ARTICLES BY COLLEEN CHAO

Author: Colleen Elisabeth Chao

Author: Colleen Elisabeth Chao

Forgiveness

I am a forgiver

I am a forgiverbecause I’ve been forgiven. My filth and my failuresfilled up every page ofevery book on every shelfof the world’s largest library.Expansive, unedited,detailed and damning,with new

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Cancer

Cancer Update

August 4, 2024 Sweet friends! I can’t believe it’s been over four months since my last update when I said, “I hope to write another

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Uncategorized

Writing Workshop this January

I’ve officially been off treatment for a couple of months, and I couldn’t be more grateful. This extended break has given me a chance to

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woman in desperate and anxiety sitting alone
Cancer

To chemo or not to chemo?

When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, I was adamantly againstchemotherapy and resolved to heal myself with the help of an alternative

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Cancer

Cancer Updates 2023

September 21 (This was a brief update I posted on Instagram…) Okay, I’ve guzzled two cups of organic black decaf low-acid mold-free coffee and am

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close up photo of white and pink plants
Beauty

Aging for the good of others

I grew up on the doorstep of Hollywood and Orange County, the beauty capitals of the world. When out-of-state friends visited, they were stunned by

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gray soil pathway between grass
Cancer

Why hasn’t God healed me?

I used to think suffering was meant to teach me lessons—hard but good life lessons—and as soon as I learned what God wanted me to

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Community

Dear Younger Self

Dear Younger Self—I know it’s cliché,But I would go back if I couldTo say: Make yourself small,Don’t resent being weak—Humility before GodWill set you free.

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Author: Colleen Elisabeth Chao

Forgiveness

I am a forgiver

I am a forgiverbecause I’ve been forgiven. My filth and my failuresfilled up every page ofevery book

Read More »