Society Has Come A Long Way

This morning I said, “Mother, you’ve got to watch the new show Mrs. America, on Hulu.  It’s about a woman in the 70’s who opposed the women’s libbers and Equal Rights.”

She said, “Oh I remember her. I wrote about her in my column at Northlake College.”

“Do you still have it?” I asked. 

She said, yes, and handed me all her articles from the early eighties.

I’m very fortunate to have two parents who are highly creative, talented and successful in their own right.

I remember back in my early 30’s, as I started to face myself once again, I was walking around my pool contemplating and reflecting on my life up to that point.

I remember thinking:  I’ve made a lot of mistakes along the way, and what I’ve learned is that my parents are mortal human beings, not immortal, who have been where I’m at right now. 

I was assessing my life choices, reflecting on my mistakes, how to make them right, what successes my parents shared, where I want to grow next,  what tools and resources did my parents need to assist them as they continued to travel down their personal growth journey. And, they were doing this all  with four kids!

I had a husband and two dogs. 

That’s when I had a newfound respect for them as my parents.

If it weren’t for my Dad, I probably never would have had a career in radio. One of his strengths was always giving people an opportunity to get into the radio business.  In fact, if my memory serves me, I believe he was one of first in the Los Angeles area to hire a woman for a sales position. I’m Grateful to my dad and many others for helping me shape my career in the radio and advertising industry. 

I wouldn’t have my MacGyver instincts and passion for writing if it weren’t for my Mom.

In 2016, my friend Gale and I went to Big Bear Lake.  The cabin we rented didn’t have screens on the windows, and I was a little surprised by this.  I thought, hmm, how can you have a cabin without screens on the windows. 

So I looked at her and said, “let’s go buy some screen.”  So we went down to Ace Hardware and bought some screen, stick pins, and scissors.

We came back, made my version of screens, hung them over the windows with stick pins and we were able to enjoy  FRESH mountain air and feel the  breeze throughout our stay at the cabin.

Gale, looked at me and said, “How did you know or come up with that?”

I thought to myself, that’s what I know how to do. That’s what we did when we were young.  My Mom was always finding ways to make things work.

So, if you’re so inclined, check out Mrs. America on Hulu.

As a society, we’ve come a LONG way.

What’s your personal growth journey look like? What tools and resources did you use along the way?  Where do you want to go and grow next? Its 2020, let’s do this!