Inspiration from Bali

"If each woman is someone's daughter, sister, wife, or mother........... (watch clip below to hear more by Robin Lim)". How much change could we create? Such a profoud statement in the grand scheme of life as we know it, when describing how women must embrace each other to truly heal each other and the world. Women have always been the healing matriachs of society and the current world climate shows how far we have gotten away from this role. Perhaps if we become more inspired as we experience a certian healing in the atomoshpere and a global shift of change, healing and restoration be more victorious and triumphant amidst the turmoil and chaos.

Robin Lim, a renowned midwife, chose to take her life an destiny to Indonesia to effect magnificent change. In this part of the world, death rates for birthing mothers is high and Robyn decided to do something about it. Starting a clinic in Bali and later one in Banda Aceh where the 2004 Tsunami hit, serves 63,000 women each year to help prevent infant mortality and mother's death through birth. Robin is an excellent example of one who is healing through health care activism, healthcare access for women and children, all while creating global change and giving undeniable inspiration.

View the MSNBC clip of Robyn's clinic below:

Indonesian Inspiration

Robin recently one CNN's 2011 Hero of the year. Be inspired and learn more......

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/index.html

Friends in High Places!

Each and every day is an opportunity to get in tune with yourself and others. It is an opportunity to learn something new to liberate, elevate, and empower yourself or someone else. When we realize it is not about ourselves but about the impact, imprint, and influence we have that can positively effect someone else's life that really matters. Today someone made an imprint on me that was inspiring. I spoke to a co-worker who barely speaks english, who is from Equador, and who is always cheerful and pleasant. I always understand her because I try to listen to her. In talking to her I learned that she speaks Italian, French, and Spanish, and barely speaks English. We laughed because it is usually understood that if you can speak the other languages well, then English is an afterthought. Besides, the other languages sound so much better! She inspired me to hurry up and get my passport. Jockingly I told her if she took me around the world with her, I would teach her English. Jockingly she agreed to take me up on my offer. However the outcome, I learned more about a coworker in 15 minutes of conscious conversation that will impact me for quite a while. Even more inspiring she say's she travels to Italy, Paris, and Europe for FREE as her travel agent is a good friend of hers! WOW!!!!! Can we say friends in high places! To top it off, she has friends travel with her that pay only $400 to travel to the countries with her! Yes, I did ask If I could get the same deal and beamingly she said YES!!!!! It is always worth talking to someone, you never know what you may learn, gain, or give in return : ) I gained a new friend and possibly travel abroad!

Working while Mothering

The Aha moment finally happened (for about the 100th time) and revealed some much needed creative direction and focus In my quest at being the world's greatest working-mom (if there is such a thing). I desire to make the absolute most of it and balance the whole life-work-balance act! I am enlisting the help of all supermoms, acrobats, fortune 500 executive moms, mompreneurs, and the like to aide me in this great calling and mission. I will no longer feel guilty about leaving my children in the morning and returning late in the evening to sad faces or desperate pleas to "tuck me in", but I will now embrace my temporary position in life as a working mom and meet it with great vigor, enthusiasm, and a willingness to superceded this great challenge. When I say challenge, I must clarify, this is a labor of love as I dont take my family for granted. I am not alone in this journey. My wonderful better half is an entrepreneur with a flexible schedule which makes a perfect partenrship for raising a healthy, happy, and beautiful family!

Okay so what's the issue? My issue is that as a working mom of course you have to deal with leaving your children to the world of school and life while you work for someone else (doing the work of 2 or more people) at the expense of negating some household duties, preparing quality meals, homework instruction, quality time and parenting, and some wifey duties (I'm too tired). However, does all have to be sacrificed? No, not at all! With careful planning, intention, effort, with a strong willingness and desire to maintain quality, very little if anything has to be neglected. I have committed to uping the ainty on my motherly duties such to the point that I will become expert. Not expert by public validation, but by the validation (or lack thereof) by my own family.

So, I embark on this journey to chronicle my efforts at being the SUPER working-mom! I am a wonderful mom (if i do say so myself and so do my children). I intend to master this common phenomenon of working while mothering, managing awesome children, a husband, and a household. Wish me well, I 'll keep you posted : )

Yes I CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Overcoming S.T.R.E.S.S.

Subjective to Reactions of Events and Situations (S.T.R.E.S.S.) is part of the biological survival mechanisms we are born with. We are essentially hard-wired for stress. Sounds unbelievable, here’s the proof. Ever heard of fight or flight? Fight or flight is the biological analogy used to describe our biological indicator for experiencing stress. Fight or flight is normally referenced to the adrenaline or inclination we may feel when we were are in the mode of danger or uncertainty which prompts us to respond or react by fighting or fleeing. The adrenaline rush we experience, known as stress, releases hormones (cortisol, oxytocin, prolactin, & renin to name a few) throughout the body which send signals to our neuroendocrine system. Depending on our unique biological make-up, these chemical interactions can influence how our body and psyche will respond to stress. From a spiritual standpoint stress may be the spiritual turmoil we may go through to bring us closer to Allah (GOD) in order to fulfill our purpose in life. What we must realize about stress is that it is not designed to break us down, but to build us up to be stronger vessels! We have to remember that stress is subjective and largely based on our perception. No two people may experience the same stressors the same way. Ever notice how someone you may know is going through a situation and yet their reaction or approach to the event or situation is totally different than how you imagine you would react?

Learn more about stress by reading this article in its entirety from the latest issue of Virtue magazine by ordering your copy today @ www.virtuemag.com

Stay tuned for more articles related to mental wealth and wellness right here!


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Life is a Journey

WOW! After attempting to write this post for the 3rd time I am questioning why I haven't been able to post this, maybe it's whack-LOL! I experienced two technical difficulties out of nowhere just as I am writing about not giving up. I am guessing GOD is testing me or the Devil is up to his tricks again. Either way, I am not giving up!

Perfect segeway into my mini soliloquy on this topic. Life is a journey. Cliche? Yes, but true. How do I know? I'll tell you. The journey, better known as life, is meant for us to stay the course, even when we seem to meet the proverbial 'point of no return', as we keep trying to find our way, we will arrive where we are supposed to be. In this life, driven by self-imposed, societal, and for many of us spiritual pressures to succeed in life we may find ourselves off the beaten path at times, and other times without a map or GPS (which I like to call God's Protective Services). Have we all been there before? Of course, some of us may not like to admit it, but be honest with yourself. Life is not easy, you were not given a personal map, and other times you really just want to say What The........ (you fill in the blank however you like).

As I strive to reach my own personal definition of success (which is to become self-made and self-reliant) outside of what this world considers success (materialism, lights, camera, ACTION!), I have learned to accept the truth of the matter, which is to never give up on your journey. Your journey may very well be the motivating testimony to help someone on their journey. Story sharing of our journey's is important as it is the ultimate manifestation of universal language shared as oral history and confirmation that man's plight and sacrifice has a destination which fulfills human potential and reaches beyond human limitation. When I think of Harriet Tubman following the North Star to lead freedom convoy's, I am moved beyond imagination to believe we are not bound by our circumstances. GOD did not put us here for mediocrity. He put us here to touch the lives of others, to be inspirational, to live life and enjoy the journey, not to give up and settle. We stand a far better chance in life when we keep pushing towards our goals, when we remain determined, and when we share our stories to help someone else get through their journey. We never know what someone's journey is, how it is to walk their journey, no two journey's are alike, and no two people will walk their journey the same way.

I am on a journey. I was on a journey to write a blog post and was thwarted 2 times by the enemy-LOL, but I didn't give up. Life is a journey. Cliche? Yes. True, absolutely.


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Alignment

OMG! If I am going to have a blog, I believe I need to write and update more often-LOL! It's been a while, however it is never too late to put a thought into the atmosphere and see how the universe returns it! Lately I have been seeing many revelations in the form of personal interactions, solar/galactic interactions, intrapsychic interactions, and many, many, attributes about the laws of nature manifesting. I have come to the following conclusions which may or may not be all that surprising: the world is completely out of balance, chaos and confusion reign supreme, enlightenment is upstaged by foolishness, and yet and still there is some HOPE for humanity despite the razor-sharp edge of doom and gloom we teeter on! Sounds oxymoronic, yes I have to admit I have been looming on the side of doom and gloom lately as I know none of this is pleasing to the almighty.

So in spite of the perpetual chaos and unbalance I have been on a personal crusade to master the balance of life. Taking into account geometry, which I am not good at, come to think of it, not sure if I even took a class. Using the same principles applicable to geometry to analogize life can help to restore the balance we all crave and that is missing in our obvious lives, keeping us from being in alignment with what GOD has planned for our life.

Let's look at angels, when considering those we interact with, it is important to assess the angel from which one is coming from. This can be a negative of positive angle. Using our intrapsychic discernment, we can decipher whether or not one's angle is negative or positive. When we detect negativity, we can eliminate this angel and move beyond subtracting from ourselves and move towards adding to ourselves and others by removing the negative out of our way. When we remain at a positive angle, we increase the probability of being parallel to our goals in life.

Knowledge of self, the degrees of knowledge are 90, 180, and 360 degrees. At each of these degrees we acquire knowledge of GOD, ourselves, and the world. Application of knowledge and the crystallization of knowledge help us to be conscious of where we are in life and the ability to self-reflect. Without knowledge and self-reflection, chaos and confusion remain the barriers to sustaining balance, therefore keeping us in a perpetual state of unbalance. What good is knowledge without proper application? Using our GOD-given tools and talents to be self-sufficient and produce opportunities for ourselves is critical to having personal satisfaction, reducing dependency, turmoil, dissatisfaction, and imbalance.

How to be in alignment? Keeping the almighty first, respecting the laws of nature (i.e., self perseverance), eliminating negative angels, being parallel (upright), acquiring degrees (of applicable knowledge), striving to live in balance and harmony with self and others, and devising our own equations which equal peace and balance. Yes, I cant recall that I ever took a geometry class, but I do recall taking the ongoing class of life which offers something new to be gained and learned from every single, solitary day we are blessed to experience life.

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Welcome to NGOME!

The first step in creating change is to start! Welcome to the NGOME blog! New beginnings are on the horizon and NGOME is excited to be a part of new changes! A tidbit about NGOME: acronym for Natural Goddess of Mother Earth! Who is NGOME? Every woman who desires a positive, natural, energetic, creative, way of life, seeks positive change, social justice, intellectual stimulation, style maven, innovative, desires truth, desires to live, and desires to inspire other women to do the same! NGOME is a movement, a paradigmatic energy shift to restore woman back to her original place, as head of the Earth to bring civilization back to the essence of peace, naturality, balance, harmony, and congruence!

NGOME began in mid 2000 with a broad mission in mind, to reach women on both global and local levels to restore womanhood lost to societal flaws, disempowerment, economic depression, sexism, classicism, and racism. Engaging women through the arts, wellness, and mental well-being, this goal can be achieved. Beginning in our own communities by creating well ness networks, initiatives, and inspiriation, we can create CHANGE, MOVEMENT, and RESTORATION!

Welcome to NGOME!