Waiting for Superman

     Up in the sky, look:  It's a bird.  It's a plane.  It's Superman.
     Faster than a speeding bullet,
     more powerful than a locomotive,
     able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

     When I was a kid, Superman was one of my heroes.  Have you watched the excellent documentary:  "Waiting for Superman"?  It is about our failing school system and a small group of educators who are taking it on themselves to successfully create change.  They quit waiting for superman because he never came.  The current system defends the status quo over educational excellence.  America, once a world leader in education, is lagging far behind.  This documentary is well worth your time.
     I feel that the health of America is failing as rapidly as its education.  Western Medicine focuses on disease management, not wellness.  It has a vested interest in the status quo.
     Superman is not coming to rescue our health, either, folks.  We can wait no longer.  As a nation we must take back personal responsibility for our health rather than turning it over to others.  Wellness is a revolution whose time has come.
     This will have to be a grass-roots revolution.  Start with yourself.  Do your due diligence.  Read the research available. Then get angry and do something....anything.  Determine the kryptonite in your own life (mine is exercise) and start there.  Make informed changes. 
     Gradually, this will spread person-by-person to your family, friends, co-workers.  The status quo is not set in stone.  It is malleable.  Our health is malleable.  It is never too late to start.
     As you can tell, I have been thinking about this a lot lately, so I have started with me.  My husband agrees, so now we are starting with us.  How about you?  Who, or what, are you still waiting for?  Superman isn't coming.  You must become the hero of your own life and take responsibility for your own health.  Do one small thing today.
     Let's get this wellness revolution rolling.


"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that, then I realized I was somebody."     Lily Tomlin

"Status quo, you know, that is Latin for "the mess we're in.""     Ronald Reagan