Well, time goes by, as they say and posting on a blog has been the last thing on my mind. Because it comes up as my home page though, I am reminded of it now and then. As has just happened. So – here goes.
I drove to Las Vegas last Sunday to attend the Isagenix annual convention. 6,000 people were there and I am happy to report that next year it will be held in Anaheim, CA. Vegas is not a favorite place for me. Gambling seems a fool’s errand and most of the people you see sitting at the machines are zombie like and express almost no emotion when the money comes pouring out as they win. They simply continue to feed the machine. Life has to be more fun than that, surely? It really points up that money is not really worth the value we give it. Of course, we have to have enough to exchange for the things we want in life, but it would be great to get back to the gold standard so that we could use something of value rather than just a substitute. Read Robert Kiyosaki’s latest book, “Increase Your Financial IQ,” to see a very candid explanation of how the rules of money changed when we got off the Gold standard. Robert describes himself as a capitalist and apolitical, but he writes simply and eloquently about what he has learned in his life and how he has used that knowledge to his advantage. It is pretty eye opening, although I was aware of the manipulation of the masses from other previous readings. I respond well to those who question the power of those in control, having always been a rebel against “authority.”
Back to Vegas. The drive took just under five hours and took me over the Hoover Dam. It was not quite as dry as this time last year, but the whole edifice is simply amazing. Even more so, is the massive bridge they are building across the whole gorge for a new road that will avoid the road around the actual dam, presumably. Just looking up at the engineering feat as the bridge extends from each side into mid-air is awesome. Not sure I wouldn’t be a bit nervous crossing it when it’s finished, since it doesn’t seem possible for it to be held up like that. What do I know? I still can’t fathom how airplanes stay up there!
Speaking of which, I am now in spinning head mode and packing up to leave for Australia next Tuesday. I will leave from LA late Tuesday night and arrive in Sydney very early Thursday morning. I actually miss Wednesday completely! The little knotty problem is that I have to lug any bags I bring on to a train to get from the airport to the train terminal, and from there to a train to Lithgow (three hour ride) and from there up a staircase (no elevator or escalator) to the road to get on a bus to Orange, NSW where my friend Ro will meet me. Since I am going to be in Oz for two and a half months, and it is dead winter and bloody cold (says Ro,) I will need to pack a few things, right? Unfortunately, I don’t have a fancy Louis Vuitton suitcase that practically rolls itself along and keeps all my clothes nice and loosely packed and wrinkle free, so I am reduced to the $39 rolling sports bag I bought at WalMart when I lived in CT. It is mostly against my principles to shop at WalMart because of their very nasty bullying practices when it comes to merchants who supply them and to their treatment of their staff. However, I can often be found to compromise my principles when in a bind for money, or whatever. I am working on becoming a better person, promise.
Meanwhile, I also have another rolling sports bag that is absolutely filled to the brim with my Isagenix food. I am also bringing some Isagenix products that they don’t sell in Oz yet for all the cleansing teams over there. Ro and her family have become so damn healthy and fit, they wouldn’t be a day without their Isagenix food any more than I would – just as passionate as I am. I am certainly hoping to return from Oz a much richer woman than when I left, having helped Ro become much richer also. Such a lovely win-win situation! So, I now have two rolling bags to cope with, along with my computer case, another carry on and my handbag. The fact is, most of the clothes I need will not even fit into the first sports bag, so it is really making me pare down to the minimum. Sounds a bit like my life for the past two years. Actually, I think it is a very good thing. I have really been finding that less is more (stuff, that is.) I want to have LOTS more money! Not, actually, to acquire more useless stuff, but to be able to live my lifestyle of choice with travel and environmentally friendly living places filled with toxic free everything and an ability to give back to all the people and places who need a helping hand. I have partnered up with something called HUB – Humanity Unites Brilliance. Funnily enough, it was thought into existence by an Englishman called Charlie Gay, along with a gal name Spryte. Anyway, it will give me a way to be involved in humanitarian philanthropy around the world while associating with amazingly brilliant like-minded people for the rest of my life. Here’s were you can check it out: www.empowerchange.hubhub.org.
Th-th-that’s all for now folks!
