Friday, February 25, 2011

It's another beautiful day in Bragg Creek, it's extremely cold but the sun is out and the ground is white. It's Friday afternoon and I have already had a slew of people in the store today. 3 sisters who were engaging and fun, a mother with 4 kids who were very well behaved. My girlfriend who brought me a coffee and a gift (for helping her) and a group of tourists from England who were in snow pants because they were so cold. One of the young ladies (mid 20's) from England was gorgeous and I asked her if she modeled. Her aunt responded by saying "don't you hate her, because she's so pretty"? Isn't that a funny response? Why would I hate someone because of how they looked? I would be hating a lot of women if I felt that way. We need to accept ourselves for who we are and work with what we got. I know the aunt was only teasing but I wish she would of said something like "isn't she beautiful, inside and out". As women we need to support, encourage and accept one another, and we need to encourage the younger generations to do this as well.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

It's been awhile since my last blog reason being I was in one of my rant moods. Sometimes you need to take a time out from communicating. When I'm in that type of mood, it's best to keep to myself. As most of my friends know I lack a filter and sometimes I need to walk away from situations. What I find so surprising is how many people lack common sense and that's scary. I am constantly around people, all day everyday. I am extremely social in my community and sit on a few boards. I run a household of all men including my cat and by the time 9pm rolls around I have to shut down and focus on myself. This takes effort. So many of us are never "present" I mean really aware of our emotions, and mental state. After 9pm it's my time and I have explained this to my family, my boys know that I need my time in order to be the mom they need me to be. Regardless how you spend your free time, try to be present in the moment. Be aware of how you are feeling and honour those emotions. If more people were aware of themselves maybe they would have more common sense.