Wholistic Woman
Embracing a whole life approach to wellness
As part of my goal to raise awareness about global poverty on this blog, I've decided to use this space to promote the 58: Global Impact Tour. Each month will feature a different country and issue. This month it's malaria. Did you know that mosquito bites can kill?
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about the Brave Woman movement and its goal to raise awareness about domestic violence. Today, I’m asking you to consider taking the Brave Woman Pledge.
Over the holidays, brave women were on my mind. I had the chance to spend time with my three sisters; all are beautiful moms, and I'm so proud of the way they have grown up. (I'm the oldest, so I'd like to think I had some influence ;-)
It’s started. The TV and radio and internet advertisements; emails telling me about all the money I could make by promoting Black Friday specials on my website; deal bloggers sharing strategies for planning your attack with the precision of an Army general. Yuck.
I love chocolate as much as the next person. Heck, probably MORE than the next person. But it troubles me to learn that so much of the chocolate we enjoy, and hand out to children at Halloween, is tainted with child labor.
