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Life Changes: Bloom Where You are Planted

© Lara E. Kaskabas

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately. Change seems to be on the horizon for everyone around me. I don't know if it has something to do with the cosmos or bigger changes on our planet or what -- but it is definitely contagious. Of course this is something you want to catch. Several years back, as many of you know, when I was pregnant with my daughter, the phenominal changes in my body caused a chain reaction which altered my life philosophies on many levels. What started as physiological changes within my own body began to manifest themselves as spiritual, psychological, philosophical changes that affected every aspect of my life.

Lately I've been wrestling with one of life's big questions, "WHAT IS MY PURPOSE ON THIS EARTH?" Initially, my heart tells me it is first and foremost to be a Mother to my children, but then I want to broaden that: I want to take my Mothering role beyond my little family in these four walls and let it spread as my arms spread wide open to embrace every soul I touch in this life. What I keep forgetting is that even the smallest efforts can bring great rewards and great change on so many levels.

Sometimes I worry that I am not doing enough. I have been thinking about the gas-guzzling SUV I drive, the water I waste, the crumpled paper I have thrown into a trash can instead of recycling, the organic broccoli I let spoil because I was too lazy to cook it, all of the times I have turned on the television and let my daughter watch Blue's Clues instead of engaging in active play with her. I don't want to become complacent -- I don't ever want to feel that I AM doing enough. Although, maybe I am being a little hard on myself.

I have a lot on my plate: I work part time to supplement my husband's small income while he is finishing school. I take my daughter with me to work. I write this column. I am developing a community tabloid magazine which will focus on natural living and highlight area eco-friendly and family-friendly businesses and organizations. I DO recycle. We ONLY own one vehicle (and I've convinced my husband to trade it in ASAP for an economical Volkswagon!). I run my own home-based nutritional supplement business. I am starting a whole-foods co-op. The point is: if in the process of all these small things I can make the honest effort to effect change in people, the environment, by touching lives and encouraging positive changes -- THAT IS ENOUGH!

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