Wow! I’m in the Airport for the second day, trying to get home. After many delays and missed connected flights, and lost baggage, it looks like I’m going to make it. In the spirit of knowing that everything is exactly the way it should be, I still question why.  Maybe there isn’t an answer, maybe it’s just life. Life’s little bumps or big mountains we have to get over.  In retrospect, as I sit quietly at a table waiting for my flight, allowing my breathing to go back to normal, I realize that this little mishap does not have to ruin my trip, or my day, unless I allow it to. Maybe that is the lesson! That life throws us curve balls all the time and we can handle them anyway we choose.  I am enjoying myself, sitting at this little table, eating a 2 day old sandwich, blogging to you. I guess I could be really upset, on the phone complaining to one of my friends about how horrible it has been and ruin their night, but I’m not sure what that would do. So, I choose to be okay about the situation. Just remember in all situations we have a choice, about how we react. If we react positively or negatively. I vote for positive, because it makes me feel better and everyone else. Happy Holidays

Today I did an interview on The Ladies Room with Lolis, talk Radio in Austin Texas; I was one of 3 guest. One of the guests was Julia Cuba, Girl Stout Troop Leader, for Troop 1500. I don’t know if any of you have heard of troop 1500, it is a National Program.I was so impressed; I decided to check out their Web Sites.  Troop 1500 was very interesting. The girls in Troop 1500 have mothers in prison, and the Troop leaders make sure that the girls maintain a relationship with their moms.The major goal of Troop 1500 is to strengthen the bond between mother and daughter in order to break the cycle of crime.  It got me thinking about how important mothers are.  I lost my mother when I was 26 years old at a very critical time in my life.  I know what’s it like to be without a mother. I have 2 girls 29 and 30 years old, that I believe would feel a loss without me.  I see my friends having lunch, shopping or just connecting with their mother’s everyday, and it makes me know that my lose is big. So how important are mothers? When we are little, our sense of self, who we are, comes from our mother’s. We watch our Mom, to see how to be.  I am so grateful to be a part of my daughter’s lives and to participate as a mother. If you are a daughter or a mother, I would love to hear your thoughts about being either one. As the holidays creep up, I always have many moments thinking about mother/daughter relationships. I would love to remind each and everyone of you to stand in gratitude for your mothers and to let them know always how important they are to you.  

It’s that time again, when we are running out of time, going from store to store trying to figure out what the special gift is going to be for our friends, family and partner.  Is it a singing fish, an ugly tie, or something else we find amusing, but no one else does. I have been pretty good this year at picking up special gifts for people at random, although I still have a lot of gifts unbought. What to do? I vote “Just say No to buying,  just to buy”.Why not make something…even if it’s silly.     Here’s an idea.. get a peg board and cover it with a cool material, and put photos, magazine cutouts and special items on it. Get your friend started and then get together for the holidays and finish them.  Tell me what you think, it’s fun to do and it lifts my spirit every time I look at mine.