How am I Growing

I watch my daughter live a magical life of laughter, joy and total health. Her eyes shine with optimism and unbounded (within reason of course) freedom to explore her world. So, what happens when we grow up? Why do we get bogged down with life's difficulties?

A couple great web sites to look at are The Healing Codes (see link on side bar) and the Silva Life Method. In essence, the more we unbind ourselves from our old thought patterns, the more free we are to be healthy, joyful and young again.

It's a process, so be gentle with yourself. Take one day at a time and know that it is our inherent destiny to become fulfilled as human beings and to rediscover the power within ourselves. When you forget who you are, gently bring yourself back to your breath, feel the air fill you lungs, hold it there and then feel it leave your lungs: recenter, redirect your thoughts to love and nobility. Then get back on the path.

Namaste

At the Shore of Opportunity

Wow isn't this an exciting time to be us! We live in a world of amazing opportunity and resources. Sometimes I feel it's too easy to get caught up in the "news" of bad news. Wars, famine, disease, massive natural disasters. Geez, it's almost enough to make one religious and likely it is fuel for a lot of Sunday sermons.

But I say, let's look at the bright side. After all, is that not what The Secret would tell us to do. Focus on what it is we want rather than don't want? So, I want to focus on the fact that an African American woman from Chicago's south side worked hard and (in her own words) listened to her parents and got herself into law school where she met an amazing man and thus became the first black First Lady. Of course, I am speaking of Michelle Obama. I have not met this lady yet, but I sure do want to know as much about her as I can.

For two reasons. One for my own personal inspiration and two for my daughter. In the latest blog from the Whitehouse, Michelle Obama's message to a group of young children at Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care a Washington, D.C. nonprofit that provides a range of social services, she says: "No matter what you do, you can't pass a law that makes somebody do the right thing, right?"

Apparently this was the message she got from her parents raising their children on the south side of Chicago. So, for me the right thing is to pass on what I know about holistic physical and spiritual and community health and parenting, honoring the planet, and honoring myself. I am sometimes overwhelmed with anxiety because my innermost thoughts are "who am I to write about this?" But even more profoundly, who am I not to. I feel compelled to make a difference, to support companies who are trying to make a difference, and to support those mothers who follow their instincts and their drives to make their contribution in making the world a better place for all our children.

The time is now. Let's do the right thing. Thanks Mrs Obama. I look forward to your leadership. And to your husband's as well. Of course.