STOP!!

I write this one week before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for our blessings. However, for many who will be hosting a gathering of friends and family, it is now becoming an anxious time, since especially in South Florida, time flies, it's November, and it feels like summer. Before you allow the anxiety to win and posses you, I want you to stop wherever you are and breathe. First, perfection does not exsist so if you are aiming for a "perfect" Thanksgiving, stop now. Focus on who is attending and how you want to share this time. You are going to forget things, so you may want to plan ahead, you may make several trips to the market. You also may forget some items you cooked. Just let go of the idea that there should be perfection. Perfection does not exsist. Perfection if you notice does not exsist even in nature. Once you are free from the grips of "perfection" focus on seasonal, "yummy" food you enjoy and your guests. Once Thanksgiving Day rolls around, be in the moment. Appreciate those particular times and the people you are sharing them with. Think about your blessings. You may not have somethings you may wish you had, but I am sure there are things you do have. If after reading this you can't think of any, give your self time, breathe, and just understand that act of breathing is a blessing. Start there and be thankful. Happy Thanksgiving.......

Victoria’s Secret apologizes for Native American-inspired look

Victoria’s Secret apologizes for Native American-inspired look

This is current in the media today, but what is the real message being sent by airing this show? What is the purpose if not not to provide a sexually charged show or in fact, a very long commercial for a lingerie store. What is being  communicated? What is the purpose?
These models are mere children not old enough to have a beer. Again, what is the purpose? For men to buy these items for the women in their lives and hope they look 20 years old and leggy? Is it for women to buy these items and feel they are 20 and leggy?
What is our message as a society with such a "commercial" in December?
We live in a world bombarded with ads for cosmetic surgery. They are everywhere and the surgeries keep getting cheaper.
What is up with us? Our society?
Can we not love ourselves, appreciate our morals, values, intelligence and  skills. It's time we grow up and stop focusing on the fantasies being fed by the media and our commercialized society. Please!
If we allow our brains to rot behind a TV, guess what? They will.
Grab a book, buy a bicycle, get running shoes, go hiking..... get  a life; love your body the way it is and enjoy life.
And sex, it's about bonding, connecting and love, not about the overly priced small outfit sold to you on the longest commercial........
Native Americans have taken a stand, good for them....