Ava Youngblood is my new idol. We met at the welcome dinner for the summit delegate at the Pompidou Centre. We both had blue invitation so we found ourselves at the same table with blue napkins. She was wearing aqua blue which complemented her radiant smile.
I also liked her hair. I wish I could cut my hair that short without people thinking that I came from chemo or I am allergic to my shampoo. It also helps that she lives in Chicago, Illinois, or in the USA in general where people let people be. Me sporting that hair, in the Philippines? I would become an instant celebrity because we are mga inosenteng kwasong.
All of us at that table were mesmerized by her wit and insights about life that are so applicable in our present life. She sounds like a pastor. Her outside beauty matches her good outlook in life. She seems perfect. She watches her diet, active in sports, her body is well toned. She’s educated, smart, intelligent. She’s always smiling and she exudes an inner glow and contentment. She’s successful in her career and personal life. Her aura of success and confidence radiate from her eyes, smile, words, and rubs off on people in a very positive way.
One would learn a lot from her by just listening to her anecdotes about life.
She said she’s 56 but in person she looked younger than 50. She’s older than yours truly but her energy and enthusiasm about life are overpowering. I was seated beside her and I felt like an Iphone 2 with an obsolete battery charger.
While she’s so positive about life and loving herself, ako naman eh parang lantang katutay, hay, antok na ako. One could feel her zest!
She said the number one cause of aging is STRESS. Of course. Her example of stress:
You met a guy, and after 6 months of emails, facebook, texts, etc. You agreed that it’s time to meet. You set a date and time, 8:00 pm. You arrived few minutes before 8. 8:30 pm, 9:00, 10 pm he hasn’t showed up. Stress is over analyzing why was he not there yet? What happened to him, baka he was ran over, baka he’s married pala, baka he’s no longer interested. NO STRESS attitude is forget about him. Do not care why he stood you up.
Ava also imparted some words of wisdom on relationships. One thing that stuck in our heads and consciousness is what she and her husband say to each other:
“Baby, I LOVE YOU. But I LOVE ME MORE”.
She said we have to love ourselves more than we love our husband.
Ava is a licensed Chemical Engineer and has an MBA from University of Chicago.
She has three children from her first husband and she said she has two bonus girls from her present (second) husband. The girls were daughters of her second husband from his previous marriage. Her current husband designs clothes for men and women.
