Nothing… Absolutely … Nothing is interesting and creative about CONTROL.

So, after chatting with overseas “cyclist, author, researcher, swimmer, professor” person who reminds me, “if it’s not fun… Why do it?” I look into my wallet and see that which remains the same, never changing… love, international coin and a bit of luck. I always have and always will carry tokens with me that inspire, remind and make me smile… While traveling, spinning, dancing in the vortex of chaos.

Breathe….

Thank you Y.P.

Good night…Sweet dreams. XO

Good night… Sweet dreams XO

Midwest America celebrating our independence. Cultural diversity is the fabric of our country… A sea of color, various ethnic backgrounds, standing side by side… Freely celebrating …”liberty and justice for all…”

Good night … Sweet dreams XO

As I am often known to do, I struck up a conversation with the mother about her daughters sparkly shoes. “Can you believe she is only two, picks out her own clothes and regularly goes to school in her pajamas and party shoes!” Wait a minute… I instantly fall in love with this child a kindred spirit to the fashion style “comfy-sparkle-glam.” After asking the mother if I could take a photo the wee one began to dance in circles, and jumping up and down. I am confident she was expressing, “I love shoes!!” Oh wait… Maybe those were my inner thoughts shouting in my head!

Shoes NEVER make you look old, too young, fat or tired!

As I watch this delighted child twirling in her floral printed dress, I can’t help buy wonder, at two, she is already doing “her thang,” who will she be at 22 ? And, what shoes will she be wearing?

Good night…Sweet dreams XO

Good night…Sweet dreams… XO

6/16/2013… 2 generations collide…dancing and singing… A first…time is racing…I couldn’t hear anything…blissfully thunderous.

Two very different Sundays, both priceless. Both leaving me wanting, just one more minute.

Good night… Sweet dreams… XO

Going, going, gone… The day fades into dusk. My eyes are very sensitive to light, I see better at night. These magical rosé colored lenses allow me to look directly into the sun, enjoying the sunset. Yet, I hear my mothers’ voice,”don’t look directly into the sun you will burn your retinas!” That very sentence has fueled years of tireless searching for the PERFECT sunglasses, that would allow me to do just what she said I shouldn’t or couldn’t…. Opening my eyes wide, seeing everything clearly without squinting through a sliver of blinding light. The under-current theme of “shouldn’t, don’t, couldn’t,” imposed or shared by others in my early years is what has developed my curiosity/strong suit of “finding the answers, solving the problem, getting the facts.”… To my mothers’ dismay… When I trumped her “mother card,” giving her the facts of why I could and should! Now, that we’ve BOTH grown up, I am asked, “could you look this up?”…. How is any of this related? Determination, tenacity, passion, drive, curiosity, NO, sometimes wanting to prove someone wrong…opens up new ways of doing family, business, love, friendship, life…with eyes wide open and actually SEEING the world you live in. Funny, how my son has the SAME desire to find the … perfect sunglasses!

Good night…Sweet dreams XO

I am always amused and intrigued by “self imposed rules.” Those rules that we impose on ourselves, our lives to keep us safe, happy, engaged and healthy. Often the rules change when we see over time what works and what doesn’t.

Prevention = me, Jan, 2 glass plates, “the girls” and my “self imposed rules.

In December of 2011 right before the New Year of 2012, I attended a “Fun-eral,” (as my kids call it, why be sad?), of a man I knew as, X’s dad and X’s husband when I was a child. He did not know me as the adult I had become and I did not know how he had lived his life. Yet, I attended out of respect for his family and my childhood friend. The room was filled, everyone spoke beautifully, everyone wore the appropriate “Fun-eral” clothing. When his wife spoke she said that they had many conversations in the last months and when asked what he wanted people to really get, he said, “Live and leave without regrets. Live and honor your inner light.” With the transition of 2011 into 2012, I created what I wanted to live into; Unbridled passion, love, adventure and freedom.

Thus, in reflection of 2012: I traveled out of the country twice, worked and partnered with people on projects to develop leaders within the global Jewish community, experienced many “1sts,” learned to give myself a little slack, forgave, cried, belly laughed to the point of gasping for air, almost caused WWIII with the likes of a black lace bra, held the hand of a Muslim woman while she visited the Wall for the 1st time, hugged my friend the “butterfly whisperer,” visited the grave of a boy who died too soon, lit candles in the shoes of those who died because they were Jews and drank TOO much Palinko (Please excuse misspelling) the Hungarian version of “liquid evil spirits,” hugged and loved…..I lived into my intention.

2013~

Unbridled and infinite; Passion, love, adventure and courage!

I may need a whole new wardrobe for that! At the very least….some shoes! 2013 here I come…

I invite you to join me…jump off the cliff, throw your hat over the wall…just do it!!!!!!!

Happy New Year!

Good night…Sweet dreams…xo