Monday, May 18, 2009
Did you ever....
... start thinking what would happen if you die? This is not meant to be a morbid question. In a state of deep pondering this morning, I started wondering what my families life might be like if I was no longer here on earth. I felt very sad and then all of the sudden, determined to live my life differently. I've always heard people say "Live each day as if it's your last", but until today, I didn't understand how to do that. I resolved to get frustrated less often, to spend more time being "yellow" (I often speak in code - the Color Code - so if you don't understand try reading the book), to love a little bit more, complain less, smile more, and to let more things just be. Why is it that we so easily fall into thinking that without us the world will fall apart? The best realization for me was that - it wont'! Sure there will be sadness (but thinking of that just made me realize how much my family loves me), but it definitely will not fall apart. They will find a new way of living and keep moving forward. That is what I would want for them (moving forward does not mean forgetting. In fact, remembering is the reason to move forward). Think about it truly for yourself sometime. What would you do differently if today was your last?
Saturday, May 9, 2009
I was listening to the radio...
...talk show on Classical 89 here in Provo during the drive up to pick up my husband from the airport. They were discussing trends in breastfeeding - very interesting.
Here were some of the facts.
1. In America, woman with more education are more likely to breastfeed
2. In South America, woman with less education are more likely to breastfeed
3. Women in the Eastern United States are less likely to breastfeed.
4. In the recent past, the talk about breastfeeding was to bottle feed so you could "free yourself". The trend is moving back towards the importance for sacrificing for this important benefit.
5. The physical health benefits of breastfeeding drop off after the infant is a year old.
6. Woman are more likely to nurse if they have a support system.
..and the list goes on. It was really a quite interesting discussion. Among the subtopics discussed, they did talk about how they plan to push breastfeeding to increase the health of our nation. One of the items discussed is that woman tend to not breastfeed because it is very inconvenient. In very few stores (usually limited to specialty store that sell maternity, infant, or nursing items) are there rooms where a nursing mother can take her infant to nurse. Woman as a result end up using a bathroom stall as the only other alternative for privacy. All I have to say is "Can I get an AMEN" if you have ever ended up nursing in a bathroom stall? How can we get more stores to accommodate nursing mothers by adding a room for the comfort and privacy of a nursing mother? Out of the whole conversation, it is what a took as my new wish for the world! It would sure make my life MUCH more pleasant!
Here were some of the facts.
1. In America, woman with more education are more likely to breastfeed
2. In South America, woman with less education are more likely to breastfeed
3. Women in the Eastern United States are less likely to breastfeed.
4. In the recent past, the talk about breastfeeding was to bottle feed so you could "free yourself". The trend is moving back towards the importance for sacrificing for this important benefit.
5. The physical health benefits of breastfeeding drop off after the infant is a year old.
6. Woman are more likely to nurse if they have a support system.
..and the list goes on. It was really a quite interesting discussion. Among the subtopics discussed, they did talk about how they plan to push breastfeeding to increase the health of our nation. One of the items discussed is that woman tend to not breastfeed because it is very inconvenient. In very few stores (usually limited to specialty store that sell maternity, infant, or nursing items) are there rooms where a nursing mother can take her infant to nurse. Woman as a result end up using a bathroom stall as the only other alternative for privacy. All I have to say is "Can I get an AMEN" if you have ever ended up nursing in a bathroom stall? How can we get more stores to accommodate nursing mothers by adding a room for the comfort and privacy of a nursing mother? Out of the whole conversation, it is what a took as my new wish for the world! It would sure make my life MUCH more pleasant!
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