By Lisa Gal

How many times have you traveled to another country and thought, wow, these local artisans are so talented! I always feel good helping the women (and even children) in their little communities and villages by buying locally from them. I’ve traveled all over and brought back gifts and souvenirs from many countries, but there have been times when I wished I would have brought back more.  Global Goods Partners has taken it one step further by bringing the goods to you in the states from over 20 different countries. ThE bracelet is one of the products founders Catherine Lieber Shimony and Joan Shifrin import.  The purchase of 16 Bracelets = 1 year of education for rural Guatemalan girls with the resources they need to fulfill their dream of an education. Now the 2015 Emmy Nominees and guests of the Four Seasons Hotel can be part of the sustainable change by sporting their bracelets gifted to them in their Hollywood Swag Bags this award season. Educate. Empower. Change a life and shop now.

The saying: “Follow your Instinct” sounds simple, but it is actually quite challenging. When you see the same person three times in one day, run into your high school crush at the grocery store, or have a recurring dream about your best friend, FIND OUT WHY! Follow that instinct and launch yourself into the curiosity of where it might take you. There could be a reason our instinct is signaling something to us and following it could make all the difference or lead us to some kind of answer we’ve been looking for. Whether big or small in significance, sometimes our instincts can guide us to a message or wake up call that we are in need of at a certain point in our lives. Following our instincts is a part of our natural human drive! Don’t ignore it or quiet it down; try really listening to what your mind, body and soul are telling you and leap from there. You may find something you were really searching for….
XOXO