Thanksgiving 2009 passed like a blur. H1N1 found residence through a chink in my immune system armor, leaving me quarantined. My body felt more like a pharmacy than a temple of God. Blurred vision was a byproduct of the fever and the remedy. Having 108 hours out of nine days of bed rest, an inability to read printed text and ‘Home Alone’ in the monastery, left me living vicariously through the television.
While I was on vacation in late October 2009, my eldest brother introduced me to NCIS. Although not a TV enthusiast AND out of commission, I watched dozens of episodes. Myth-busters, Mega-Structures, How’d They Do That; the Military Channel, Discovery, and the Science Channel became the mainstay of attractions during my 108 of woken bed rest. The realization that I had watched too much TV occurred when I was capable of selecting buttons on the TV remote control—without looking. Then there were the commercials….
A troubling awareness broke into my reverie when a framed religious image on the wall began to move. Consequently, the state of my body and mind was not available for an authentic paranormal experience. This was the beginning of a deluge of random synapses that were mis-firing from a frying brain with a temperature of 103. Odd connections between otherwise unrelated ideas began to form. Dollar amounts of potential retail sales from the countless number of advertisements for Anti-Aging products being broadcast began adding up in my mind. Then the Google searches began. (Thank you iPhone!) According to a new report from market research firm Mintel, http://www.mintel.com/press-release/Antiaging-becomes-top-facial-skincare-seller-in-2008-reports-Mintel?id=324, sales of anti-aging skincare products rose to over $1.6 billion in 2008. Although statistics “speak to me”, the ability to correctly add numbers eludes me. However, it was easy to make the leap of faith in recognizing that our product Easeamine is an unprecedented skin care product. It actually does what we say it does. I began to ask the Lord, “How can I get 1% of the $1.6 billion pie?” When I discover this answer, and put it into effect, we will be able to create a school for inner city girls. I’m praying on this one…big time! This is one of our goals that needs to be fulfilled soon.
