The 100 Days to Healthier Project Day 18

I know I leaped and skipped days. I have been working out. Jogging even. I feel stronger physically. Emotionally ....I just went through a challenging time. Part of the ceiling of my bed room caved in. I gathered buckets of water in pans and buckets...it was a night mare. I met the challenge I kept my cool. I did what needed to b done. today i broke down twice..sobbing like a little one.

I am surrounded by love and all is well.

I want to trust myself. Trust my choices.

100 Days to Healthier Project

Last February 2014, I started the 100 Days to Happier Project. I spent 100 Days focused on doing things that brought me a deeper feeling of joy, contentment….dare I say…. happiness.

With intention, I got up for the sunrise; I drew or wrote in my journal most days. I exercised with more of a regular routine. I also connected with my friends,built a sense of community within myself and in Rogers Park. I got quieter with meditation and daily prayer. I noticed by day 50 I did feel happier and by Day 80 I was saying, “Life is good.” Launching the 100 Days to Happier Project wasin response to anticipating the anniversary of my mother’s death February 18^th,2011 from ALS.

This year in honor of my mother’s love of fitness and well being, I am launching the 100 Days to Healthier Project. 

Starting tomorrow February 3rd.

I used to be fit. I used to be strong I used to be an athlete. I am tired of feeling tired, saying “used to be”.

I want to be able to say I am fit. I am strong. I am an athlete.

So for the next 100 days consciously and with intention, I will take good care of myself by:

Exercise daily- at least 30 minutes of vigorous movement

Drink Water(Hydrate) 8 cups a day

Eat  whole foods( more organic fruits andveggie)

Meditate/Praydaily.

I will document my progress with photos and a video Log.

I want to feel better and have more energy. This isn’t about getting skinny…it is about getting healthier. I can do this!!!

Reaching Out for Help

Hello Friends,

A lot has happened since my last post, practically a whole summer. I hope everyone is well out there and walking on your paths.

 There has been lots of violence, I know this isn't new,  There has been violence at the hands of people who are given the job to keep us safer. Cops what the hell?  I've been to protests where there are more cops then protesters looking like the military with their semi-automatic machine guns at the ready.

The shooting of young black men by cops make none of us feel safer. It speaks to a depression, a desperation and rage that a lot of us feel about the inequality in the country.  The people that have a roof over their heads and food in the fridge are being  quiet and may feel afraid to rock the boat. The recovery has not visited everybody….many people are still struggling. People of color……every color…..


We have some of the riches people in the world and yet many of our people are afraid and hungry…..

I want my last words to be I love you and I did something…..

I work with people as a psychotherapist who are: afraid,  angry and grieving. It is better to reach out for help and know that you aren't alone.

I can be reached in Rogers Park at Chicago Human Potential 7231 1/2 N. Sheridan Rd.
773-859-1276 or brownstonetherapeutics@gmail.com
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Changing Relationship with Money and Gasland Viewing

My friends are Awesome!!

This will be a great empowering workshop on building a better relationship with money I am going. Join me next Saturday

I wanted to let you all know about this workshop that's happening. My friend Gale has been presenting this around the country and internationally. — withGale West.

Our neighbor and friend Margaret Meiser is very much against fracking. She is hosting a showing of the documentary Gasland at the Lighthouse Tavern on Thursday June 26th, 2014 at 7 pm.

Eve Brownstone says "Fracking let's put an end to it. Water catches on fire".

7301 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL. 60626

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/692476087476508/

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I Am a Blogger

Hi everyone, I am getting back into blogging. I want to make a commitment to writing again. A little bit everyday. It fun to do for the Hundred Days to Happier Project. So here I go again. I am a blogger. A writer.....Yeah!!

Artists of the Wall 2014

MEDIA ALERT:

ARTISTS OF THE WALL FESTIVAL, JUNE 14 – 15, 2014

 Artists Galore, Great Music, and a Beach Dedication

WHAT:

The Artists of the Wall Festival is an annual celebration of community and creativity.  Coordinated by members  of the Loyola Park Advisory Council and staffed by a large cadre of volunteers, this festival brings neighbors of all ages together to paint the 600-foot long seawall at Loyola Park Beach in Rogers Park.  Each year there’s a new theme to provide inspiration as artists, young and old, create their masterpieces on one of 154 spaces that when combined create this new 5,000 square foot mural each year. This year’s theme is “Dreaming It Real.”


The festival began 21 years ago. Concerned residents (Katy Hogan, Richard Kaufman, Keith Lord, and Regina Robinson) wanted to deter crime and beautify the area by involving the police and community in painting the seawall. The effort has since become a celebration of Rogers Park - the city’s most diverse neighborhood - and its residents.  Proceeds of the festival go to support the many sponsored events of the Loyola Park Advisory Council and towards its scholarship fund.

In addition to the painting, this year’s Festival will also include:

·         The renaming of Pratt Beach to honor the late community Activist Tobey Prinz.  Prinz worked tirelessly to protect 13 beaches in Rogers Park and Edgewater from high-rise development. Her son, Fred Schein will speak during the

dedication.

·         A youth arts tent with hands on activities guided by Jessica Correa and Kristie Keenon of Mission Arts, Inc.

·         A Photo Show at this year's festival will showcase the talented photographers  of Rogers Park including a print of the late and now acclaimed Vivian Maier, which will be raffled off. Proceeds of the raffle will benefit the Loyola Park Advisory Council scholarship fund, which provides park program tuition assistance to children of families that normally could not afford to participate in the programs. The exhibit is coordinated by Eve Brownstone, Don Gordon, Andy MacDonald and Bill Morton.

·         An impressive and eclectic line-up of local musical talent on both Saturday and Sunday produced by Rogers Park musician Lucy Smith.

WHEN:

June 14 - June 15, 9:00 am to dusk. 

Each year the Artists of the Wall Festival is held on the Saturdayand Sunday of Father’s Day weekend. Throughout the years, parents, especially Dads, have come to paint with their children. 

WHERE:

Loyola Park, Farwell Avenue (6900 North) at the Lake

WHO :

MUSIC STAGE LINE-UP:

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

Noon - 1:00 pm      Handyman Steel Pan

1:30 - 2:30 pm        Sami Grisafe

2:30 - 3:00  pm       Tobey Prinz Beach Dedication

3:30 - 4:30 pm        Vanessa Davis Band

5:00 - 6:15 pm        Jerome Croswell’s Beyond Belief

SUNDAY, JUNE 15

Noon- 12:45pm       Roots of Rhythm Drum Ensemble (Family Matters)

1:15 - 2:00pm         UGOCHI

2:30 - 3:30pm         Leonum

4:00 - 5:15pm         The Pratt Cattz (featuring Robert “Baabe” Irving III and Ernie Adams)

So mark your calendars and come celebrate “Dreaming It Real,” this Father’s Day weekend Saturday, June 14^th and Sunday, June 15^th at the Artists of the Wall Festival in Rogers Park.  It’s a celebration of art, music and community. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

KEITH LORD, Founder Artist of the Wall Festivalkeith@lordcompanies.com

KATY HOGAN, Founder/Artist of the Wall Festivalkaty@heartlandcafe.com

BILL MORTON (773) 850-0029; Publicist- Bill Morton Promotions
BillMortonPromotions@gmail.com

Day 54

There is a quietness about the day.  Quietness within me. It started out with sunshine and the lapping of the waves of Lake Michigan. The Lake is free of ice mountains.... people are shedding layers and smiling more..including me. Having coffee with my Wednesday morning coffee clutch..sharing ideas, laughter and stories with my friends make my day.  Laughter is great medicine.