One Green Street is ALIVE in Me!
One Gr
een Street is much more than just a retail store, a brick & mortar space. One Green Street is in every fiber, cell, and joint of my body! I live and breathe One Green Street 24/7. It is who I am now, few people find their purpose in life and I have found mine. A business with meaning…..name three retail stores whose mission is based on helping people, healing people and changing the world one person at a time. I want to do maximum good in the world and One Green Street is my vehicle. I believe we are all here for a reason, and we all have the seed of potential. Many people take their gifts and talents with them to the grave, not me! Oprah Winfrey says “I Don’t Believe in Failure” and I agree, it simply is NOT an option! So follow me down One Green Street as my path unfolds, lives are changed and the world becomes a better place. There is plenty of room on this street for you to walk beside me, so let’s do it….together.
A Childhood Audit
A Childhood Audit
I heard the term “Childhood Audit” while listening to the great Jim Rohn and it struck a cord with me. I am a longtime student of personal development which has allowed me to accept the success that I have today and will help me to enjoy future successes as well. I would say that I live with a prosperity mindset. Others are not so lucky…. I grew up in a family that lived with a scarcity mindset, we had alot of love and laughter but also alot of struggles. Dad was a drinker and a cheater, a blue collar worker that was satisfied with the status quo while Mom was a loyal, hardworking stay at home mom with frugal ways and a lack of confidence in herself, also satisfied with the status quo. When they eventually divorced things truly did get scarce, only allowed a half a glass of milk, generic gifts arriving on our doorstep at Xmas (donations from strangers) could have had me accepting the scarcity mindset of my parents as well as acceptance of the status quo. However, that would not be the case!
When I look back now and perform a childhood audit, I realize that it was the conversation I had with myself that set a path for me very different from my parents. I would tell myself when the yelling got far too loud for my little ears that I didn’t like the way it sounded or the way it made me feel, vowing to never be with a man that made me feel this way. When boys tried to push me further than I was ready to go, I would say “NO” telling myself that I am worth more than just a “freebie” moment in the dark. How did I know that I was meant to be so much more and to do great things in the world? I am not sure but I do know that I have been married to a wonderful man, nothing like my father for almost 25 years! I have told both of my grown children since they were very small that they are beautiful and instead of always telling them ” I am proud of you!” I asked them the question “Aren’t you proud of yourself?” I still talk to myself and sometimes even say aloud “Sherry Eichberger, you are Badass!”
In summary, no matter what kind of childhood you may have had, do an audit, then start telling yourself how awesome you are, that you are special and meant to do great things with your life! You have greatness within you! Don’t look for outside approval, at the end of the day you only have yourself and are responsible for every choice you make and don’t make. Your best thinking has got you where you are today, so to grow past this point you must grow your mind and continue to work on yourself so that you will be able to accept all the prosperity coming your way. If you do not do this you will self sabbotage and end up back where you started often with a scarcity mindset! What are you saying to yourself?
Love and Joy, Sherry
Oh Those Lips of Yours…..
When I think of all the things we do with our lips it amazes me that people don’t take better care of them. We kiss, lick, talk, eat, drink, smack, pout, smile and so much more, don’t they deserve to be pampered? Enter Intelligent Nutrients, USDA certified Lip Delivery Antioxidant Gloss! Imagine smooth Coconut, Carmel & Vanilla balanced with juicy Raspberry and sweet Agave, all food grade ingredients. IN does not mess around their team believes “Everything we put in and on our bodies must be nutritious and safe.” stating “We report to the planet.” Love it! This is a brand new line for IN and we are tickled to share it with our customers. Try the Lip Delivery Nutrition piece or indulge in the gloss in either Purple Maze or Clear Frosting. Pucker Up, Look Sexy and be Sustainable! Visit our gloss station and your lips will never be the same!
Bamboo Towels Make You Feel Like Royalty!
Nandina Towels are created through a unique process of spinning bamboo and organic cotton together to produce a product that is hypoallergenic and naturally mold and mildew resistant. They have the luster of silk and the feel of cashmere, but they are inherently strong and durable and will stand the test of time!
Please enjoy this Q & A with guest blogger David Eichberger
OGS: David, I heard you recently purchased a set of Nandina towels, is that correct?
David: I certainly did, yes.
OGS: Can you tell me what the towels are made of?
David: Organic Cotton and Bamboo
OGS: What made you decide to purchase these towels?
David: The softness, the quick drying and no mildew
OGS: Have you used your Nandina towels yet?
David: I have
David: They are much lighter, fluffier, they dry me off faster and very absorbent
OGS: How do you feel when you use a Nandina towel? What do you like best about them?
David: Yes. Absolutely, I want to get rid of all my towels and use only Nandina towels
Thank you David for taking the time to tell us about Nandina, FutureFibers!
Lunatic Fringe
I just received my Restoration Hardware dream catalog and on the very first page is a letter from Gary Friedman, Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer. I don’t usually read these letters, just want to get to the most fantastic furniture ever. I was captured by the title of his letter, “Every Movement has a Lunatic Fringe.” I would love to share excerpts from his letter because as a female entrepreneur and go-getter, believing that one person can make a difference, I really appreciate his thoughts and references. He speaks of one of our greatest presidents Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt and quotes a proclamation from his famous speech in 1910 at the Sorbonne in Paris. He says,
”It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who at his worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never by with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat”
Gary reflects that “He lived in the moment with a disdain for the status quo, an eye toward the future, fighting for his beliefs of a better tomorrow for all.”
Are you on the Lunatic Fringe? I will be pleased to meet you there, fore that is where I reside and plan to stay forever!
Sherry
Why did the fox cross the road?
Here’s to the Crazy Ones…….
Safe Cosmetics Act 2011
My passion…safe, non-toxic personal care products for all! If other countries have banned 1,100 unsafe chemicals from their personal care products and the USA has only banned 8 we have a real problem.
The Safe Cosmetics Act 2011 was introduced by Representative Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill this past June 2011, which would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to ensure that personal care products such as shampoo and cosmetics are free of harmful ingredients.
The bill will do three important things:
1. Phase out ingredients linked to cancer, birth defects and developmental harm.
2. Require cosmetic companies to tell us everything that’s in their products.
3. Set up a system to review the safety of cosmetic ingredients to ensure all cosmetics are safe for long and short term use.
Everyday cosmetic products including deodorants, colognes, lotions and even baby shampoo contain chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, learning disabilities and other health problems that are epidemic in our society.
Americans use an average of 10 personal care products each day, resulting in exposure to more than 126 unique chemicals. Toxic exposures from personal care products add to our daily dose of hazardous chemicals from air, water, food and other consumer products, and cosmetics chemicals have been found in our bodies, breast milk and even the umbilical cord blood of newborn babies.
SUPPORT THE SAFE COSMETICS ACT 2011 NOW! For much more information go to http://www.safecosmetics.org/ make your voice heard…for yourself, your loved ones… and future generations to come!http://www.safecosmetics.org/section.php?id=74
SKINCANDO Combat Balm changing lives!
Rosacea, Eczema, Sand Flea bits, mosquito bites, burns, scratches, gun shot wounds all scream for Skincando’s Combat Ready Balm. Battlefield tested in 400 degree temps. in the deserts of the world, Combat Balm is the non-toxic Neosporin x 10 and gaining fans all over Houston and beyond. When I first met Skincando creator Sara Damelio on a visit to OGS last year she told me very directly without blinking an eye that “everybody needs this product!” While she was in the store that day a beautiful, young OGS customer strolled in and heard Sara talking about her product and it’s benefits. I left them talking about the customers battle with Rosacea, years of steroids, Dermatologist visits (and fees) while gaining not so great results. Sara told her to rub Combat Balm all over her face every day and see what happens. Weeks later that customer came by, walked over to the Combat Balm, then directly to the counter ready to make her purchase. I thought she really knows what she wants, then she said, “remember me? I have been using the Combat Balm regularly on my face and my Rosacea is almost gone! This product changed my life!” That my friends is just the first of many testimonials I have regarding this life changing product. Kate, a customer and mother of triplets has this to say about treating 2 out of her 3 with Eczema using Combat Balm. “After 3 years of a multitude of attempts and countless visits to the doctors we have found a natural product that performs as well as a steroid. Sherry at One Green Street introduced me to Combat Balm a bit more than a month ago. We apply it to my 2 children twice a day and their eczema is under control. They are comfortable and healthier as a result. We are so thankful!” My family uses Combat Balm for EVERYTHING! Whenever someone gets a bite, scratch, rash, acne, you name it one of us calls out “Where is the Combat Balm” or “Mom, can you put some Combat Balm on the sunburn on my back?” Throw away your after sun care, Neosporin and all other petroleum based, toxic products and give this product a whirl, you will be hooked forever! Our soldiers in Afghanistan can’t get enough of this miracle balm, it’s a fighter just like them!
**Exciting footnote- We just received our 8 oz jars of Combat Balm for all our fans, we also sell Combat Ready Soap, Lip balm, and the NEW Combat Balm for kids and babies!
Bombing Can Be A Good Thing!
I mean Seed Bombing of course….gosh, what were you thinking? I am a peaceful person! We recently bought a Seed Bomb vending machine from a company called GreenAid. It is a repurposed gumball machine that holds 350 seed bombs, each made of clay, compost and approx. 500 native Texas wildflower seeds. Just deposit 50 cents into our vending machine and you will instantly be the owner of (1) seed bomb! Fling it, sling it, throw it, plant it, and watch the beautification happen. You might be wondering which native Texas seeds are hand rolled into this unique bomb? Everything from Blue Sage to Purple Prairie Clover and Showy Evening Primrose. You must come by and get yourself a seed bomb or two…once you are driving around Houston with seed bomb in hand you will be surprized how many grey spaces you will notice…medians, sidewalk cracks, vacant lots….Just do it, and feel good about bombing for once!
