The "I's" have it...at least until age 20

                                                           

My daughter Erin and I have significant birthdays this year.

She turned thirty yesterday and since I was almost 30 when I had her,  I will be ..., well lets just say it is coming up this February.

These two events caused me to stop and reflect a little on the eight or nine different decades we may live in this life in terms of how we see ourselves and how we relate to others. (I will probably  have to revise the last three decades once I have actually lived them.)

Age 0-10  
 "What am I?"    (human, gender, eternal soul....)

Age 10-20
 "Who am I?"  How am I different from my parents and their
their culture?"

Age 20-30 
 "We are the future and if we have any questions we will

ask the internet or our peers."    

Age 30-40 
 My new identity is "parent", we have little time to talk, even to

each other."

Age 40-50 
"I need wisdom, how did you do this?

Age 50-60 
"I have learned so much now, but few are interested."

Age 60-70 
"I am no longer defined by others' actions or opinions. My identity is in you Lord."

Age 70-80  
"They say; 'There's no fool like an old fool',  Lord, help me not to

become one now!"

Age 80-90
 " My influence is coming near the end.  Here I come  Lord, any day now."

Cure for insomnia and hot flashes? Its in your freezer

How can this common item in your freezer cure insomnia, constipation, and maybe even weight gain? Sounds like a cheap scam ad doesn't it?

After two years of trying to stay asleep through hot flashes with sleep aides, hormones, and fans, I finally tried wrapping a hand towel around a large flat container of frozen Blue Ice.
I place it on my chest the minute I start feeling hot. Immediately the flash is quelled and I feel my body coming back into equilibrium. My extremities stay under the covers now which allows me to get back to sleep. When I awake later, I am able to go back to sleep by simply repositioning the ice pack instead of drifting off only to wake up again and again due to more flashes.

 But, what about the other issues; insomnia, constipation, and even weight gain? Turns out the lack of sleep causes a lot of imbalance in our bodies. Fix the sleep and other problems start fixing themselves. I am more alert, ache less, and have fewer food cravings.

 I can hardly believe something so simple could be so effective with NO side effects. So far I have had three full nights of sleep using the ice pack. Give it a try if you have been suffering from night sweats or flashes, no side effects except your husband may complain about your "frigidness."