All Blog Posts Tagged 'family' (27)

I’m a mother. A Mother. Let me give you some history on my concept of motherhood. Growing up, my Mother was the Mom other mothers hated. She put us first and made our childhood health, her top priority. Available, ready, prepared, she exemplified the “ideal” mother to her best ability, many times…

Moms, kids and kindie rock fans unite! Seventh Generation recently raised the curtain on a new summer music promotion with best-selling children’s performers, the Laurie Berkner Band.  The song  “One Seed” expresses the importance of passing down environmental awareness from one generation to the next and was penned specifically for Seventh Generation.

The video for “One Seed” features Laurie and friends singing the…

I don’t believe I’ve ever truly “hated” anyone…

Not the 80+ year old uncle who was supposed to be babysitting me but instead molested me when I was in 3rd grade or the ex boyfriend who tried to date rape me as he showed me his new apartment. Not even my ex fiancé who used me as punching bag one afternoon because I’d…

I've spent the better part of two years getting to know me...why I say the things I do, why I say yes to some things and no to others. What that sigh really means to me and what it doesn't.

I've discovered on occasion there are some things about me that are not really all that special, like when I scratch my head and look to side with that wonderment... it just means I'm really sleepy and I can't find a place to lay down or when I stare out all intense like it really just means I'm…

Recently I had the opportunity to redefine my career choices; I could start a business at home which given the right nurturing would afford me the ability never to go back to the corporate structure I hate so much or I could do what I really wanted to do which was to teach and create spiritually inspired motivation workshops.

On the outside the first option was the best; there was little fallout, not too extreme expense output, it would require me to do what I do best which is to talk…