My good friend told me yesterday a story which made me think.... His mother didn't feel right in the middle of the night and felt she needed to get to the hospital right away. She lives on her own so she called an Ambulance and gave them her son's cell phone number to call. He did not get the call or who knows what happened, so he never showed up. She spent the night in the ER by herself. She is back home now and feeling much better. Who will I call when I am in need? I made a list of 5 people who I know will come immediately, no questions asked. Do you have 5 people to call...
Chiara Cocol is COOL ! She learned the business from her mom who used to manufacture shirts only for 40 years. Chiara joined in and made her own collection after having her 3 daughters and felt she couldn't find anything that fit her well after her 3 pregnancies. She is still working in the house where her mom and dad lived and she grew up in where the studio, cutting room, pattern making and sewing done. They pack and ship from there too. All under one roof in a beautiful neighborhood in the suburbs of Milan. Chiara loves color and her inspiration for SS20 was the Asymmetric theme saying it changes generic or plain item to an interesting one, just...
More and more we hear about aging parents that many of you are busy taking care of. It is frustrating at times and mainly painful and exhausting. I want to share a tip my group of volunteers got a few years ago from a very smart social worker. She said that if a family can afford to pay for the physical care, she urges everyone to do so. The bathing, dressing, preparing the bed and caring physically will be covered so the care giver can be free to give the emotional support the patient needs the most. When we act out of guilt things get messy. We feel we are the ones that need to do everything so the cared...
I took a week vacation in Venice with my sister. We were there to visit the Venice Biennale art project which hosts 80 artists from 80 countries under one curation, a city wide art exhibition. There is something magnificent to experience art on a city level. The whole city is taking part in this project. We saw art on the streets, in churches, museums, galleries and in buildings. The Venice Biennale theme this year was "May we live in interesting times" . I like that title! Interesting times keep me hopeful and curious. The artists discussed a wide range of topics including immigration, gender, water, weather, death, separations, loss, borders, sex, tradition and rituals, thirst and hunger, displacement, disasters, unheard...
Last week was the International Women Health week. There are so many ways to talk about our mental and physical well being and so many ways to practice them. I come to understand that my way doesn't have to be anyone else's way. I think that there is nothing wrong with eating eggs. My friend thinks it's really bad for you. OK! I know that for me the 3 things that help me stay sane and healthy are: * To always remember how temporary I am. * To eat everything that makes me happy just in moderation. * To try and come back to the present moment as much as I can. What is your way to stay healthy in...
