I will say time and time again, how I am not always the greatest at putting my thoughts into words, so I found the saying "the world is a better place with you in it" when I was looking up something to write in a birthday card.. (hehe).. but the words carry so much meaning.  Listen as I talk about what it means to me and how to remind people around you that they matter.

Also, I talk about how I had received some amazing gifts and surprises this past Christmas - Thank you to who ever the anonymous gifts were from and thank you to my sweet friend for gifting me the nice Advent Basket- the world is a better place with you in it. I can't wait to pay it forward next year. 

Feeling blessed to live in a small town - I have so many people looking out for me! I have been struggling with non-stop issues with my car. As a single mom with two young kids, I have a tight budget, so... when people offer help - you bet I take it! I was recording while driving to the garage/shop to get it looked at, and some guy did one of my biggest annoyances that drivers do- don't mind my mini-road-rage-vulgar-vent! :)

So blessed- attitude of gratitude is powerful shit!

I have a talk in the kitchen with my daughter as I make ground meat for her lunch: "taco" [the American way hehe] -- I get distracted (AS ALWAYS) --- Amelia (my 5 year old) and I talk about why we eat animals, I talk about "GAME CHANGERS"....dive into my beliefs on why it is okay to eat animals and how I am FAR from an extreme Vegan/Vegetarian....Also, I talk about our "Trip" to some farms (for a play date) and as I say "we 'looked' at cows.

* PSA: This is a RAW, unscripted recording., I realized I said something that didn't make sense, so to correct myself:

What I said: "skipping the animal and going to the protein source" - I meant, "skipping the middle man (the animal) and consuming vegetation and converting it to protein for our body"

What I said: “I’m competing to compete in a competition” – I meant “ I am training to compete in a competition”

Hopefully as I do this more, I will be more impeccable with my words when I go unscripted!

p.s. DON’T judge me: I am not ignorant… I am aware of the terms:

# Veganism is the belief in the impossible, a quest in perhaps many of man’s follies to pursue a life free of suffering. It is the belief in autonomy, minimizing our forceful dependency on creatures with blood and brain. It is the belief in equality of humans, and minimizing the expenditures of haves versus have nots.

# Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from      the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any      other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animal      slaughter. Vegetarianism may be adopted for various reasons. Many      people object to eating meat out of respect for sentient life.