Women's Wisdom

We are all ONE

** Send your Prayers, Thoughts and Donations to the Hurricane Katrina victims **

Red Cross -

http://www.redcross.org/
America's Second Harvest - www.secondharvest.org
Humane Society Disaster Fund (for the displaced animals) - www.hsus.org

Remember that *energetic donations* make a valuable difference too!

A PERSONAL NOTE TO YOU
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I have to be honest with you - I've had an issue of Women's Wisdom ready to send out; but with all the devastation and human crises unfolding from Hurricane Katrina, I can't focus on my individual challenges, they seem trivial right now. And I can't ask you to either.

What is paramount is that whether we believe it or not, embrace it or not, *we are all together* on this living organism we call Earth.

When tragedy strikes it affects us all. (I'm not referring to gas prices either)

My heart reaches out to those people whose homes, livelihood, communities and families were uprooted and destroyed by the hurricane. As a reader of this newsletter, I'll bet that your heart reaches out too.

So what can we/you do to help?

If you can, send money. National organizations such as the Red Cross -

http://www.redcross.org/ or America's Second Harvest - http://www.secondharvest.org/

will use your money to best serve those who need it. And there are plenty of local groups in your area organizing donations and help. Check with your churches and local Red Cross.

Along with all the people being relocated, their pets are being relocated too. Donations to the Humane Society Disaster Fund -

http://www.hsus.org/

are appreciated.

Many people are being moved from Lousiana to Houston, Texas - my backyard. Our hotels are filled up; and the people who found shelter in the LA SuperDome are being moved to Houston's Astrodome. Their pets are being temporarily housed all over Houston and surrounding areas.

Please use the incredible power of your intention to send love, support, compassion, and strength to the victims of the Hurricane. It has been *proven* in studies that together, our intention can make a tangible difference. Please take a moment NOW to make a difference.

And if you are someone who is caregiving, *remember* to take care of YOU, so you can best help others. And THANK YOU for the work that you do!

We are all ONE -

In Spirit,
Lauren
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SLOW - What fills your cup?

Ahhhh… I’m experiencing a SLOW Sunday. For me that means sleeping in and waking up when I’m ready, not to an alarm clock or a schedule. It also means doing things slow and taking it easy. It’s not that I don’t DO anything – it’s just that I do what I feel like. I take it easy. This SLOW day has been a long time coming. When was the last time you took a SLOW day? Believe it or not, up until a month ago, I took a SLOW day every week. It was part of taking care of myself. As a highly sensitive person who feels things more deeply, I needed a down day to recharge and rejuvenate my body, mind, heart and soul. My down day is what filled my cup so that I could go into the week and give of myself. But you know the story – life happens and my down day go thrown out the window. In my case, it looked like feeding five starving dogs and then fostering three of them at my home. AND, packing up the house so all the furniture could be moved to install new carpet. All good things. And, it meant I was going non-stop from the moment I woke up until I went to bed. No SLOW day. And not enough sleep either. Know the story? Are you living it now? Let me remind you (and me) that when we fly on an airplane, the flight attendants inform us that in the case of a loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the ceiling. Put the oxygen mask on yourself first then help someone else. Let me repeat – take care of you first – then help others. My cup is filled by a SLOW day that involves sleeping late, swimming, lounging, playing with my dogs and cats, playing outside, having a great breakfast, and reading. What fills your cup? In Spirit, In SLOW, Lauren

Welcome!

Welcome to the Women's Wisdom BLOG!

Through this blog, I will be able to connect with you more often and share spontaneous experiences and learnings. Let the journey begin...

In Spirit,

Lauren