Hello my friends I have been enjoying the sites of "down Under" we had a wonderful trip to see family and friends and here is the famous Opera house on Sydney Harbor. Obviously I did not have a computer with me so did not blog. However you were not forgotten.
Have some fun with the family even if it is a pleasant afternoon. Nothing like laughter, friends and family to boost the immune system. Sad to say Australia has changed a lot in the last 4 years, I was so disappointed in many stores, as half the inventory re food and my favorite treats, was American. I thought I was in Target down the street and even the fancier stores have much the same items. It used to be uniquely Australian. Ah Global World..
The same problems there re the health, as here, in fact the public health system does not offer as much as we presently get. If you have private insurance the hospitals are nicer and you are looked after better. We shall see what happens here.
While I was away one of my MM friends, In Australia, passed on. I was so sad she fought this disease for 10 years and that is 6 years longer than most.
I looked at the aboriginal art and thought about the way they lived. Yes they were primitive, but they relied on the land, the forest and the animals to heal them and show them the way. They have suffered the fate of the American Indians, culture almost gone, and alcohol has taken its place. So when we talk health there are so many elements of our lives that need attention.
Nurturing, having friends, support, medicine, and all the natural healing one can get. I also found the food to be less imbued with chemicals (Except those American Brands). I try not to eat much sugar (practice what I preach) but they had the best fresh fruit and made the most delicious fruit drinks. I have had similar in Hawaii but these were awesome, Fresh pineapple, Fresh mango juice, Fresh Passion fruit all in one delicious drink, and in the tropics (where we were, it was so refreshing) I wanted to bring it all back. Beaches stretching for miles hardly a soul, a family chopping the top of coconuts to give you a refreshing drink. I hope also may receive some of this joy in a small way, while trying to overcome your illness or preventing it. Take care all!!!
I think we could learn a lot from studying the American Indian way of life. I think we made two or three big mistakes after World War Two. We were over enamored with the personal automobile, hi-ways, and individual houses in the sprawling suburbs. President Ike was over excited about freeways from what he saw in Germany. Most of the transportation on our roads should be by rail. We should live in clusters and have public transportation. We don’t need the personnel car. If we lived in clusters we would socialize better to aid in helping the truly needy and reduce most of the negative behavior and crime.
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