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letterfrompublishercontact usPublisherMaureen CaryAdvertising RepresentativeAnnMarie Fiske401-603-3439AFiske@RINaturalAwakenings.comEditorBeth DavisAssistant EditorsS. Alison ChabonaisSharon BruckmanDesign & ProductionMarie SiegelStephen Gray-BlancettTo contact Natural AwakeningsRhode Island Edition:1800 Mineral Spring Avenue, # 195North Providence, RI 02904Phone: 401-709-2473Fax: 877-738-5816Email:Info@RINaturalAwakenings.comwww.RINaturalAwakenings.com© 201 2 by Natural Awakenings. All rights reserved.Although some parts of this publication may bereproduced and reprinted, we require that priorpermission be obtained in writing.Well you don’t get much more mid-summerthan this do you? As we head into August itwas just a month and a half ago that summerofficially started and a month and a half from now, autumnwill begin. It goes by faster and faster every year.Our garden is in full swing bringing us summer squash,zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and more.Our editorial theme this month is healthy eating for thefamily and there is no better time for it. The garden freshvegetables are so much better tasting than what youtypically buy in the store.Gratitude. Mindfulness. Appreciation. We hear so much about them, but whatdo they really mean? In a perfect analogy for taking time to smell the roses, a fewweeks ago I went blithely out my side door to look at the roses on my new rosebush. As my mind was preoccupied thinking about all I had to do I missed a stepand ended up in a heap on the ground, with a twisted ankle and a loss of skin onthe palm of my right hand. Talk about a call to slow down and smell the proverbialroses! From this nasty incident, I have had the opportunity to consider and experienceall of these. I am grateful that it was not worse; if I had not instinctively putmy hand out, it could have been my head. I am more mindful walking with myankle and cautious with my hand; the pain reminds me to be. And now that I amon the mend, I can appreciate being able to go back to my morning walks, andwash the dishes without a bandage on my hand. But it can be challenging to recognizethat things could have been worse, when we when we are in the moment.A couple of years ago I lost a dear friend and some of the sadness of that returneda few weeks ago when Bill lost a dear friend of his. It’s difficult to remember thatthe sadness you feel is all you. The person you lost is in a better place. Whetheryou believe in energy, reincarnation, God and heaven or even nothing at all, fromyour perspective that person has traveled to a place where they do not have thestruggles of human frailty. What we get to do as we go on without them, is againbe grateful for the time you spent with them, be mindful of your existing friendsand family so you never need to have regret, and appreciate how they enrichedyour life. Thank you Meg and Paul, for the time you spent with us.Be happy and healthy my friends and enjoy your summer.Natural Awakenings is a free publication distributedlocally and is supported by our advertisers. It isavailable in selected stores, health and educationcenters, healing centers, public libraries and whereverfree publications are generally seen. Please callto find a location near you or if you would like copiesplaced at your business.We do not necessarily endorse the views expressedin the articles and advertisements, nor are we responsiblefor the products and services advertised.We welcome your ideas, articles and feedback.Holy MoléMaureen Cary, PublisherSUBSCRIPTIONSSubscriptions are available by sending $25(for 12 issues) to the above address.Natural Awakeningsis printed on recyclednewsprint with soybasedink.Rick Hotton4 Rhode Island Edition RINaturalAwakenings.com