Life goes through cycles. Fashion, food, and family adventure each seem to have a cycle with slight variations each time the cycle begins again.
I was in a mall in Panama City not too long ago and I noticed that all of the clothes were a scary reminder of Madonna as a material girl and Cyndi Lauper. Now of course there was a twist – the colors seem to be more vibrant than I remember, but the basic lines were way too familiar.
In food, we have had coffee, tea and now chocolate become the focus. I am blessed to live in a location where we have access to delicious coffee grown less than 100 miles from my home. We have organic chocolate grown and processed by hand by dear friends of ours just a short boat ride away. Chocolate has been a fascination of many different generations. Now it is being touted for its health benefits.
When I was a child the family adventure we took each summer included lots of time in the family car. Now families are taking an adventure vacation that may include a global getaway of some sort. Young children have passports. They learn to snorkel and go kayaking. I got to swim in a hotel pool in the middle of the United States. I think the kids now definitely have it better.
