The following is an article from Traveling Pat! Patricia is a regular contributor to The Inspirational Mom.

"An aware parent loves all children he or she interacts with - for you are a caretaker for those moments in time." ~ Doc Childre

With all my heart I believe important messages enter your life with divine timing. Listening to those messages provides an important opportunity not only for personal growth, but to impact the lives of others.

The truth is, this video will touch your heart, make you cry, and very importantly make you aware of what is going on in the world of childhood cancer.

Can I just say for the millionth time… I LOVE SUMMER! The beautiful sunny weather, the smell of grass, simple light delicious foods, the feeling of freedom, and time spent by the water- it all just makes me so happy :-) This is my first year really working on my green thumb.

This guided meditation helps relieve the chronic stress we carry in our daily lives. Finding ways to release stress is essential to keeping our bodies healthy and balanced. Although we are able to handle short amounts of stress, such as emergency situations, we were not meant to carry the long term stress many of us face today with fast paced lives.

How do you experience life?

I first heard about the commencement speech This is Water by David Foster Wallace on Dr. Oz’s Facebook page. It really inspired me. If you can find it on YouTube, it is awesome!

Spread the inspiration! We could all use it.

With love & gratitude,
Wendy Irene

Summer, summer, summer time. I hope you’re planning on spending some nice days at the beach. Digging your toes in the sand, feeling the calming effects of the water, soaking up the bright, beautiful days this season has to offer.

More and more of us are cutting back on dairy, but we still want to make delicious healthy meals full of flavor. If you are new to researching the benefits of lowering dairy in your diet you might want to read this article by Dr. Mark Hyman on The Huffington Post:

"With the growing recognition of the value of herbs, it is surely time to examine the professional therapeutic use of these herbs. There are profound changes happening in the American culture and herbal medicine, 'green medicine,' is playing an ever-increasing role in people's experience of this transformation." ~ David Hoffman, past President of the American Herbalist Guild

With gratitude & love,

Wendy Irene