Birds can fly because they take themselves lightly!

"One way to move from fear to gratitude is to consciously cultivate some ritual to help quiet our mental chatter. Such a path might help us experience the unrestrained friendliness the Buddha said flowed easily from a relaxed mind, and to become aware of our true nature, which is unrestrained consciousness. The Buddha taught a prayer that accomplishes all these things. It's called the metta prayer, or prayer of loving kindness. Even a skeptical scientist can be comfortable with this 2,500-year-o… Continue

Click this link to read the article that prompted this blog: Food Addiction Fires up the Fat Cycle!

I've been overweight since birth, when I came into a family with deep-seated emotional eating patterns that were passed on to me via abuse and example...I will transcend this, I know. I'm making great steps to do that now, through re-patterning the way I think, and eating fre… Continue

Ok, almost raw, since the tahini I'm pretty sure is not, but still it was so good I had to share...

I combined a leftover Massaged Kale Tahini salad with:

fresh corn, cut from the core
tomatoes
green leaf lettuce
more of the leftover tahini dressing from the kale salad.

Mmmm. Is corn a fruit?

The Kale salad is as follows. I don't measure!

green kale
sea salt

Tear dry kale leaves into bits and massage with 'enough' sea salt for two minutes. It will seem like there is less kale; there is not… Continue

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Discuss.

So, the last two weeks haven't been great. I held strong for the first week, but when the second wave hit I resorted to 'comfort' foods. I realized that I make myself acidic in order to shut down the feelings when they come up.

He had tried to push me away when he became aware of his demons, and I stayed through it. Then came his breakdown. The break-up with my fiance I could've dealt with, if it had really been because he didn't love me anymore, but knowing that we both love each other very mu… Continue