H2O to help the less fortunate grow

I haven’t written the blog for a few weeks as life has gotten me on the fast track these days.  Then, when I force myself to jump off the gerbil wheel I tend to notice things I take for granted and try to change my pattern.

I have heard the term “precious resource” for quite a few things over the years but do we really understand the terminology if we have a resource easily accessible? 

As we all know, water is one of the gifts we have that is vital to our existence.  We can get it from many sources.  But what if those sources were cut off?  Let’s help others who are not as fortunate to have the abundance of this “precious resource”.  Water – it can set better standards for others less fortunate.

Will the world ever end?

I’m not sure why we place so much emphasis on the ending versus living in the moment and being grateful for the amazing things we have. Our hearts go out to the people in the Mid West as they have had a tough spring.

But believe me I am not naïve to the fact that the earth is shifting and changing. We are seeing and hearing more about this daily. Plus I live in Los Angeles and since I can remember everyone has been waiting for “the big one”! So we have decided to be great Girl Scouts and be prepared. Without obsessing, we sleep knowing we have tried to do the best we can to prepare for the unknown. That is about all we can do.

Interesting how those basic lessons as a Girl Scout come in handy today. We just need to apply it as adults.

Sleep – Poppies will make them sleep!

Most who know me know that I got the trait from my mother that I LOVE to sleep. Even though I have a job that still has me pulling all-nighters at times I just love to sleep. I have had people ask me if I was depressed or do I have a disorder. My answer is that any chance for a nap or not getting up before 10a.m., I am all over it. Because let me tell you when I don’t get my sleep I feel like I have every disorder on the planet. 

I never really knew how important sleep was in my life until meeting my trainer and he educated me on how a lack of sleep can affect weight gain. I’m sure most parents are well aware of this. Don’t know how my mom did it with seven of us. I just look at myself as needing a good work out or a good vitamin. 

But if you don’t believe me - just ask my brother!

The G Force

Yes believe it or not I took time to stop and I really mean – STOP. I was fortunate enough to go to Italy for a retreat in Tuscany. I had no idea what it would do for me but it did more for me than I ever expected. I found the true meaning of the word stop.

What I was more amazed with is how high the level of noise and chaos is in my everyday life. Those who have done this know exactly what I mean.

One of my favorite moments was when I was in Sienna and pulled out my iPad. I had a couple of people staring and wondering what I had in my hands. Then an Italian gentleman started to ask me some questions but they were in Italian so I was struggling. Then we found our connection. He asked 3G? I said yes and we both laughed. 

When I entered back into my reality I saw a commercial advertising 5G and I had to laugh – do we need to keep getting faster and faster? Or is this now a global connection? Pun intended! 

An Amazing Time

I have taken some needed time off but now I’ve realized that one important holiday was fast approaching that no one should forget. I needed to snap back into reality and get a package in the mail for my mom. I’m amazed by some of the information we find. I know that some holidays are things we may only celebrate in America but revenue generated from these holidays help all types of businesses from small to large.

This was history I could not pass up sharing - The holiday was created by Anna Jarvis in Grafton, West Virginia, in 1908 as a day to honor one's mother. She kept promoting the holiday until President Woodrow Wilson made it an official national holiday in 1914. In the United States, Mother's Day remains one of the biggest days for sales of flowers, greeting cards, and the like; it is also the biggest holiday for long-distance telephone calls. I loved this information because my mom is also from West Virginia – this will be music to my mother’s ears!



Keep trying

As we get older it seems so hard to find the time to keep up with the commitments to ourselves. I am so familiar with this. Every January I promise myself that I’m going to take better care of myself. I set goals and start off so well and then I turn around and wonder what happened to my determination.

I am sure we all know what I’m talking about. Find ways to remind yourself of taking time for you. Unfortunately I got reminded quickly of why I wanted to take better care of myself when I saw a photo of me this weekend - as my mother always said – if you don’t have your health you don’t have much.