To Your Health in 2012!

A new year tends to inspire us to focus on health. In this era it's easy for health focus to fall to the bottom of the to-do list if we get too busy. It's probably more important to put health on the to-be list.

 I recently noticed when going down the aisle of my local Walmart that many people were reading the labels of food products before choosing to put them in their shopping carts! This is not something I'm used to seeing where I live! I also see many affordable workout DVDs that didn't make it under the Christmas tree, are on sale. There are so many workouts available anymore that it's easy to find some that are fun enough to stick with. The current trend of short workout DVDs that align with this time-challenged era is a brilliant idea! I know how life gets, but I also way honor the incredible fitness instructors who inspire us live and I wouldn't enjoy paying for a live class that was as short as some of these DVDs. It's all a matter of taste and what works best for how we choose to live.

 I love this message from Michael Pollan! Simplicity is wise to consider when choosing what we ingest (and not just with food.)
 So far, this year is exciting for me because I'm paying attention to my intuition instead of paying tuition to learn what my intuition has been trying to tell me for decades. And though it may seem impractical to focus on some of these things, I am curious to see what happens if I actually act on whispers I've been hearing for decades.

I hope this video clip inspires you to experience 2012 with a simple and healthy way to nourish yourself every day!

Donna Karan--A True CH-ANGEL!

The universe keeps repeatedly bringing the message that talented visionaries are out there innovating creative ways to vastly improve the condition of our world.

Donna Karan took an issue that was painful to experience...witnessing her husband go through cancer treatment and be treated like a number or statistic and not a human. Out of this painful experience she created Urban Zen urbanzen.org...a phenomenal, heart-centered organization that trains practitioners to make medical care more human and nurturing. Not only does it create a more caring and healthy environment for patients, while educating everyone on the importance of holistic health practices, but it offers excellent training and creates jobs! As I keep checking in on the Urban Zen site, I watch it evolve and expand to even huger humanitarian levels! Bravo to these inspiring CH-ANGELS! You light a spark in all of us to explore how we can all use our lives to make the world a living dream! 

Creative Evolution from the Master of De-Evolution

Back in the days of Devo I was touring the US and Greenland in a dance band. We did some Devo songs and I just adored their philosophy of "de-evolution of man." I'm way inspired by Mark Mothersbaugh...the mad scientist behind Devo. Just to watch this video of where he's taken his creativity and how he takes on creative challenges has me way sparked! I'm especially impressed that he knows when to let go of projects when the thrill has ended.
 I had no idea my little baby girl was growing up listening to Devo's mastermind whenever she watched Pee Wee's playhouse!

The Power of We!

I saw this clip on the news yesterday. It made me cry. It's so beautiful to see someone use their fame as a platform to sincerely care for and nurture struggling fellow beings. And Jon Bon Jovi is crediting his lovely wife for igniting this project..as well as the volunteers who passionately put their energy into this project to make it happen.  

It's so exciting to see people both being innovative with a tangible plan and doing their part to alleviate the suffering going on in our world right now.

As Jon Bon Jovi calls it....The Power of We is a very powerful action. I'm so thrilled to witness the whispers of hope that people are creating by taking situations into their own hands to create healthy change in the world. 

Where Does That Wild Abandon Go?

I think I was about 7 years old when I wrote this. It says:
 "On Sat, Nov 20  I went to the Field Museum. My Mommy took me with her. My Mommy did sketches while I went to the toy shop and glanced at the interesting things they had on display. At the toy store I bought two barometer dogs. Then I watched my Mommy make sketches. When I was glancing around I saw another lady sketching. When my Mommy was finished with her sketch she moved to another display. Soon, it was time to go, so I waited for my Mommy to clean up...at the toy shop. At the toy shop a lady had to sell 17 cents before she left...so a guard bought two 10-cent pencils and said
"Now you know what you're getting for Christmas."
Then my Mommy came for me and Daddy picked us up and we went home.

I thought I got into journaling when I first discovered the book "Artist's Way" in the 90s. But recently, a dear friend inspired me to dig up some childhood drawings I had mentioned...and because she was thoughtful enough to ask to see some of it... I found a huge stash of sketches from my childhood! What a trip! I had sketchbooks from age 6, drawings from age 3, and I found I also used to art journal as a young girl. I found this entry I typed and sketched of my Mom sketching at the Field Museum in Chicago. I remember the feeling as a child of loving to draw and always drawing whenever I could. I didn't have that adult fear of "it's not good enough"...I'd just draw whatever I felt. I wonder how...that childhood wild abandon gets trained out of us when we become adults.

Lessons from Kitty

 Dare to not be black and white.   Live in color and you will be an 

original.

Thank you, Eckhart Tollecat, for putting a new spin on my old poster!

                                 

A Woman is Only as Good as Her Coffee

Ever see something so sad it makes you laugh? This is a good example of that. Things like this really did go on back then! The subtle ways we learned perfectionism!
I spent Indy Day watching the Twilight Zone-athon and couldn't help, but notice the female characters were either bimbos or helpless without a man! In fact, most 60s entertainment still had that feel. Generations after baby boomer women sure missed out on some helpless bimbo fun! Thank Goddess for evolution!