Waking Up
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| Originally published | September 9, 2014 |
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| Authors | Sam Harris |
| Page count | 256 (hardcover) |
| Publishers | Simon & Schuster |
| Preceded by | Free Will |
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| ID | 1037429 |
About Waking Up
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion is a 2014 book by Sam Harris that discusses a wide range of topics including secular spirituality, the illusion of the self, psychedelics, and meditation. He attempts to show that a certain form of spirituality is integral to understanding the nature of the mind.
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Amy Dowden: Strictly Come Dancing star with cancer shaves her head
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden says she feels " empowered and positive" after shaving her head as her cancer treatment continues.
The 33-year-old shared an emotional video of herself with loved ones taking turns to cut a lock of hair.
The rest of her hair is then Cut Short and finally shaved off.
" I've done it and I've also crossed the halfway chemo line! " The Star of The Hit Bbc One show said in a post on Instagram.
" I wanted to share The Truth and hopefully help others, and bring normality to a beautiful bald head, " Amy, from Caerphilly, said in The Post accompanying the video.
She Said shaving her head and " taking control" was the " hardest step So Far ".
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" I know it's only hair but these past few months I've had what feels like so much Taken Away from me that has made me not feel like Amy, " she wrote.
" I'm missing every possible aspect of dancing.
" I just wanted to keep my identity with my hair and I tried telling myself it wouldn't go, " She Said .
She Said she would " dread the pain" of Waking Up Every Day with more hair going.
The Dancer was diagnosed with cancer for The Second Time In July and has been sharing her experiences on Social Media .
She first discovered The First lump in April, A Day before she was due to Go On her honeymoon in The Maldives with her husband Ben.
After a mastectomy, she was told the tumours had spread and another type of cancer was discovered.
" I've not been able to take control of this journey So Far , but as you can see with some of my loved ones I took the courage and control, " She Said .
She Said it would take time to get used to seeing herself without her long hair. But she was going to get back to the " happy dancing, tea lover Who Talks way too fast whilst rolling every rrrrr who is Still There inside with or without hair".
" Since taking control, I feel I can now see the Finish Line , " She Said .
Shaving her head had been a hurdle she had not even been able to think or speak about, She Said .
" To everyone on their own journey, whatever that may be, I'm sending love, power, strength and courage, " The Dancer said.
" I found my courage for this step, and I'm proud, " she added.
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