New Blog

I have started a new blog. Since last I posted way back when, I have continued my Reiki practice and now I am ready to begin practicing on others. In honor of this new business venture, I have started a brand new blog. My new blog is called Body.Mind.Soul. which is also the name of my Reiki practice. I hope you will visit my new blog regularly to learn more about Reiki healing. Blessings for a great day my friends.

Gone In The Blink Of An Eye

It's been a very long time since I've posted, but much has happened in my life that has prevented me from posting regularly. Having said that, I just couldn't allow another day to go by without posting about Michael Jackson. This man was literally the soundtrack of my life from the time I was in middle school. I distinctly remember listening to my transistor radio on the bus taking me to school and hearing the Jackson 5 singing "ABC". I was hooked from the first note and I am happy to say that my own kids have favored Jackson's music over the years. It has been over a week since his untimely passing and I still can't quite wrap my brain around it. I know we will always have the music that he created, but nothing can replace a man who was bigger than life in every way possible. Michael, I will miss you! Rest peacefully.

The Essence Of Youth

If there was ever a woman who is the epitome of youth, it would have to be Susan Lucci. The beautiful sixty something Susan has been an avid spokeswoman for Youthful Essence for quite some time. I had the opportunity to try Youthful Essence myself and I can tell you that I am totally sold on this microdermibrasion system. This very affordable system, when used regularly, will give you back that youthful glow you once had. It will help diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, large pores and dull skin. I loved this produce so much, I got a system for my daughter as well and although the system isn't marketed for acne prone skin, her skin is appearing more clear with regular use. Youthful essence can be purchased at the office website or, you can check it out at Home Shopping Network.

Get The Scoop From Goop

Gwyneth Paltrow has developed her own website which she calls "Goop". I guess it's a play on the word "scoop", except she replaced the "sc" with a "G", which I suppose makes her very clever. Apparently, Gwyneth sees herself as an authority of sorts on anything to do with living. When you go to Goop, you will see that she has very neatly divided her website into various categories including everything from what to make to how to be (what????). Gwyneth has her critics, some of whom are saying "who does she think she is....Madonna???" (I just made that up), but seriously, people are talking and not necessarily saying anything particularly nice. Gwyneth will not be deterred however. She claims that people are always asking her advice on all of these things any way, so why not put it all on a website? Maybe she's got a point since her newest fan club member includes none other than Oprah who thinks Gwyneth is just swell.

Oprah's Seal Of Approval

Whenever Oprah comes across something that works for her, she doesn't keep it a secret. Viewers have come to respect her, so when Oprah found relief for her menopausal symptoms from bioidentical hormones, she did not one, but three shows dedicated to finding relief through "natural" hormones derived from plant extracts. Of course, most women know that the queen of bioidentical hormones is Suzanne Somers. No one could have stifled her, including the many physicians who warn women of the dangers of these unregulated hormones. However, for once Suzanne's diligence has paid off. Doctors eventually began listening to women and the use of bioidentical hormones have become more mainstream. The only problem is that Suzanne comes across as a bit of a kook with the over fifty vitamins and supplements she takes daily, including three different kinds of hormones. She claims that she has no intention of fading into old age, but comes off like she is clinging to youth with her fingernails. The fact is that women should have honest communication with their physicians about relieving menopausal symptoms. If any kind of hormone treatment is warranted, it should be the least amount for the shortest period of time. Anything other than that has not been documented to prolong life and there is no indication that it is safe to use indefinitely.

Bye Bye Rosie

Rosie O'Donnell's blog, became a source of communication for her fans after she left her original talk show a few years back. She had a weird style of writing as each of her posts was more like a bad haiku poetry than anything else, much of which didn't make a whole lot of sense. Frankly, with so many blogs to read, who wants to work that hard trying to figure out what she was actually trying to say. To her credit, she did raise money and awareness for her worthy causes through her blog and her fans could see cool videos and photos of her family. Apparently, Rosie has tired of blogging and pulled her blog unexpectedly leaving her fans wondering what happened. What happened was, according to Rosie, she got tired of things being taken out of context and turning into a sound bite. That may be more her own doing than anyone else's, but you can bet that if the blog is gone, something else is coming down the pike from Rosie.

Historic And Hopeful

No matter where you live or your political affiliation, there's no way you could not have been touched by the historic events that took place today as Barack Obama was sworn in as or 44th President of the United States of America. Never has this generation been exposed to such depths of an ailing economy, but so elated at the hope that this administration brings. However, no one human being can do it alone. The success of the next four years lies within all of us.

Miracle On The Hudson

This world seems like a bad place to live sometimes. We have to deal with terrorism, war, a failing economy due to the greed and ignorance of some people and just a derth of civil human beings. Just when things couldn't get any worse a miracle occurs. This miracle came in the form of a plane that landed in the Hudson River this week. It hadn't meant to be so, but fate had other ideas. Thanks to the skill and calm demeanor of one Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger, that plane almost gracefully came down just over the George Washington Bridge. Each and every passenger and flight staff were quickly evacuated, but not until Captain Sulley made sure that no one was left on that sinking plane. Ferry boats, both large and small came within minutes to scoop passengers off of the plane's wing and those who escaped into rafts. Nary a soul was lost or even badly hurt that day which only goes to prove that miracles do happen and that this world really isn't such a bad place to live afterall.

Attention Whore

Even though the election has been over for quite some time now and all respective parties have moved on, apparently, Sarah Palin can't and the only thing that has been moving in the last two months is her mouth. She has lashed out at everyone from the people who handled the McCain campaign and, most recently, to us bloggers. In fact, she calls bloggers nothing but a bunch of bored, pathetic anononymous folks (I'm paraphrasing of course) who have nothing better to do with their lives but bash poor Sarah. Frankly, I think Sarah does a good job keeping herself in the news and not in a good way. If she is thinking that this is a good way to maintain her profile, making way for the 2012 election, then she is poorly advised. Besides, doesn't she already have a day job? Sarah, build a bridge and get over it already!