Reprinted by courtesy of Chellie Campbell, Author of The Wealthy Spirit

In 2002, a friend of mine wrote a book of daily affirmations wrapped around a poignant quote and relational story.  This is just one that could be you or me on a journey of self-fulfillment that is sometimes riddled with self-doubt. Maybe this will get you past it. It did it for me.

 The Black Limo Fantasy

No. 13

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” –Abraham Lincoln

Annie shared her dream of being an artist. Well, she was an artist of course, but she wanted to be paid to be an artist. This is a distinction I run into with many people. They bubble with creativity, pour their souls out onto canvas and marble and paper, then sit in the middle of their wonderful work and cry, “But how do I get recognized? Why isn’t the world beating a path to my door? Why doesn’t this work sell?”

They remind me of the Black Limo Fantasy: when I was eight, the nation was in love with The Mickey Mouse Club—and no one more than I. I wanted to play with them, dance with them, be one of them. I hadn’t a clue how that could happen. My fantasy was that talent scouts were driving up and down the streets in a Black Limo, looking for talented children to whisk away to stardom. I kept my eyes peeled for the Black Limo with the talent scout in it. Alas, it never came to my neighborhood.

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With summer, here come insect bites. Those nasty little pesky varmints’ that can ruin a picnic or disrupt a good night’s sleep. Not to mention, they can give you first class aggravation from the sting and itching that their bite tags on to remind you that you will definitely not forget any time soon that they paid you a visit. As an overall remedy for all bug bites, the herb Plantago is effectively one of the very best to treat with and you can find it for free. Check out the compacted soil along sidewalks and your driveway. It’s a weed and always handy. Now let's get specific.

Fly’s are everywhere in summertime—morning, noon and night. With their dagger like appendage, daytime is their preferred time to bite. They stab you then it hurts and they promptly get a lot of blood from you to feast on. Because they transmit Lyme disease and anthrax, you want to heed your condition if you develop a high fever. It’s a sign you’ve contracted something from a fly.

 The remedy:

• Disinfect with hydrogen peroxide
• Treat with hydrocortisone cream
• Spray with 2.5 strong acidic water by Kangen Water®
• Apply a compress of 11.5 strong Kangen Water® for 15 to 20 minutes, 3 times a day for 1 to 2 days
• Spray with Asea, especially after a warm bath

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There isn’t a woman alive that doesn’t have in the back of her mind the thought of breast cancer and with it a prayer she never gets it. We’re constantly reminded to check for lumps in order to catch abnormalities early so we do what we’re told like so many other things we do growing up as girls and get our annual mammograms. With any kind of luck, we’ll live a rich full life and be breast cancer free.

 But when getting that yearly evaluation, how many women consider breast density?” Most are unfamiliar with the term or even what is meant by it because it isn’t commonly mentioned until there is an irregularity and you have to go back for a second diagnostic mammogram. At that point the technician, radiologist or your own doctor will tell you if you have dense breast tissue and you are left wondering what that is.

Typically, breast density is measured and recorded, but not explained, to you. It’s a characteristic seldom discussed with patients. Typically, the denser the breast, the more difficult the mammogram is to read. It’s also important to understand that breast density can change over time. This is a good reason to track it from mammogram to mammogram. If your density goes up, so does the risk for breast cancer.

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Generally, I wouldn’t write about Junk Email, but today is different because what’s coming into our inboxes can cost us a fortune in our health—emotional, physical and financial.

Yesterday, I received an email that even the real Amazon would have believed. Had I not been wary, I would and could have found myself with a migraine the size of Texas and a heart attack as massive as an earthquake in spite of taking my Asea with my Kangen Water®. Yes, it’s true!

This fake email was the best I’d ever seen. Luckily, my gut told me to be suspicious. I kid you not, these emails looked like legitimate confirmations of orders from Amazon. Here’s what made me suspicious. Maybe it will help you. First, I hadn’t ordered anything from Amazon in the last few days or even weeks. Second, the link they wanted me to click on read townknow.com. And third, it had “Junk” in the subject line.

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The 21^st Century brings with it exciting and new innovations in the field of natural healing. Hyperbaric chambers, ionized water and the scientific discovery of the importance of reactive molecules are all noninvasive, safe and have the ability to work well with other treatments.

None of these discoveries involve drugs. And none are magical cure-alls. In all cases, however, each is extremely, if not extraordinarily, useful to the healing process. The main ‘ingredient’ across the board is oxygen. It’s true that the presence of oxygen can make the difference between health and disease. Too little oxygen can create a reduced biological energy that can lead to conditions as simple as mild tiredness or fatigue to a full blown disease that has the potential of becoming life threatening.

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Bioidentical hormones are an alternative solution to pills and patches. Unfortunately, proof doesn’t bear out that “bioidentical hormones are any safer or more effective than traditional treatments.²”

Whether choosing traditional or bioidentical, taking any kind of hormone carries with it a health trade off—comfort and clarity to the mind, body, spirit or the potential of blood clots and endometrial disease that can lead to uterine cancer.

It begs the question, is there another way? In the last four years, countless women have found hydration a critical component that allows for relief of the symptoms of menopause. If you can achieve a greater sense of balance otherwise known as homeostasis for your biological terrain, wouldn’t it be valuable?

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Caregiving is an often overlooked and taken-for-granted commodity. Did you know that statistically the caregiver will pass on before the patient? Yes, it’s true. I know. It happened in my family.

In New York City, the program director of the highly evolved New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association has made caregiving central to the work they do. If you are a caregiver, I urge you to tap into the resources or learn from this dynamic organization. They recognize the importance of…

“…balancing the needs of the person with dementia—who often doesn’t recognize the need to be supervised or cared for—with one’s own needs to live, work and feel a part of a larger community.”

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With a myriad of misinformation out there, it’s time to set the record straight. Since I’m well familiar with both products, I thought you might like to get your hands on these 5 points to form your own opinion.

• Asea is not to be feared. It is a completely non-toxic, dietary supplement whose every element is native to our biological terrain. It is not a beverage like drinking water—alkaline or otherwise.

• Using Asea in a Kangen Water® demonstration makes for an uneducated Enagic distributor. Asea is a supplement, and like I said, not a beverage. You take 4 oz a day…not drink the whole bottle.

• We know that good hydration is important to any supplement. Asea is no different. Since Kangen Water® is the very best water on the planet, it makes sense to drink lots of it.

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“Qualitative impairments of social communication and interaction, along with restricted and repetitive activities and interests.” According to some, that’s autism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] define autism as one of a group of disorders known as autism spectrum disorders [ASDs]. No matter what it is called, labeled or described, the condition can be devastating.

As far back as the 18^th century, descriptions have been published that lend themselves to the condition of autism. Yet, it was not identified as a specific disorder until 1943. Today, we talk, discuss and hope for a way out of autism all while the number of cases continues to climb. In the broad category of ASDs are Asperger’s syndrome, Rett’s syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder and childhood disintegrative disorder. Each is determined by many factors but have the same behavioral core. Dr. Pauline Filipek of University of California, Irvine describes ASD in this way, “[Autism] is more like high blood pressure. There are a lot of reasons for [it], but the one common thing across it is that your blood pressure is elevated.”

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This week my son’s been in town visiting. Since he’s getting married this summer, it’s been a special time—the last time we can enjoy one another before he becomes two. Going through old pictures, proofreading the wedding invitation, sharing old memories of childhood with his brother and sister, looking forward to memories to be made with his new precious wife-to-be is how we have spent much of our time together. This and so many other reasons are what being a mother is all about. This is what makes for mothers’ Mother Days. No matter the age between mother and son, the love and the joy of a healthy relationship is priceless.

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