MOTHER'S MILK WORLD

Thank you 2012 So here we are at the end of yet another year. 2012 was a strength builder for sure! This year in my own life I experienced incredible moments of self pride and self worth as well as moments of complete humility. My heart was filled with unbelievable pain and heartache as well as an overwhelming and abundant feeling of love. In the world people seemed to be pushed to to brink of strength and survival. From the natural disasters that destroyed people's way of living to unspeakable tragedies that tore apart families & communities. This world was pushed. Throughout it all, I knew, I was blessed and loved and supported and no matter what, just fine. What I also wad amazed to see in the world was the human spirit at work at the highest vibration. From 14 year old activist, Malala Yousufzai who was shot for wanting to learn to hurricane Sandy taking out whole communities, to the stupid amounts of people being killed on streets of Chicago and the tragic dea...

It's hard to see light with so much darkness! It's hard to find good in so much evil, yet time and time again we are forced to unearth the silver lining, the peace. Why? because our babies look to us as parents to explain and rationalize the acts of horror that they either directly or indirectly, have been forced to experience. Give it peace...make it ok...kiss the proverbial pain away. Much like many parents, i am faced with this horrible dilemma and so much more horrifying because i've found myself here all too often in the recent years. "Mom why did that person decide to kill all those people he didn't know?" Am I safe? Mom, why did my really amazing Uncle with a heart of gold get shot in a drive by?" Am I safe? Mom, why did my that guy try to blow up the plane, should we really be traveling? Am I safe? Mom, mom, mom, I don't understand why someone would go into a school and...Unspeakable, Am I safe? I don't know why either son a...

So here we go 12/12/12!! We've all been anticipating this moment or at least some us are. I think for me it is about maximizing my spiritual connectedness. I feel like I've been a little off with my prayer and meditation so this is the perfect day to get back on it! I think what I've been a little afraid of really is where my deeper prayer and meditation will take me. We are living in such extremely spiritual times. I can almost feel the energy coming from my fingertips and that is when when I'm not so connected. I can only imagine what I'd be feeling if I was on the spiritual deep. According to my google search and multiple conversations with people, 12/12/12 is supposed to be a very incredibly powerful & spiritual day. It is supposed to be a day of not only spiritual connectivity, but "mathematical magic" (I read that somewhere), but I get it. From ancient and medieval weights and measurements to our 12 month calendar year to the divider...

On this day December 1st, every year since 1988, people around the world are encouraged to raise their  level of awareness by getting tested, donating to charities, reading, writing and listening to stories, basically encouraging the world to be united for this day to fight against this epidemic. It's great to see such amazing response!  It has been great to see people get up and run/walk a variety of races around the world and donating their time & monies raised to fight against this disease. On this day I choose to acknowledge and remember mothers.  Why mothers?  Because I am a mother.  I am a healthy mother with a healthy child and I couldn't imagine having go through what so many women who have been either infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS to have gone through or are currently going through.  Highlighting their strength and positive force is important because we know that is what is causing profound change. According to The World Healt...

It's the Sunday after Thanksgiving and like most American's and people who have just simply adopted this wonderful holiday, i spent my Thanksgiving and actually days before planning what food i wanted to share with the people i would spend the day with. I was excited to go to the grocery store and scour the shelves for the necessary ingredients needed to create my contribution to the table. As I walked down each aisle, I was greeted with knowing smiles, confident winks or the occassional "OMG WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO!" This day is my most favorite holiday! Why? Because on this day everyone makes a concentrated, sometimes extremely planned effort to show up. People decide on this day to share, to forgive, to open up their homes to strangers or loved ones that they have not connected with in years. People show up! I know some of you are thinking, " how about the people who show up and show out?", Well, all I can say to that is, that person i...

First I'd like to send all my prayers and energy to all the folks affected by the crazy storms that are making a GRAND statement. I pray that folks come out of this stronger and better. Secondly and the focus of today's post is to ask the question...Inspired by the sights and sounds I've encountered this Halloween week; I'm fascinated with how people choose to express themselves on this day when all rules go out the window. Men dressed as women dressed as men dressed as animals dressed as dinosaurs dressed as celebrities dressed as hobos dressed as...I think for some people it's an opportunity to be someone/thing that would otherwise be unacceptable. I guess for others it's just fun an opportunity to show the world their creative genius with ideas or how they pulled off those ideas. Oh yea, my question... If you could dress up your life, what would it be? What would it look like? Is there a person it would resemble? Don't hold back, fantasize! V...

How are you all feeling post Sandy? My heart is breaking for all the people whose lives have been so incredibly devastated by the Mother Nature. Being on the opposite side of the country makes it hard for me to comprehend the devastation. I can't wrap my head around almost a thousand miles of destruction. Being on the other side of the country doesn't leave us unaffected, as I watch the waves crashing precariously close to the street. I am in awe of the power of your power. I wake up the day after and the day after that appreciating each moment of my life. And not ever wanting to take anything for granted. Peace, love, hope and strength to those who are having to rebuild, restructure, redo life as they know or knew it. Ashe...