MamaBlogger365 - Words and Actions by Shira Adler, Diva Mama

Seeing the world for what it truly is means sometimes you see things you love and sometimes you see things you would rather ignore. Most of the time I try to close my eyes to or at least hold a dispassionate curiosity for the “low-vibe” stuff like the fact that 100M kids got turned on to new ways of creating violence when Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 came out. But truly vibing high, like the anonymous helper in the attached video clip, is being unattached to outcome or linked to personal gain. So, I must offer a shout out to my fave Over40Females group for putting up something worth reposting in the hopes that it resonates for others the way it did for me.

Mind you I am very particular about what I write about and repost on my own DivaMama FB page or in my blog. After all, I have strict standards, judging material according to my own personal five-hanky barometer. And true, my children think I cry at everything (Okay, I generally do) but in this case, the video clip warranted the tears. It demonstrated not only the power of words, but the response that the right words and an appropriate call to action can engender.

But besides watching a video clip, thank God I have bountiful opportunity to see with my own eyes people doing good in the world. And in the case of my dear friend Danielle Butin, I not only see it with my eyes, but my heart... letting in the good that exists in the world around me. From the smallest gesture without regard for outcome, like the green-shoed lady in the video – to my dear friend Danielle, who gives without any expectation of getting back – it’s about raising your vibration and once again I find an example of what that really means.

Click here to read more about Danielle Butin and the AFYA Foundation!


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MamaBlogger365 - My Mother Never Wore a Hat Like That! by Shira Adler, Diva Mama

Is there anyone who wasn’t captivated by the Royal Wedding? And who among us didn’t have admiration for the fantastic Dr. Seuss-inspired chapeaus that paraded along the red carpet and into Westminster Abbey? But my greatest appreciation was reserved for the die-hard fans of the Royal fanfare (you know who who you are). These revelers chose to wake pre-dawn and dress up with tiaras and fuzzy slippers in order to bear sacred witness to this real life fairy-tale. For these purists, letting the DVR capture the magic was not good enough.

Truly, I respect anyone who has this kind of passion and dedication, such as the mom I met at my son’s chess tournament this weekend. As a few of us gathered at a table for idle chit chat and introductions, only she sat with a purpose, religiously cutting out coupons, inserting them into meticulously neat plastic baseball card sheets collected in a 3-ring binder. This domestic multitasking guru called it her organizing book. I felt I was looking at a way more hip reincarnation of June Cleaver.... read more

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