­cle and doing all the work.
    I am in awe of you two, hugs Wilma
    .-= Wilma Ham´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Ann-Marie on say­ing NO to requests. =-.

  29. This is absolutely tremen­dous, and I will share it with friends and fam­ily. Thank you, Lance & Joanna, for doing such a won­der­ful thing!
    .-= Megan “Joy­Girl!” Bord´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Love Leaves Again =-.

  30. Lance and Joanna,

    You’re both truly inspir­ing, using your blog­ging skills to help oth­ers. I’m hum­bled to learn from you two, and just want to say thank you for shin­ing a light on the world through this project.
    .-= Daphne @ Joy­ful Days´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Is 85 the New 65? =-.

  31. Keith says:

    WOW! Amaz­ing job Lance and Joanna! I am so happy and hum­bled to have been asked to con­tribute an arti­cle to this book. Thank you both for the oppor­tu­nity and all of your hard work. I am blessed to “know” you!
    .-= Keith´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Keep The Faith! =-.

  32. Evelyn Lim says:

    Con­grat­u­la­tions about your ebook! Wish I could have par­tic­i­pated but the tim­ing was not right for me. Any­way, wish­ing you folks every suc­cess. Will assist in spread­ing the word around!
    .-= Eve­lyn Lim´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Abun­dance Tapes­try is Live =-.

  33. You have the Pure­ness of Heart that can truly dis­solve the can­cer that sur­rounds us.

    Thanks for lov­ing the world as you do.
    .-= Bern ~ Walk­ing in Stillness´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Pacific Crest Trail 2009 ~ part 3 =-.

  34. Arswino says:

    Con­grat­u­la­tions Lance, Joanna, and Susan. Just one word to say : Amaz­ing!
    .-= Arswino´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Why Only 5% of Peo­ple Could Suc­ceed in Chang­ing Their Fate? =-.

  35. Carla says:

    150 writ­ers!?! That is amaz­ing. Con­grat­u­la­tions on the ebook and and all of the effort put into it.
    .-= Carla´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..I am here! (The Finan­cial Cost of Mul­ti­ple Scle­ro­sis) =-.

  36. shabana says:

    This is a won­der­ful venture.…wishin u all da best.….u got my fulll support…

  37. Excel­lent! Losts of hard work for a great cause. So pleased you invited me to be included. Going to get my copy now and spread the word.

    Andrew
    .-= Andrew @ webuildyourblog.com´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..How to increase blog traf­fic with your blog post =-.

  38. Daphne says:

    I can’t wait to get a copy! Thanks so much for putting this together! Con­grats!
    .-= Daphne´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Who Am I? =-.

  39. Just in its con­cep­tion, this project was a suc­cess. I am thrilled to have been able to par­tic­i­pate and I can’t wait to read my copy!!
    .-= The Exception´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Who Says You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?? =-.

  40. Laurie says:

    Lance,
    Your heart is so enor­mous, my friend. I, like every­one here, has had friends who bat­tled breast can­cer. As you know, I lost my aunt this sum­mer to that hor­ri­ble dis­ease. Unfor­tu­nately, she sur­ren­dered to it with­out a fight. I appre­ci­ate you. Thanks for all you do.

  41. suzen says:

    Mag­nif­i­cent exam­ple of what can be done when peo­ple come together for a cause! Lance and Joanna, your gen­eros­ity of spirit and the effort it took to pull all this together — wow — it is beyond awe­some! It’s a legacy of love! I am not only delighted and hon­ored to be a very small part of this, but oh so grate­ful! I will do all that I can to pro­mote this ebook — peo­ple work­ing together CAN make a dif­fer­ence!
    Love, hugs, and much admi­ra­tion to you both!
    suZen

  42. Con­grat­u­la­tions, Lance and Joanna, for accom­plish­ing some­thing that is both so impor­tant and cre­ative at the same time. Uni­fy­ing 150 writ­ers from around the world for such a beau­ti­ful cause is amaz­ing, and I truly hope you are feel­ing a pro­found sense of both accom­plish­ment and pride!
    .-= Extreme Fit­ness Blog´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Don’t Take It Sit­ting Down – Stand­ing And Health =-.

  43. Patricia says:

    Great idea and the out­come looks ter­rific. Thank you for putting your ener­gies in this direc­tion.
    You are also inspir­ing me to keep going on my UNICEF fundraiser
    .-= Patricia´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Choco­late Chip Pump­kin Muffins =-.

  44. Angelia Sims says:

    What an honor and priv­i­lege to be in this awe­some cause! Thank you Lance and Joanna for mak­ing it hap­pen.
    Truly a mas­ter­piece of hope.
    .-= Angelia Sims´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Blog 4 Cause =-.

  45. I am so glad to be a part of this project. I hope it’s a major suc­cess. What am I say­ing. I know it will be a major success.

    Most of us know some­one who has been stricken with can­cer. We need to bring as much energy, money, and prayer to fight­ing this dis­ease as we can.

    I’ll be send­ing a link to this project from my blog next week. I hope all my read­ers buy the book.
    .-= Karl — Work Happy Now´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The Hard, The Fun, and The Beau­ti­ful – Puffy Smile Edi­tion =-.

  46. miruspeg says:

    Lance, you and Joanna are inspir­ing peo­ple. What an achieve­ment in such a short space of time.
    I feel so proud tak­ing this jour­ney with you.
    Together we can def­i­nitely make a dif­fer­ence!!
    Namaste
    Peggy xxxx
    .-= miruspeg´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Card Drops =-.

  47. Con­grat­u­la­tions! This is won­der­ful… and 150 peo­ple help­ing out is tremen­dous. I wish you the best of luck with this endeavor.

    I’ll put up a link/post next week…happy to help in any way.

    Thank you!
    .-= Stacey Shipman´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..For­get the Gym and Think Options =-.

  48. Lance says:

    I want to pub­licly take a moment to offer my deep­est grat­i­tude to Joanna Sut­ter, who was so instru­men­tal in this all com­ing together. What an amaz­ing effort she put in to make this hap­pen — there’s no way I could have even come close to com­plet­ing this with­out her Her­culean work to see this reach com­ple­tion. Joanna, THANK YOU!!

    And to every­one who has read here, com­mented, vis­ited the Susan G. Komen web­site, made dona­tions, con­tributed arti­cles, and just gen­er­ally been such a great cheer­ing sec­tion dur­ing this — my deep­est thanks and grat­i­tude to all of you! Wow! You are all incred­i­ble in such won­der­ful ways!! And through this amaz­ing sup­port by ALL of you — we ALL are mak­ing a dif­fer­ence in the lives of those who suf­fer from breast can­cer, or who might in the future. And that feels deeply moving…all of it.

    Namaste,
    Lance

  49. Joy says:

    I think what you have both done is absolutely amaz­ing. Spread­ing such good energy and inspi­ra­tion as well as rais­ing money for a wor­thy cause that touches us each in some way! Thank you for your hard work and ded­i­ca­tion in putting this won­der­ful book together, and lots of peace and bless­ings to you both:)

  50. Patricia says:

    I am read­ing a page a day to savor the book and your good efforts — send­ing out pos­i­tive energy — it is amaz­ing
    Again Thank you both.
    .-= Patricia´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Wel­come! To The Har­vest Potluck! =-.

  51. This is awe­some! I’m so excited that i was given the oppor­tu­nity to par­tic­i­pate in such an awe­some project. Thank you for doing this and thank you for includ­ing me! 

  52. Hi! Linked to your site and the Komen site yes­ter­day. Thanks for every­thing!
    Jan

    http://creativeinstigation.blogspot.com/2009/11/friday-fun-blog-4-cause.html

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