Michael’s 12 Steps and Footprints In The Sand

I never knew anything about 12 Step programs until….a crisis fell upon my suburban “perfect” little family. The crisis is called “addiction”. My oldest child at 20 years old was in the hospital in a drug induced psychosis.

We had no idea what to do or where to turn. I talked to anyone I could for advice and found a friend in recovery from alcohol addiction. My friend, Michael told me that if I wanted to change anything I needed to get myself to a 12 Step program ASAP.



I am a middle child and an overachiever so I went in with a vengeance thinking the sooner I do this, the quicker my son would be “okay”. The first thing I learned was that the program was not about changing my son but about changing myself. At first I thought this concept was crazy but this crazy concept is what got me to a life brimming with peace and serenity.



It was not an overnight process and was filled with many bumps along the way but it was well worth the work to get where I am. For today, my son is clean from all substances for 4 plus years and I have my friend Michael to thank for guiding me to a place I never knew existed.

To show my gratitude to Michael for always being there for me I bought him a Golden Footprints In The Sand Prayer Ring from Rush Industries. I attached a note that said: “When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you. Michael, thank you for carrying me and showing me the miracle of the program. With much love and gratitude…..” Upon reading the card, he had tears in his eyes and said if it wasn’t for someone who carried him into program, he would never have been there to carry me.



The message of the 12th Step is to Pay It Forward. Thank you Higher Power and Michael for guiding me and always being there for me. I am ready, willing and able to Pay It Forward and guide someone in need into peace and serenity! - See more at: http://www.rushindustries.com/blog/#sthash.DqHacfqy.dpuf

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Kate Upton among faces of new Yurman campaign.

Kate Upton – David Yurman

New York–Model Kate Upton, who just graced back-to-back covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, is swapping out her string bikinis for David Yurman’s classic cable designs.

Upton is one of four women tapped by the designer for its fall 2013 advertising campaign, “Beauty in Contrast.”

The idea behind the campaign is to highlight how “diverse elements coexist in a delicate balance,” a theme chosen because of the diversity in Yurman’s designs, both his classic pieces and those from the fall 2013 collection.

The campaign features elegant and refined pieces along with more earthy and artisanal designs, new collections coupled with iconic favorites, and designs that are heavier alongside more minimal pieces.

To this end, the brand said it selected four very different women as the models for Beauty in Contrast.
Upton, who is blonde and blue-eyed and was raised in Florida, represents the all-American girl while Anais Mali, a French model whose mother is from Chad and whose father is Polish, has a global sophistication.
Source: NationalJeweler