(NaturalNews) Fear, pain, poison, and "pre-emptive" surgery characterize mainstream medicine's philosophy of breast cancer awareness. The cancer industry's attitude toward breast health is rooted in harrowing more than healing, its motives based in profit rather than prevention.
Dangerous Diagnostic Procedures
Although many thoroughly indoctrinated scientists would have you believe that measures such as self-exams, mammograms and in some cases even pre-emptive breast removal are wise precautions, there are dissenting voices even within the medical community. The Cancer Prevention Coalition founded by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., states "Mammography screening is a profit-driven technology posing risks compounded by unreliability." (http://www.preventcancer.com/patien...)
The same article notes that routine mammograms can result in "significant, cumulative" radiation risks as well as the risk of cancer from breast compression. Mammograms readings, the Coalition notes, are often inaccurate, and increased mammograms in recent years have failed to reduce rates of breast cancer mortality.
Negative consequences of self-exams
Self-administered breast exams are equally unreliable and can also result in unnecessary treatment. A 2003 Danish study found that regular self-exams increased the risk of unneeded medical procedures. The Danish researchers found no difference in cancer mortality rates between those who performed self-exams and those who did not. Women's health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup points out that, as currently taught, breast self-exams tend to encourage a "search and destroy" attitude. Northrup encourages women to avoid this approach: "Examining your breasts in a spirit of fear simply increases the fear and is the opposite of what you need to create healthy breast tissue." (http://www.drnorthrup.com/womenshea...)
Cancer drug that can cause cancer
Women who have been identified as high risk of breast cancer may be prescribed the drug Tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor-modulating (SERM) drug. Side-effects of Tamoxifen include strokes, blood clots and uterine cancer. Tamoxifen is designed to prevent estrogen receptor-positive tumors. However, women who taken Tamoxifen but still develop breast cancer are more likely to have estrogen receptor-negative tumors, which have a worse prognosis. A 2006 study involving researchers from UC Davis, UCSF, the University of Pittsburgh and McMaster University in Ontario, Canada concluded that Tamoxifen does not increase life expectancy for women at high risk for breast cancer.
A closer look at genes and surgery
Increasingly, the mainstream cancer industry has been urging women considered at extremely high risk because they carry abnormal breast cancer genes one (BRCA1) or two (BRC2) to undergo pre-emptive mastectomies. The fear-mongering literature on this topic is designed to make women believe their only choices are surgery or death. However, only five to ten percent of all new breast cancers occur among women who carry these genes. A research project at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center assessed breast cancer risk factors among 2,000 women from different countries. The study found that the mutated genes were only one risk factor among many, and that diet and lifestyle choices also determined the likelihood of breast cancer occurrence.
Profit-driven prevention campaigns
Much of what seems to be health education is actually public relations and advertising. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is sponsored by AstraZeneca, the company who produces the cancer drug Tamoxifen. All broadcast and print media campaigns for this so-called health education effort are paid for by AstraZeneca. Diet and lifestyle changes which can prevent cancer are given less space in media campaigns compared with ads urging women to receive mammograms.
Allopathic medicine tends to emphasize extreme heroic measures -- which is exactly what you need if you are a gunshot victim or have been in a car accident. However, the concept of wellness, of promoting and maintaining health through everyday measures such as dietary choices has not yet been integrated into the medical education. Since the medical profession has strong financial ties to the medical devices and pharmaceutical industries, this state of affairs is likely to continue.
Other styles of healing, ironically referred to as "alternative" although most of them have a longer history than western medicine, take the approach of protecting and sustaining wellness, rather than waiting for a crisis to occur. In part 2 of this report, we will look at research on therapies which offer more hope for preserving breast health.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034326_breast_cancer_prevention_alternatives.html#ixzz1fiteovHV
Monday, 5 December 2011
(NaturalNews) Fear, pain, poison, and "pre-emptive" surgery characterize mainstream medicine's philosophy of breast cancer awareness. The cancer industry's attitude toward breast health is rooted in harrowing more than healing, its motives based in profit rather than prevention.
Dangerous Diagnostic Procedures
Although many thoroughly indoctrinated scientists would have you believe that measures such as self-exams, mammograms and in some cases even pre-emptive breast removal are wise precautions, there are dissenting voices even within the medical community. The Cancer Prevention Coalition founded by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., states "Mammography screening is a profit-driven technology posing risks compounded by unreliability." (http://www.preventcancer.com/patien...)
The same article notes that routine mammograms can result in "significant, cumulative" radiation risks as well as the risk of cancer from breast compression. Mammograms readings, the Coalition notes, are often inaccurate, and increased mammograms in recent years have failed to reduce rates of breast cancer mortality.
Negative consequences of self-exams
Self-administered breast exams are equally unreliable and can also result in unnecessary treatment. A 2003 Danish study found that regular self-exams increased the risk of unneeded medical procedures. The Danish researchers found no difference in cancer mortality rates between those who performed self-exams and those who did not. Women's health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup points out that, as currently taught, breast self-exams tend to encourage a "search and destroy" attitude. Northrup encourages women to avoid this approach: "Examining your breasts in a spirit of fear simply increases the fear and is the opposite of what you need to create healthy breast tissue." (http://www.drnorthrup.com/womenshea...)
Cancer drug that can cause cancer
Women who have been identified as high risk of breast cancer may be prescribed the drug Tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor-modulating (SERM) drug. Side-effects of Tamoxifen include strokes, blood clots and uterine cancer. Tamoxifen is designed to prevent estrogen receptor-positive tumors. However, women who taken Tamoxifen but still develop breast cancer are more likely to have estrogen receptor-negative tumors, which have a worse prognosis. A 2006 study involving researchers from UC Davis, UCSF, the University of Pittsburgh and McMaster University in Ontario, Canada concluded that Tamoxifen does not increase life expectancy for women at high risk for breast cancer.
A closer look at genes and surgery
Increasingly, the mainstream cancer industry has been urging women considered at extremely high risk because they carry abnormal breast cancer genes one (BRCA1) or two (BRC2) to undergo pre-emptive mastectomies. The fear-mongering literature on this topic is designed to make women believe their only choices are surgery or death. However, only five to ten percent of all new breast cancers occur among women who carry these genes. A research project at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center assessed breast cancer risk factors among 2,000 women from different countries. The study found that the mutated genes were only one risk factor among many, and that diet and lifestyle choices also determined the likelihood of breast cancer occurrence.
Profit-driven prevention campaigns
Much of what seems to be health education is actually public relations and advertising. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is sponsored by AstraZeneca, the company who produces the cancer drug Tamoxifen. All broadcast and print media campaigns for this so-called health education effort are paid for by AstraZeneca. Diet and lifestyle changes which can prevent cancer are given less space in media campaigns compared with ads urging women to receive mammograms.
Allopathic medicine tends to emphasize extreme heroic measures -- which is exactly what you need if you are a gunshot victim or have been in a car accident. However, the concept of wellness, of promoting and maintaining health through everyday measures such as dietary choices has not yet been integrated into the medical education. Since the medical profession has strong financial ties to the medical devices and pharmaceutical industries, this state of affairs is likely to continue.
Other styles of healing, ironically referred to as "alternative" although most of them have a longer history than western medicine, take the approach of protecting and sustaining wellness, rather than waiting for a crisis to occur. In part 2 of this report, we will look at research on therapies which offer more hope for preserving breast health.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034326_breast_cancer_prevention_alternatives.html#ixzz1fiteovHV
Dangerous Diagnostic Procedures
Although many thoroughly indoctrinated scientists would have you believe that measures such as self-exams, mammograms and in some cases even pre-emptive breast removal are wise precautions, there are dissenting voices even within the medical community. The Cancer Prevention Coalition founded by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., states "Mammography screening is a profit-driven technology posing risks compounded by unreliability." (http://www.preventcancer.com/patien...)
The same article notes that routine mammograms can result in "significant, cumulative" radiation risks as well as the risk of cancer from breast compression. Mammograms readings, the Coalition notes, are often inaccurate, and increased mammograms in recent years have failed to reduce rates of breast cancer mortality.
Negative consequences of self-exams
Self-administered breast exams are equally unreliable and can also result in unnecessary treatment. A 2003 Danish study found that regular self-exams increased the risk of unneeded medical procedures. The Danish researchers found no difference in cancer mortality rates between those who performed self-exams and those who did not. Women's health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup points out that, as currently taught, breast self-exams tend to encourage a "search and destroy" attitude. Northrup encourages women to avoid this approach: "Examining your breasts in a spirit of fear simply increases the fear and is the opposite of what you need to create healthy breast tissue." (http://www.drnorthrup.com/womenshea...)
Cancer drug that can cause cancer
Women who have been identified as high risk of breast cancer may be prescribed the drug Tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor-modulating (SERM) drug. Side-effects of Tamoxifen include strokes, blood clots and uterine cancer. Tamoxifen is designed to prevent estrogen receptor-positive tumors. However, women who taken Tamoxifen but still develop breast cancer are more likely to have estrogen receptor-negative tumors, which have a worse prognosis. A 2006 study involving researchers from UC Davis, UCSF, the University of Pittsburgh and McMaster University in Ontario, Canada concluded that Tamoxifen does not increase life expectancy for women at high risk for breast cancer.
A closer look at genes and surgery
Increasingly, the mainstream cancer industry has been urging women considered at extremely high risk because they carry abnormal breast cancer genes one (BRCA1) or two (BRC2) to undergo pre-emptive mastectomies. The fear-mongering literature on this topic is designed to make women believe their only choices are surgery or death. However, only five to ten percent of all new breast cancers occur among women who carry these genes. A research project at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center assessed breast cancer risk factors among 2,000 women from different countries. The study found that the mutated genes were only one risk factor among many, and that diet and lifestyle choices also determined the likelihood of breast cancer occurrence.
Profit-driven prevention campaigns
Much of what seems to be health education is actually public relations and advertising. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is sponsored by AstraZeneca, the company who produces the cancer drug Tamoxifen. All broadcast and print media campaigns for this so-called health education effort are paid for by AstraZeneca. Diet and lifestyle changes which can prevent cancer are given less space in media campaigns compared with ads urging women to receive mammograms.
Allopathic medicine tends to emphasize extreme heroic measures -- which is exactly what you need if you are a gunshot victim or have been in a car accident. However, the concept of wellness, of promoting and maintaining health through everyday measures such as dietary choices has not yet been integrated into the medical education. Since the medical profession has strong financial ties to the medical devices and pharmaceutical industries, this state of affairs is likely to continue.
Other styles of healing, ironically referred to as "alternative" although most of them have a longer history than western medicine, take the approach of protecting and sustaining wellness, rather than waiting for a crisis to occur. In part 2 of this report, we will look at research on therapies which offer more hope for preserving breast health.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034326_breast_cancer_prevention_alternatives.html#ixzz1fiteovHV
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Mauiwaui
Ok. So for the next few weeks, I'm living on the gorgeous island of Maui, Hawaii. I've been here since late October, and I will be here until December 19th. Paradise! It's "winter" here so it's slightly cooler than when I was here in April, but it's still flip-flops and sundresses weather, so I'm happy.
There's no way I could ever stay this length of time if it weren't for my gracious hosts putting me up (or is that putting up with me? lol) I am over here jamming (I sing) with an excellent, original rock & blues band, and I'm staying in the other vocalist's home, along with the bass player. We get together a couple times per week and jam anywhere from 4-6 hours, and the time flies. These songs are so beautiful and fun and rockin'!
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| this is at the home studio where the band rehearses ... pure heaven |
These are some good people! One of the band members, the drummer, is a clean-livin', smoothie-swillin', mostly-raw foodist, so we have much to discuss and really enjoy hanging out. I feel I can learn a lot from this guy, as he is very spiritual and has had some big life experiences to draw from. He is married to a beautiful woman who had me at Hello. You know when you just click? Both these people do that for me. Anyway, he took me to Mana Foods in Paia on Friday, and said he'll take me again, as he goes a couple times a week. Mana Foods is a health food paradise. I couldn't wait to return to it ever since I discovered it back in April. Paia in general is a wonderful hippy town, I just love spending time there.
I'm having a lot of fun hookin' up another band member, the singer/guitarist, with raw foods. He has been a surfer and all around athlete all his life and has dipped into a bit of a 'convenience foods' habit and wants to tune it all up again, so he's feeling ready for a change. I told him I'd help in any way I can, so the other day, I picked up a food processor at the Maui Costco (who knew?) I went 'home' and made the raw vegan brownies (of course.) Well, I wish I had recorded his reaction upon tasting them, it was over the top positive; he was so cute! I am so happy to report that on the strength of those brownies, he is SOLD on raw and want to try more. :)
So today, I went to Napili Market (and paid way too much) for ingredients to make a strawberry swirl shortcake and yep...another pan of dem brownies. (There was much dismay upon discovering we ate them all!)
I also picked up the ingredients for zugetti with marinara. This was after much consideration, as I was going through all the recipes on this blog and wanted whatever I made to grab him like the brownies did. Ok, well, maybe nothing else quite has that grip, lol, but something really tasty and really simple. Simple is good right now, cuz all I'm working with here is a food processor, and when I told him I could make him a meal using only that, he was so surprised and couldn't wait. So I had this feeling that it'd better be good. First I thought dips like eggless egg salad and hummous...but didn't have dehydrated crackers, and Napili Market didn't have Ezekiel tortillas (always my next best). So I settled on the marinara.
I used a vegetable peeler to peel two large zucchinis and I plated the noodles onto a bed of spinach, and topped it with marinara. I sliced avocado as garnish and WALLA! Dinner!
I should have learned from his reaction to the brownies, to record any forthcoming reaction, because man, this dude is so satisfying to uncook for!! He's soooo excited and turned on by this way of eating! The marinara, and his reaction, did not disappoint!! :) I didn't get a photo of the dinner, and gawd knows you've all seen the brownies, so here is the Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake...which looks completely different than when I first tried it. I really have to look closely at this recipe, and re-read it a lot to understand where it's taking me, and I think last time, I skimmed it instead, 'cuz I ended up putting the topping in the filling, lol. See how different it looked? (Same great taste, though! Haha!) It's the second photo down once the link takes you to the Desserts page.
He's eating some of this as I type this. The bass player can't get enough of these AND the brownies. Everybody's rawkin' and ravin' around here; it is WONDERFUL to be turnin' these guys onto this lifestyle. It's so good for me, too, as I find it inspiring for myself, as well.
PS: Check out this mutant avocado that was on the dining table today!!!
Yay,
xo
Rawkin'
I should have learned from his reaction to the brownies, to record any forthcoming reaction, because man, this dude is so satisfying to uncook for!! He's soooo excited and turned on by this way of eating! The marinara, and his reaction, did not disappoint!! :) I didn't get a photo of the dinner, and gawd knows you've all seen the brownies, so here is the Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake...which looks completely different than when I first tried it. I really have to look closely at this recipe, and re-read it a lot to understand where it's taking me, and I think last time, I skimmed it instead, 'cuz I ended up putting the topping in the filling, lol. See how different it looked? (Same great taste, though! Haha!) It's the second photo down once the link takes you to the Desserts page.
He's eating some of this as I type this. The bass player can't get enough of these AND the brownies. Everybody's rawkin' and ravin' around here; it is WONDERFUL to be turnin' these guys onto this lifestyle. It's so good for me, too, as I find it inspiring for myself, as well.
PS: Check out this mutant avocado that was on the dining table today!!!
xo
Rawkin'
Mauiwaui
Ok. So for the next few weeks, I'm living on the gorgeous island of Maui, Hawaii. I've been here since late October, and I will be here until December 19th. Paradise! It's "winter" here so it's slightly cooler than when I was here in April, but it's still flip-flops and sundresses weather, so I'm happy.
There's no way I could ever stay this length of time if it weren't for my gracious hosts putting me up (or is that putting up with me? lol) I am over here jamming (I sing) with an excellent, original rock & blues band, and I'm staying in the other vocalist's home, along with the bass player. We get together a couple times per week and jam anywhere from 4-6 hours, and the time flies. These songs are so beautiful and fun and rockin'!
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| this is at the home studio where the band rehearses ... pure heaven |
These are some good people! One of the band members, the drummer, is a clean-livin', smoothie-swillin', mostly-raw foodist, so we have much to discuss and really enjoy hanging out. I feel I can learn a lot from this guy, as he is very spiritual and has had some big life experiences to draw from. He is married to a beautiful woman who had me at Hello. You know when you just click? Both these people do that for me. Anyway, he took me to Mana Foods in Paia on Friday, and said he'll take me again, as he goes a couple times a week. Mana Foods is a health food paradise. I couldn't wait to return to it ever since I discovered it back in April. Paia in general is a wonderful hippy town, I just love spending time there.
I'm having a lot of fun hookin' up another band member, the singer/guitarist, with raw foods. He has been a surfer and all around athlete all his life and has dipped into a bit of a 'convenience foods' habit and wants to tune it all up again, so he's feeling ready for a change. I told him I'd help in any way I can, so the other day, I picked up a food processor at the Maui Costco (who knew?) I went 'home' and made the raw vegan brownies (of course.) Well, I wish I had recorded his reaction upon tasting them, it was over the top positive; he was so cute! I am so happy to report that on the strength of those brownies, he is SOLD on raw and want to try more. :)
So today, I went to Napili Market (and paid way too much) for ingredients to make a strawberry swirl shortcake and yep...another pan of dem brownies. (There was much dismay upon discovering we ate them all!)
I also picked up the ingredients for zugetti with marinara. This was after much consideration, as I was going through all the recipes on this blog and wanted whatever I made to grab him like the brownies did. Ok, well, maybe nothing else quite has that grip, lol, but something really tasty and really simple. Simple is good right now, cuz all I'm working with here is a food processor, and when I told him I could make him a meal using only that, he was so surprised and couldn't wait. So I had this feeling that it'd better be good. First I thought dips like eggless egg salad and hummous...but didn't have dehydrated crackers, and Napili Market didn't have Ezekiel tortillas (always my next best). So I settled on the marinara.
I used a vegetable peeler to peel two large zucchinis and I plated the noodles onto a bed of spinach, and topped it with marinara. I sliced avocado as garnish and WALLA! Dinner!
I should have learned from his reaction to the brownies, to record any forthcoming reaction, because man, this dude is so satisfying to uncook for!! He's soooo excited and turned on by this way of eating! The marinara, and his reaction, did not disappoint!! :) I didn't get a photo of the dinner, and gawd knows you've all seen the brownies, so here is the Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake...which looks completely different than when I first tried it. I really have to look closely at this recipe, and re-read it a lot to understand where it's taking me, and I think last time, I skimmed it instead, 'cuz I ended up putting the topping in the filling, lol. See how different it looked? (Same great taste, though! Haha!) It's the second photo down once the link takes you to the Desserts page.
He's eating some of this as I type this. The bass player can't get enough of these AND the brownies. Everybody's rawkin' and ravin' around here; it is WONDERFUL to be turnin' these guys onto this lifestyle. It's so good for me, too, as I find it inspiring for myself, as well.
PS: Check out this mutant avocado that was on the dining table today!!!
Yay,
xo
Rawkin'
I should have learned from his reaction to the brownies, to record any forthcoming reaction, because man, this dude is so satisfying to uncook for!! He's soooo excited and turned on by this way of eating! The marinara, and his reaction, did not disappoint!! :) I didn't get a photo of the dinner, and gawd knows you've all seen the brownies, so here is the Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake...which looks completely different than when I first tried it. I really have to look closely at this recipe, and re-read it a lot to understand where it's taking me, and I think last time, I skimmed it instead, 'cuz I ended up putting the topping in the filling, lol. See how different it looked? (Same great taste, though! Haha!) It's the second photo down once the link takes you to the Desserts page.
He's eating some of this as I type this. The bass player can't get enough of these AND the brownies. Everybody's rawkin' and ravin' around here; it is WONDERFUL to be turnin' these guys onto this lifestyle. It's so good for me, too, as I find it inspiring for myself, as well.
PS: Check out this mutant avocado that was on the dining table today!!!
xo
Rawkin'
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Steve Jobs Quote
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs Quote
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve Jobs
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Rawkin's Goofy Little Video
Here's a goofy little video my friend Rich did with me while I was showing him how I make raw crackers. We were having a good time with this! :) This is part 1...don't know when I'll get part 2, but I figured I'd pop this up here for now.
Rawkin's Goofy Little Video
Here's a goofy little video my friend Rich did with me while I was showing him how I make raw crackers. We were having a good time with this! :) This is part 1...don't know when I'll get part 2, but I figured I'd pop this up here for now.
Monday, 5 September 2011
New Growth
Check out this gorgeous life! Yes, *YOURS*!!
But I also mean the Celery Mama & Baby portrait at left...sn't it cool? My friend at work showed me and I stopped what I was doing and took a couple photos of it. (Yes, I usually have a camera up my sleeve!) Anyway, felt like a priveledged peek to me. :)
Work is cookin' (make that 'uncookin') along. I am now mostly in the Packaging Department, which I really like. Got a raise, which didn't hurt my feelings at all!
Most of all, I'm making friends I feel I'll keep for a long, long time. Oh, and my oldest son Leon is working there now, too. And it's such a pleasure to see him at work. Everyone loves him and it makes a mama proud. I just love getting to see him so often nowadays. Is that really a word? I felt I needed a horse and a gun to say it for real. ;) Anyway, I'm working on getting my younger boy, Dylan in there too. The place is life-changing, with what they feed you, and how they treat you, and the people it attracts. Here is the website.
Well, as sweet as everyone I work with is, I know I'm driving everyone nuts these past weeks (maybe longer, who knows, lol...) I am obsessed about returning to Hawaii and it's all I think about, and as a result, I can't go 10 minutes without mentioning Maui. I'm sure they are all dead-sick of me by now...
...so when I booked my flight for the 23rd of October, everyone seemed so pleased to hear it... I'm thinking it's so they don't have to keep hearing about it. *blush*
My friend Rich told me recently that when his friends rant on and on about something, he tells them, "Hey, you should start a blog. I bet there are lots of other people who would appreciate your point of view." haha
So I'm going to take a page from his book and blog about it here and try to shut up about it at work. (I'm going to be strangely quiet.)
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| 'Front Street' (Lahaina Maui) c Lucie Walker 2011 |
Here goes: I'm going to Maui from Oct.23-Dec.19. I've got accommodation there, and I'm going to relax in paradise and hang out with friends I met in April. It's all falling together really beautifully...my workplace, bless them, gave me the time off, and my landlords allowed me to sublet my sweet apartment. I rented it to a great guy and it's all set for Sept 15. (I figured I would stay with my sons and their Dad--my all-time BFF--Brian. This allows me to save some money by not having rent to pay between then and when I leave.)
I sure look forward to being there again. Happy sigh. Part of me, the flip side, is wondering if I've lost my freaking mind. The question that kept popping up at first was "Why do *I* get to go?" Of all the people I know, I am the least likely to just up and go like that. (But watch me.) ;)
What's dawning on me is that we *all* get to go. (*all* being single woman starting over, lol.) It's just a choice I'm making. Make the same choice. Actually upon second thought, it's more of a compulsion than a choice. I feel an inexplicable push to go, to the point where even though each next step seemed scandalous (in my world), I took it. This isn't like me at all! At least not the pre-EFT me. But the need to go is outrunning the fear so far. I just need it to keep runnin' 'til I'm on the plane. I'm taking every ripple of fear and tapping it out as I go. I'm still cool to fly, etc, but what's different than last time is that I'm going to be alone, and I'm going for so long. Tap tap tap... :) I am confident that by the time the day to leave is here, I'll be fine, so I'm not so much worried, as sharing. :)
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| Comin' at you from my midnight haven; an all-night coffeehouse with wireless and a chilled vibe |
In other news; more relevant to this blog: I have been dropping weight steadily since my return from Maui, and now am at 135 lbs, which is right in the neighborhood of my original raw weight loss in 2007. This time, it's not about losing weight as it has been about finding balance. Remember this article? Talked about taking aim at Fabulous. That's all. I just keep reaching for a better-feeling thought in my life when I feel down about anything, and things shift. What's odd this time about this weight loss, is that I'm not focusing on trying to lose weight; just trying to feel great in my life and it's coming into its own.
I start the day with a cup of chamomile tea before work. At work, I drink a green juice called the Deep Cleanse, which contains Cucumber, Celery, Parsley, Cilantro, Ginger, Lemon, Burdock Root. I usually request coconut water to sweeten it a bit, and sometimes a chunk of apple or pineapple. It's a taste reminiscent of Green Lemonade. Later in the day, (ironically) I get a Morning Greens, which is sort of the smoothie version of this juice, and I'll eat a bit of fruit, and very occassionaly, a salad. Add to that all the juice and smoothie shots I get through the day, and I'm rawkin' until dinner. Every Tuesday for the past while, I've been meeting up with my music friends, and I eat a full-on meal of the SAD variety but left to my own, I'll just eat quinoa, or have a bowl of mango or other fruit. It's just what I'm reaching for, more and more.
The test will be if it lasts. ;) So far in my life, I've moved in and out of balance. It would be nice to know I've found it, but it's a naive thought, at its core.
Ah... life. :) I LOVE IT!
xo
Rawkin'
*EFT: Emotional Freedom Technique
(IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO EFT YET, DO IT. IT WILL MAKE LIFE SO SWEET FOR YOU, I PROMISE.)
New Growth
Check out this gorgeous life! Yes, *YOURS*!!
But I also mean the Celery Mama & Baby portrait at left...sn't it cool? My friend at work showed me and I stopped what I was doing and took a couple photos of it. (Yes, I usually have a camera up my sleeve!) Anyway, felt like a priveledged peek to me. :)
Work is cookin' (make that 'uncookin') along. I am now mostly in the Packaging Department, which I really like. Got a raise, which didn't hurt my feelings at all!
Most of all, I'm making friends I feel I'll keep for a long, long time. Oh, and my oldest son Leon is working there now, too. And it's such a pleasure to see him at work. Everyone loves him and it makes a mama proud. I just love getting to see him so often nowadays. Is that really a word? I felt I needed a horse and a gun to say it for real. ;) Anyway, I'm working on getting my younger boy, Dylan in there too. The place is life-changing, with what they feed you, and how they treat you, and the people it attracts. Here is the website.
Well, as sweet as everyone I work with is, I know I'm driving everyone nuts these past weeks (maybe longer, who knows, lol...) I am obsessed about returning to Hawaii and it's all I think about, and as a result, I can't go 10 minutes without mentioning Maui. I'm sure they are all dead-sick of me by now...
...so when I booked my flight for the 23rd of October, everyone seemed so pleased to hear it... I'm thinking it's so they don't have to keep hearing about it. *blush*
My friend Rich told me recently that when his friends rant on and on about something, he tells them, "Hey, you should start a blog. I bet there are lots of other people who would appreciate your point of view." haha
So I'm going to take a page from his book and blog about it here and try to shut up about it at work. (I'm going to be strangely quiet.)
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| 'Front Street' (Lahaina Maui) c Lucie Walker 2011 |
Here goes: I'm going to Maui from Oct.23-Dec.19. I've got accommodation there, and I'm going to relax in paradise and hang out with friends I met in April. It's all falling together really beautifully...my workplace, bless them, gave me the time off, and my landlords allowed me to sublet my sweet apartment. I rented it to a great guy and it's all set for Sept 15. (I figured I would stay with my sons and their Dad--my all-time BFF--Brian. This allows me to save some money by not having rent to pay between then and when I leave.)
I sure look forward to being there again. Happy sigh. Part of me, the flip side, is wondering if I've lost my freaking mind. The question that kept popping up at first was "Why do *I* get to go?" Of all the people I know, I am the least likely to just up and go like that. (But watch me.) ;)
What's dawning on me is that we *all* get to go. (*all* being single woman starting over, lol.) It's just a choice I'm making. Make the same choice. Actually upon second thought, it's more of a compulsion than a choice. I feel an inexplicable push to go, to the point where even though each next step seemed scandalous (in my world), I took it. This isn't like me at all! At least not the pre-EFT me. But the need to go is outrunning the fear so far. I just need it to keep runnin' 'til I'm on the plane. I'm taking every ripple of fear and tapping it out as I go. I'm still cool to fly, etc, but what's different than last time is that I'm going to be alone, and I'm going for so long. Tap tap tap... :) I am confident that by the time the day to leave is here, I'll be fine, so I'm not so much worried, as sharing. :)
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| Comin' at you from my midnight haven; an all-night coffeehouse with wireless and a chilled vibe |
In other news; more relevant to this blog: I have been dropping weight steadily since my return from Maui, and now am at 135 lbs, which is right in the neighborhood of my original raw weight loss in 2007. This time, it's not about losing weight as it has been about finding balance. Remember this article? Talked about taking aim at Fabulous. That's all. I just keep reaching for a better-feeling thought in my life when I feel down about anything, and things shift. What's odd this time about this weight loss, is that I'm not focusing on trying to lose weight; just trying to feel great in my life and it's coming into its own.
I start the day with a cup of chamomile tea before work. At work, I drink a green juice called the Deep Cleanse, which contains Cucumber, Celery, Parsley, Cilantro, Ginger, Lemon, Burdock Root. I usually request coconut water to sweeten it a bit, and sometimes a chunk of apple or pineapple. It's a taste reminiscent of Green Lemonade. Later in the day, (ironically) I get a Morning Greens, which is sort of the smoothie version of this juice, and I'll eat a bit of fruit, and very occassionaly, a salad. Add to that all the juice and smoothie shots I get through the day, and I'm rawkin' until dinner. Every Tuesday for the past while, I've been meeting up with my music friends, and I eat a full-on meal of the SAD variety but left to my own, I'll just eat quinoa, or have a bowl of mango or other fruit. It's just what I'm reaching for, more and more.
The test will be if it lasts. ;) So far in my life, I've moved in and out of balance. It would be nice to know I've found it, but it's a naive thought, at its core.
Ah... life. :) I LOVE IT!
xo
Rawkin'
*EFT: Emotional Freedom Technique
(IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO EFT YET, DO IT. IT WILL MAKE LIFE SO SWEET FOR YOU, I PROMISE.)
Saturday, 30 July 2011
what a difference a year makes :)
HeyHey :)
Funny how your body remembers anniversaries. I think we've all shared that experience, where we feel out of sorts and then realize it's coming up to the month that marks a loss. Tomorrow, the 31st, would mark "our" 18th anniversary, and a day later, on the 1st, his telling me it was over. So naturally, it's been in my thoughts. You may be surprisd to know that it doesn't bring me down much anymore. I mean, I'll always see it as the tragic ending of my greatest love (so far...it's a long life;)) but I've turned into a realist, and and it is what it is. So I've made it my business to move on.
I remember in those first few months, I thought I'd just dissolve from the grief. It's actually turned into a really amazing year. I'm turning into someone I like better than before. I've also had many times where I've broken down in tears, and still do. But overall, I'm diggin' it. As I've told some friends, when you take the grief out of it, being single is not half bad.
I don't always love living alone, but I'm getting better at it. I dunno, it depends when you ask. Ideally, I'd like to live with someone again.
I took a trip to Maui in April and I sang with some new musicians friends who want me to come back. Sigh. It's on my mind a LOT.
Things are good in my food world... I've been weaving my way around pretty well, eating lots of fruit and drinking smoothies and green juices. I'm feeling lighter all the time, in all ways.
I'm still working at Organic Lives, and I am feeling really blessed with the friends I've made there over the past year. I'm talking 'keepers'. The kind that you feel you've known/will know, for years.
So... Happy Anniversary to me. :) lol
xo
Rawkin'
what a difference a year makes :)
HeyHey :)
Funny how your body remembers anniversaries. I think we've all shared that experience, where we feel out of sorts and then realize it's coming up to the month that marks a loss. Tomorrow, the 31st, would mark "our" 18th anniversary, and a day later, on the 1st, his telling me it was over. So naturally, it's been in my thoughts. You may be surprisd to know that it doesn't bring me down much anymore. I mean, I'll always see it as the tragic ending of my greatest love (so far...it's a long life;)) but I've turned into a realist, and and it is what it is. So I've made it my business to move on.
I remember in those first few months, I thought I'd just dissolve from the grief. It's actually turned into a really amazing year. I'm turning into someone I like better than before. I've also had many times where I've broken down in tears, and still do. But overall, I'm diggin' it. As I've told some friends, when you take the grief out of it, being single is not half bad.
I don't always love living alone, but I'm getting better at it. I dunno, it depends when you ask. Ideally, I'd like to live with someone again.
I took a trip to Maui in April and I sang with some new musicians friends who want me to come back. Sigh. It's on my mind a LOT.
Things are good in my food world... I've been weaving my way around pretty well, eating lots of fruit and drinking smoothies and green juices. I'm feeling lighter all the time, in all ways.
I'm still working at Organic Lives, and I am feeling really blessed with the friends I've made there over the past year. I'm talking 'keepers'. The kind that you feel you've known/will know, for years.
So... Happy Anniversary to me. :) lol
xo
Rawkin'
Saturday, 25 June 2011
Friday, 10 June 2011
These past couple weeks, I've started to feel the benefits of eating a high raw diet. One of the first things I noticed was less bloating after meals (and overall.) Next thing was a lack of cravings. (I'm usually ruled by cravings, and that's what usually derails me.) Then I started to naturally awaken each morning around 6:30, ready for the day, and I suddenly felt like doing new things like long walks and yoga. I also noticed a lessening of joint pain. Today topped it all. I woke up and had no pain at all in my body for the first time in...I can't remember.
Proof that big changes are afoot.
I've been eating mostly fruit, smoothies, green juices, salads. I've had a bit of cooked quinoa with some steamed salmon this week, but otherwise been keeping it raw and light. My outlook is brightening, that's for sure. Someone at work commented on my lookin' goooood, lol. OMG how could I forget?! This guy told me I looked too young to have sons as old as mine and when I told him I was 47, he was genuinely shocked and said, "I'm 40, and I thought you were younger than me!" (Wow thanks, Dude! Are you high?)So yeah, long walks and yoga... I am amazed at myself for trying yoga, at long last. I've been resistant for years. I've gone to Kundalini and Hatha this week. Kundalini was more spiritual, and Hatha kicked my butt. Only in the sense that I'm new at it, and kept tipping over in some one-legged standing pose, and was generally breathing in when I shoulda been breathing out. Plus, it's a lot more vigorous than I imagined. I like how it leaves me feeling well into the next day, which is what I think has my attention the most. It seems to easily produce a sense of well-being.
Just keepin' on going. Feels like the right direction.
xo
Rawkin'
These past couple weeks, I've started to feel the benefits of eating a high raw diet. One of the first things I noticed was less bloating after meals (and overall.) Next thing was a lack of cravings. (I'm usually ruled by cravings, and that's what usually derails me.) Then I started to naturally awaken each morning around 6:30, ready for the day, and I suddenly felt like doing new things like long walks and yoga. I also noticed a lessening of joint pain. Today topped it all. I woke up and had no pain at all in my body for the first time in...I can't remember.
Proof that big changes are afoot.
I've been eating mostly fruit, smoothies, green juices, salads. I've had a bit of cooked quinoa with some steamed salmon this week, but otherwise been keeping it raw and light. My outlook is brightening, that's for sure. Someone at work commented on my lookin' goooood, lol. OMG how could I forget?! This guy told me I looked too young to have sons as old as mine and when I told him I was 47, he was genuinely shocked and said, "I'm 40, and I thought you were younger than me!" (Wow thanks, Dude! Are you high?)So yeah, long walks and yoga... I am amazed at myself for trying yoga, at long last. I've been resistant for years. I've gone to Kundalini and Hatha this week. Kundalini was more spiritual, and Hatha kicked my butt. Only in the sense that I'm new at it, and kept tipping over in some one-legged standing pose, and was generally breathing in when I shoulda been breathing out. Plus, it's a lot more vigorous than I imagined. I like how it leaves me feeling well into the next day, which is what I think has my attention the most. It seems to easily produce a sense of well-being.
Just keepin' on going. Feels like the right direction.
xo
Rawkin'
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
I've been remiss about blogging but it's not what you think. Sometimes I stop blogging because I start eating off course and raw foods are the last thing on my mind. There, I said it. lol. But this time, it's because I'm busy rawkin'!! Yay! I've been enjoying a high fruit diet lately and I've had a lot of small changes already.
Waking up naturally at around 6:30 a.m. every day...having more energy (already...it's only been one week of
Waking up naturally at around 6:30 a.m. every day...having more energy (already...it's only been one week of
I've been remiss about blogging but it's not what you think. Sometimes I stop blogging because I start eating off course and raw foods are the last thing on my mind. There, I said it. lol. But this time, it's because I'm busy rawkin'!! Yay! I've been enjoying a high fruit diet lately and I've had a lot of small changes already.
Waking up naturally at around 6:30 a.m. every day...having more energy (already...it's only been one week of
Waking up naturally at around 6:30 a.m. every day...having more energy (already...it's only been one week of
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Delicious Juice Recipe
I just had the most delicious juice. Just rinsed everything and sliced a couple things and ran it all through my good ol' Green Star. This juice was startlingly good! I expected a 'beet-y' taste but it was so sweet, like a fruit drink. MMMmmmmm!
3 large carrots
2 apples
2 small beets
2-3 small celery stalks
1 tomato
I wish I'd taken a photo of this gorgeous bright red sweet & delicious drink. Just fantastic!
This made one large glass.
YUMMO!
xo
Rawkin'
3 large carrots
2 apples
2 small beets
2-3 small celery stalks
1 tomato
I wish I'd taken a photo of this gorgeous bright red sweet & delicious drink. Just fantastic!
This made one large glass.
YUMMO!
xo
Rawkin'
Delicious Juice Recipe
I just had the most delicious juice. Just rinsed everything and sliced a couple things and ran it all through my good ol' Green Star. This juice was startlingly good! I expected a 'beet-y' taste but it was so sweet, like a fruit drink. MMMmmmmm!
3 large carrots
2 apples
2 small beets
2-3 small celery stalks
1 tomato
I wish I'd taken a photo of this gorgeous bright red sweet & delicious drink. Just fantastic!
This made one large glass.
YUMMO!
xo
Rawkin'
3 large carrots
2 apples
2 small beets
2-3 small celery stalks
1 tomato
I wish I'd taken a photo of this gorgeous bright red sweet & delicious drink. Just fantastic!
This made one large glass.
YUMMO!
xo
Rawkin'
Thursday, 26 May 2011
No comment. lol. That sums up my thoughts on yesterday's diet. But in the spirit of blogging ;) I will reveal that it started off fantastically at home, with a Green Lemonade, and later, fruit.
It's when I went to my band practice that I 'fell down the 12 steps' so to speak. The road to hell is paved with M&Ms.
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Today, howevahhh, is a new day, and I am going to re-green-erate now and get back to the plot. Ahem. I am so predictably bad this way.
That is it. It's time to tap on it (do some EFT.) Do it with me? :)
It's when I went to my band practice that I 'fell down the 12 steps' so to speak. The road to hell is paved with M&Ms.
*******
Today, howevahhh, is a new day, and I am going to re-green-erate now and get back to the plot. Ahem. I am so predictably bad this way.
That is it. It's time to tap on it (do some EFT.) Do it with me? :)
No comment. lol. That sums up my thoughts on yesterday's diet. But in the spirit of blogging ;) I will reveal that it started off fantastically at home, with a Green Lemonade, and later, fruit.
It's when I went to my band practice that I 'fell down the 12 steps' so to speak. The road to hell is paved with M&Ms.
*******
Today, howevahhh, is a new day, and I am going to re-green-erate now and get back to the plot. Ahem. I am so predictably bad this way.
That is it. It's time to tap on it (do some EFT.) Do it with me? :)
It's when I went to my band practice that I 'fell down the 12 steps' so to speak. The road to hell is paved with M&Ms.
*******
Today, howevahhh, is a new day, and I am going to re-green-erate now and get back to the plot. Ahem. I am so predictably bad this way.
That is it. It's time to tap on it (do some EFT.) Do it with me? :)
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Rawkin' Roll, Baby!
Hey you know what? I'm doing awesome! :) Yeah!! I'm feeling better already. I woke up this morning with a pinch more energy than usual because I noticed I didn't have what I call a "food hangover". (You know, when you wake up feeling deep-fried and toxic from having indulged in rich cooked food the day/night before? Well I sure know it; I'm a sucker for rich food. Hi, my name is Rawkin' and I'm a Sweet-n-Salty-a-holic.)
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Well, I'm not still on Maui, but I thought I would post this photo from my trip last month because I am convinced that this should be my permanent state: fabulous. I simply can't shake how amazing I felt there.
It is my goal to create this feeling anywhere. I want that to be my default setting. :)
So even though I woke up in rainy Vancouver, I definitely had more spring in my step today. You know that I've been eating a whole lot better since Thursday, right? Well, forgive me, but I also woke up feeling really freakin' proud of myself for not getting into my van last night at 10 pm to seek out a boston cream donut. Omg I coulda swam a river lengthwise for a couple of those last night. But I did not. So what did I do instead? I peeled and ate half an English cucumber (which was strangely satisfying) and went to bed.
Look, I know what you're thinking. You wanted a boston cream donut but had a freakin' English cucumber instead?? And that's a good thing? :) lol, I get it. haha see? I get it. But really, when you're that fed up with how you are feeling and looking, and your eye is starting to focus in on the prize, it's game on, gimme dat cucumber. It was such a sweet sensation to trust myself and not let myself down.
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It reminded me that I used to experience those triumphs a whole lot back in my early days of raw. Back when I had a good command over myself and was able to resist temptation because I had my eye on the prize (health & weight loss & that sought-after raw 'glow'.) Every successful junk food dodge and subsequent better choice was a victory along the way, that, added up, paved the way. Good thing for me to remember...that good choices, when strung together, make for change.
*******
Hey, I was inspired a couple times at work today! I have a co-worker, I'll call her Anna, cuz that's her name, lol. We just had Victoria Day here in Canada, so I asked her what she did on her long weekend. She said, "I flew to Miami." I was all, WHAT? for the WEEKEND?? :)
She was all, 'uh-huh...'
She was all, 'uh-huh...'
WOW I still smile for real when I think of it. I'm so inspired, it turns me inside out. Happy sigh. I love that spirit. Just like that, Vancouver to Miami for the weekend. I want some o dat. Only, make mine Maui. ;)
The other time I was inspired at work today was when I chatted to a new co-worker and discovered that she's been 100% raw for 6 or 7 years...that alone rawks, but the other part is, she is only 22! She is so cool and no-nonsense about it, just eats what looks good, and when I asked about dinner, she said, "Fruit!" She's clearly found what works for her, and what struck me was her ease with raw. There didn't seem to be a battle there for her like there is for me. lol I will be pickin' her brain! :) So cool that I am working with young people my oldest son's age! It occured to me to interview her for this blog. What d'ya think? I also want to interview another co-worker, a young man of 19 who has lost 50 lbs since working at Organic Lives!!
*******
I had an EFT client tonight and I got such a glowing testimonial. This person bought a block of five sessions and was telling me that the issues they came in with are becoming complete non-issues! We are only 3 sessions in!!
*******
I went to the grocery store and loaded up my crisper with kale, romaine, and more romaine (for those green lemonades I love so much) and a goodly bunch of fruit. I saw pathetic avocados...you know, the gross kind where you slightly press and your thumb goes through...shudder!!!) and they made me think of the ones I saw on Maui. Holy gawd they were healthy lookin'!!
Anyway, all in all, bit by little bit, it's starting to feel a tiny bit fabulous. :)
Yay,
xo
Rawkin'
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Anyway, all in all, bit by little bit, it's starting to feel a tiny bit fabulous. :)
Yay,
xo
Rawkin'
Rawkin' Roll, Baby!
Hey you know what? I'm doing awesome! :) Yeah!! I'm feeling better already. I woke up this morning with a pinch more energy than usual because I noticed I didn't have what I call a "food hangover". (You know, when you wake up feeling deep-fried and toxic from having indulged in rich cooked food the day/night before? Well I sure know it; I'm a sucker for rich food. Hi, my name is Rawkin' and I'm a Sweet-n-Salty-a-holic.)
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Well, I'm not still on Maui, but I thought I would post this photo from my trip last month because I am convinced that this should be my permanent state: fabulous. I simply can't shake how amazing I felt there.
It is my goal to create this feeling anywhere. I want that to be my default setting. :)
So even though I woke up in rainy Vancouver, I definitely had more spring in my step today. You know that I've been eating a whole lot better since Thursday, right? Well, forgive me, but I also woke up feeling really freakin' proud of myself for not getting into my van last night at 10 pm to seek out a boston cream donut. Omg I coulda swam a river lengthwise for a couple of those last night. But I did not. So what did I do instead? I peeled and ate half an English cucumber (which was strangely satisfying) and went to bed.
Look, I know what you're thinking. You wanted a boston cream donut but had a freakin' English cucumber instead?? And that's a good thing? :) lol, I get it. haha see? I get it. But really, when you're that fed up with how you are feeling and looking, and your eye is starting to focus in on the prize, it's game on, gimme dat cucumber. It was such a sweet sensation to trust myself and not let myself down.
*******
It reminded me that I used to experience those triumphs a whole lot back in my early days of raw. Back when I had a good command over myself and was able to resist temptation because I had my eye on the prize (health & weight loss & that sought-after raw 'glow'.) Every successful junk food dodge and subsequent better choice was a victory along the way, that, added up, paved the way. Good thing for me to remember...that good choices, when strung together, make for change.
*******
Hey, I was inspired a couple times at work today! I have a co-worker, I'll call her Anna, cuz that's her name, lol. We just had Victoria Day here in Canada, so I asked her what she did on her long weekend. She said, "I flew to Miami." I was all, WHAT? for the WEEKEND?? :)
She was all, 'uh-huh...'
She was all, 'uh-huh...'
WOW I still smile for real when I think of it. I'm so inspired, it turns me inside out. Happy sigh. I love that spirit. Just like that, Vancouver to Miami for the weekend. I want some o dat. Only, make mine Maui. ;)
The other time I was inspired at work today was when I chatted to a new co-worker and discovered that she's been 100% raw for 6 or 7 years...that alone rawks, but the other part is, she is only 22! She is so cool and no-nonsense about it, just eats what looks good, and when I asked about dinner, she said, "Fruit!" She's clearly found what works for her, and what struck me was her ease with raw. There didn't seem to be a battle there for her like there is for me. lol I will be pickin' her brain! :) So cool that I am working with young people my oldest son's age! It occured to me to interview her for this blog. What d'ya think? I also want to interview another co-worker, a young man of 19 who has lost 50 lbs since working at Organic Lives!!
*******
I had an EFT client tonight and I got such a glowing testimonial. This person bought a block of five sessions and was telling me that the issues they came in with are becoming complete non-issues! We are only 3 sessions in!!
*******
I went to the grocery store and loaded up my crisper with kale, romaine, and more romaine (for those green lemonades I love so much) and a goodly bunch of fruit. I saw pathetic avocados...you know, the gross kind where you slightly press and your thumb goes through...shudder!!!) and they made me think of the ones I saw on Maui. Holy gawd they were healthy lookin'!!
Anyway, all in all, bit by little bit, it's starting to feel a tiny bit fabulous. :)
Yay,
xo
Rawkin'
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Anyway, all in all, bit by little bit, it's starting to feel a tiny bit fabulous. :)
Yay,
xo
Rawkin'
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Sunday Prattlings
As I type this, I hear my dehydrator hummin' in the backgound, and my juicer parts are on the counter, rinsed and ready to reassemble.
In other words, so far so good. :)
The past couple days, I've been eating salads and drinking green smoothies, and I even ordered a "Deep Cleanse" from work when I stopped by.
(I ordered a non-raw, shall we say, 'junk food item' off a menu late last night, but I lived to tell the tale, and continue on...;))
Why am I telling you all this? lol... Well, it helps me sort through it and keeps me accountable. Also helps me know that I'm still goin' for it, aiming at fabulous. (Speaking of fabulous, last night I went out and heard my friends' band play, and caught up with a bunch of folks I hadn't seen in a while... good times!)
This morning, I made a green lemonade, which yielded two tall glasses. God, it is the stuff of life, that drink. It feels good going down, and it's absolutely refreshing and delicious. I'm such a huge fan of this concoction. (1 whole lemon - skin, seeds, and all...2 apples...1 head romaine...small handful other leaves, spinach/kale, etc...juice and walla!)
I sat down and browsed through my raw recipe books the other day, and decided to make a couple simple things that I used to make, so I started with carrot pecan burgers, zucchini tortillas, and hummous.
I still have to make the hummous but I have 8 hours...you see, that's what the tortillas are pairing up with, lol.
It's pretty cool to work in a larger kitchen. Remeber my widdle basement suite? Man, I made a lot of raw food in that tiny space!! Today, I was all, WOW this is pretty cool. Counter space!! (I have lived here since November, but today is my first real uncooking day since my break-up. I haven't had the heart or the motivation to bother with pulling out all the raw kitchen gear and using the dehydrator. Well it's a good sign, right?) Anyway, I used my kitchen, and spring has sprung in my heart. Wow, I'd be nuts not to give you this song now...it's my favorite Peggy Lee tune, I sing it, but this is her...it's called Another Spring. I listened to this a lot in the past several months, coming out of grief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUW5s8PoS_4
...sniff sniff...so beautiful....sigh...
Ooh! I cooked up a bag of quinoa...not raw, lol...but dang good fer ya and delish!! I made three cups so that will see me through a couple days. Nice to just have a nutritious, filling, and more to the point, instant (!) food in the fridge to snack on.
I feel pretty good. Prettyy, prettyy, prettyy, pretty good. (for any fellow Larry David fans reading this.)
Onward!
xo
Rawkin'
In other words, so far so good. :)
The past couple days, I've been eating salads and drinking green smoothies, and I even ordered a "Deep Cleanse" from work when I stopped by.
(I ordered a non-raw, shall we say, 'junk food item' off a menu late last night, but I lived to tell the tale, and continue on...;))
Why am I telling you all this? lol... Well, it helps me sort through it and keeps me accountable. Also helps me know that I'm still goin' for it, aiming at fabulous. (Speaking of fabulous, last night I went out and heard my friends' band play, and caught up with a bunch of folks I hadn't seen in a while... good times!)
This morning, I made a green lemonade, which yielded two tall glasses. God, it is the stuff of life, that drink. It feels good going down, and it's absolutely refreshing and delicious. I'm such a huge fan of this concoction. (1 whole lemon - skin, seeds, and all...2 apples...1 head romaine...small handful other leaves, spinach/kale, etc...juice and walla!)
I sat down and browsed through my raw recipe books the other day, and decided to make a couple simple things that I used to make, so I started with carrot pecan burgers, zucchini tortillas, and hummous.
I still have to make the hummous but I have 8 hours...you see, that's what the tortillas are pairing up with, lol.
It's pretty cool to work in a larger kitchen. Remeber my widdle basement suite? Man, I made a lot of raw food in that tiny space!! Today, I was all, WOW this is pretty cool. Counter space!! (I have lived here since November, but today is my first real uncooking day since my break-up. I haven't had the heart or the motivation to bother with pulling out all the raw kitchen gear and using the dehydrator. Well it's a good sign, right?) Anyway, I used my kitchen, and spring has sprung in my heart. Wow, I'd be nuts not to give you this song now...it's my favorite Peggy Lee tune, I sing it, but this is her...it's called Another Spring. I listened to this a lot in the past several months, coming out of grief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUW5s8PoS_4
...sniff sniff...so beautiful....sigh...
Ooh! I cooked up a bag of quinoa...not raw, lol...but dang good fer ya and delish!! I made three cups so that will see me through a couple days. Nice to just have a nutritious, filling, and more to the point, instant (!) food in the fridge to snack on.
I feel pretty good. Prettyy, prettyy, prettyy, pretty good. (for any fellow Larry David fans reading this.)
Onward!
xo
Rawkin'
Sunday Prattlings
As I type this, I hear my dehydrator hummin' in the backgound, and my juicer parts are on the counter, rinsed and ready to reassemble.
In other words, so far so good. :)
The past couple days, I've been eating salads and drinking green smoothies, and I even ordered a "Deep Cleanse" from work when I stopped by.
(I ordered a non-raw, shall we say, 'junk food item' off a menu late last night, but I lived to tell the tale, and continue on...;))
Why am I telling you all this? lol... Well, it helps me sort through it and keeps me accountable. Also helps me know that I'm still goin' for it, aiming at fabulous. (Speaking of fabulous, last night I went out and heard my friends' band play, and caught up with a bunch of folks I hadn't seen in a while... good times!)
This morning, I made a green lemonade, which yielded two tall glasses. God, it is the stuff of life, that drink. It feels good going down, and it's absolutely refreshing and delicious. I'm such a huge fan of this concoction. (1 whole lemon - skin, seeds, and all...2 apples...1 head romaine...small handful other leaves, spinach/kale, etc...juice and walla!)
I sat down and browsed through my raw recipe books the other day, and decided to make a couple simple things that I used to make, so I started with carrot pecan burgers, zucchini tortillas, and hummous.
I still have to make the hummous but I have 8 hours...you see, that's what the tortillas are pairing up with, lol.
It's pretty cool to work in a larger kitchen. Remeber my widdle basement suite? Man, I made a lot of raw food in that tiny space!! Today, I was all, WOW this is pretty cool. Counter space!! (I have lived here since November, but today is my first real uncooking day since my break-up. I haven't had the heart or the motivation to bother with pulling out all the raw kitchen gear and using the dehydrator. Well it's a good sign, right?) Anyway, I used my kitchen, and spring has sprung in my heart. Wow, I'd be nuts not to give you this song now...it's my favorite Peggy Lee tune, I sing it, but this is her...it's called Another Spring. I listened to this a lot in the past several months, coming out of grief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUW5s8PoS_4
...sniff sniff...so beautiful....sigh...
Ooh! I cooked up a bag of quinoa...not raw, lol...but dang good fer ya and delish!! I made three cups so that will see me through a couple days. Nice to just have a nutritious, filling, and more to the point, instant (!) food in the fridge to snack on.
I feel pretty good. Prettyy, prettyy, prettyy, pretty good. (for any fellow Larry David fans reading this.)
Onward!
xo
Rawkin'
In other words, so far so good. :)
The past couple days, I've been eating salads and drinking green smoothies, and I even ordered a "Deep Cleanse" from work when I stopped by.
(I ordered a non-raw, shall we say, 'junk food item' off a menu late last night, but I lived to tell the tale, and continue on...;))
Why am I telling you all this? lol... Well, it helps me sort through it and keeps me accountable. Also helps me know that I'm still goin' for it, aiming at fabulous. (Speaking of fabulous, last night I went out and heard my friends' band play, and caught up with a bunch of folks I hadn't seen in a while... good times!)
This morning, I made a green lemonade, which yielded two tall glasses. God, it is the stuff of life, that drink. It feels good going down, and it's absolutely refreshing and delicious. I'm such a huge fan of this concoction. (1 whole lemon - skin, seeds, and all...2 apples...1 head romaine...small handful other leaves, spinach/kale, etc...juice and walla!)
I sat down and browsed through my raw recipe books the other day, and decided to make a couple simple things that I used to make, so I started with carrot pecan burgers, zucchini tortillas, and hummous.
I still have to make the hummous but I have 8 hours...you see, that's what the tortillas are pairing up with, lol.
It's pretty cool to work in a larger kitchen. Remeber my widdle basement suite? Man, I made a lot of raw food in that tiny space!! Today, I was all, WOW this is pretty cool. Counter space!! (I have lived here since November, but today is my first real uncooking day since my break-up. I haven't had the heart or the motivation to bother with pulling out all the raw kitchen gear and using the dehydrator. Well it's a good sign, right?) Anyway, I used my kitchen, and spring has sprung in my heart. Wow, I'd be nuts not to give you this song now...it's my favorite Peggy Lee tune, I sing it, but this is her...it's called Another Spring. I listened to this a lot in the past several months, coming out of grief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUW5s8PoS_4
...sniff sniff...so beautiful....sigh...
Ooh! I cooked up a bag of quinoa...not raw, lol...but dang good fer ya and delish!! I made three cups so that will see me through a couple days. Nice to just have a nutritious, filling, and more to the point, instant (!) food in the fridge to snack on.
I feel pretty good. Prettyy, prettyy, prettyy, pretty good. (for any fellow Larry David fans reading this.)
Onward!
xo
Rawkin'
Friday, 20 May 2011
Taking Aim at Fabulous
Yesterday was just great; I kept my motivation. My new motto is 'how fabulous can it get for me?' and I'm just going to take steps in the "right" direction in all areas of my life and keep reaching for choices that contribute to FABULOUS.
So I had a couple smoothies yeserday, off to a good start!!
The weather here is sunny and spring like, so I'm going to walk to the grocery store and buy a bit of produce. I took advantage of this spring weather yesterday, too, when I took an hour walk out in the sun. Lovely! Brings me back to Maui. Well, except for the traffic and noise.
Omg, Maui. Best thing I ever did in my entire life. Remember, I blogged about it being the biggest thing I'd ever done? Well it was that, and it was also the best. I used to be deathly afraid of flying, and then I worked on my phobia with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and over a few sessions, the fear has unbelievably vanished, to the point where, a week after we landed, I booked a helicopter tour of Maui! Of the 10 folks on the trip, I was the only one who wanted to. EFT is amazing stuff, Man!!! Here is a link to the helicopter taking off, complete with my stunned and joyful reaction.
Well, my next logical step from here is to go to the grocery store. *poof* back to Earth.
;)
xo
Rawkin'
So I had a couple smoothies yeserday, off to a good start!!
The weather here is sunny and spring like, so I'm going to walk to the grocery store and buy a bit of produce. I took advantage of this spring weather yesterday, too, when I took an hour walk out in the sun. Lovely! Brings me back to Maui. Well, except for the traffic and noise.
Omg, Maui. Best thing I ever did in my entire life. Remember, I blogged about it being the biggest thing I'd ever done? Well it was that, and it was also the best. I used to be deathly afraid of flying, and then I worked on my phobia with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and over a few sessions, the fear has unbelievably vanished, to the point where, a week after we landed, I booked a helicopter tour of Maui! Of the 10 folks on the trip, I was the only one who wanted to. EFT is amazing stuff, Man!!! Here is a link to the helicopter taking off, complete with my stunned and joyful reaction.;)
xo
Rawkin'
Taking Aim at Fabulous
Yesterday was just great; I kept my motivation. My new motto is 'how fabulous can it get for me?' and I'm just going to take steps in the "right" direction in all areas of my life and keep reaching for choices that contribute to FABULOUS.
So I had a couple smoothies yeserday, off to a good start!!
The weather here is sunny and spring like, so I'm going to walk to the grocery store and buy a bit of produce. I took advantage of this spring weather yesterday, too, when I took an hour walk out in the sun. Lovely! Brings me back to Maui. Well, except for the traffic and noise.
Omg, Maui. Best thing I ever did in my entire life. Remember, I blogged about it being the biggest thing I'd ever done? Well it was that, and it was also the best. I used to be deathly afraid of flying, and then I worked on my phobia with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and over a few sessions, the fear has unbelievably vanished, to the point where, a week after we landed, I booked a helicopter tour of Maui! Of the 10 folks on the trip, I was the only one who wanted to. EFT is amazing stuff, Man!!! Here is a link to the helicopter taking off, complete with my stunned and joyful reaction.
Well, my next logical step from here is to go to the grocery store. *poof* back to Earth.
;)
xo
Rawkin'
So I had a couple smoothies yeserday, off to a good start!!
The weather here is sunny and spring like, so I'm going to walk to the grocery store and buy a bit of produce. I took advantage of this spring weather yesterday, too, when I took an hour walk out in the sun. Lovely! Brings me back to Maui. Well, except for the traffic and noise.
Omg, Maui. Best thing I ever did in my entire life. Remember, I blogged about it being the biggest thing I'd ever done? Well it was that, and it was also the best. I used to be deathly afraid of flying, and then I worked on my phobia with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and over a few sessions, the fear has unbelievably vanished, to the point where, a week after we landed, I booked a helicopter tour of Maui! Of the 10 folks on the trip, I was the only one who wanted to. EFT is amazing stuff, Man!!! Here is a link to the helicopter taking off, complete with my stunned and joyful reaction.;)
xo
Rawkin'
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Ready, Set, Raw...
Papayas growing at the edge of a parking lot, Lahaina, Maui
Well I'm back for another kick at the can. You know, back to eating raw foods. Back into the raw foods lifestyle. Gonna read books, attend workshops and seminars, and get my head and heart back into it.
I'm going to create simple raw meals, enjoy smoothies and green juices, crackers, spreads, nuts, seeds, seaweed, desserts (funny to see those last two words next to each other).
I'll be going on trust for a the first while because that's all there is. Trust, and this really deep knowing that it's time for me to wake up again. I am remembering there is a fog that a cooked and sloppy diet puts us in, and I am in it as I type this, lol. But I had a window there for a minute, and remembered the fog, so there's hope for me yet. ;)
Anyway, just going to trust, and head in the right direction. Just have faith that it's the right thing to do, and the rest of me will catch up as I start seeing my various systems improve as symptoms of this or that vanish, and my pants fit better, and my mood brightens. Oh, and clothes shopping will be fun again, and dating, when I get to it, will feel sexy intead of dumpy.
I sure am glad I have this blog to remind me because if raw was just something I'd done, undocumented, it would just be 'something I'd tried years ago. This way, I have detailed articles. I honestly don't even recognize myself in some of these blog articles. Who is this woman who spends that kind of time in the kitchen?! Surely not me. See, that's how profoundly raw changes you. What seems time consuming and absurd from the fog, is actually just one of a kajillion other things you have daily energy for when you're raw. Your energy is boundless and I remember where I wrote about feeling like a child again. Whoa. I mean, whoa, right? Let's get this again. Let's go there.
Let's start this blog over from here.
Who's with me? ;)
xo
Rawkin'
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