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About Me:: 31 years young. Love music, books, and good people. I am very down to earth and down wit' earth. Still in the midst of figuring out what I want to be when I grow up, but luckily that hasn't happened yet. What else? I am graduate business student who has been raw for a few months now.

Location:: Westchester, NY

What type of friends are you looking to make here?: Real friends. I generally put my cards out on the table pretty quickly and I click with people who are upfront...it's the New Yorker in me:) But on a serious note, I am just looking to connect with people who I can learn from and hopefully develop some form of relationship with going forward.

Relationship Status:: It's Complicated

Favorite Raw Food or Dish:: It's still gotta be guac'

Interests (outside of Raw Food):: Hiking, reading (of course), music, MOVIES, leisurely strolls, editing (force of habit), weights, and I am thinking about trying out tennis or golf.

Favorite Books:: Life of Pi-Yann Martel, Power of Now-Eckhart tolle, Lord of the Rings-Tolkien, the stranger-Camus and El Peregrino- Paulo Coehlo.

Favorite Quote:: God sleeps in stone, breathes in plants, dreams in animals and awakens in man-Hindu saying

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Back 2 Sparta!!

I was hanging out with a friend today and she raised the point about how most social activities in the U.S. revolve around consumerism, i.e. eating, shopping, etc... I think everyone, myself included, is aware of this but for some reason it doesn't make much difference on a day-to-day basis. I think I am going to try challenging myself to spend as little as possible on entertainment and other activities as I can this month. I know my bank card could definitely use the break:) I guess you can c… Continue

Posted on July 5th, 2008 at 8:30am — 2 Comments (Add)

Acceptance

It's funny. I have gone through life obsessed with perfectionism yet knowing fully that this pursuit would cause me more pain than it would happiness. Technically, I have no job as of June 30th. No place to live as of the same date. And a limited amount of financial resources in reserve. I should be going out of my mind with panic and fear but I am not. I guess partially because I know that if push comes to shove, my parents are only a short flight away. But more so because I have been taking a… Continue

Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 4:12pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Reconnecting

I have felt so out of touch lately and I know it has to do with my diet. I have been eating more of the "cooked" lately/. I feel lethargic, uninspired, and out of touch with the world. I went shopping tonight (for fruits and veggies) after I finished classes and fed my friend's, who is Puerto Rico - so jealous- right now, cats. I just got home twenty minutes ago and I needed to reach out to some raw friends. Back in March, when I was really new to raw, I attended an awesome retreat in the Pocon… Continue

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Extreme Yoga

So...I decided to try my hand at Yoga today and being the utter novice that I am, I decided to go straight for Bikram Yoga. Now, the more experienced yogi might be able to do this stuff in his sleep but let me tell you, for me, it was an extreme exercise in will power and breath regulation.

To make matters better for myself, I forgot to hydrate the night before and as I had no idea what to expect, I showed up in my sweats and a T. Yeah, so not the right move. But somehow, miraculously,…

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Posted on April 1st, 2008 at 3:52pm — 13 Comments (Add)

Is it Spring yet???

Yeah, yeah. I am usually a really positive person but I have been pretty hard on myself lately. Partially,yes, it is the job search/finding my purpose thing that has gotten me down. Normally, I would find things to be grateful for and focus on those but it has been rough this past week or so. I wonder, are there any psychological syptoms of detox, i.e. irritability? I sure haven't experienced any physical syptoms except when i tried to replicate Philip's cashew dip...I may have gone a little…

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At 11:29pm on July 8th, 2008, Sheryl said…: I'm struggling to stay afloat. i'm sick of interviews as i said before. I've never gone so long without work or money before. The past 3 months aint been good to me. But what can you do? I'm trying not to bitch and complain about it but dealing with death has forced me to look closer at my health and fiancial situations. I really hope the economy gets better very very soon. It's affecting me in too many ways. Major kill joy!

At 7:34pm on July 8th, 2008, Sheryl said…: Did you get the job? I am so sick of interviews.

At 6:32am on July 8th, 2008, Rebeka said…: Hey those are some deep and profound thoughts. I remember learning the same thing in Power of Now. I resisted the other lesson of needing myself insteading of needing others. In the book it says that there is a difference between wanting a person and loving a person. I had an infatuation and after my friend clued me in that it was an obsession and not love I realized that instead of putting the energy towards loving myself and accepting myself I was looking outside for acceptance and approval. I balled my eyes out because I resisted this notion that I needed to love and accept myself. Once I healed I began to change my view of myself and the world and I grew as a person. I haven't finished the book but I noticed that I was resisting some of the lessons. Some of us have habits that we have been doing for so long that we have to just learn the hard way. I was so glad that my friend showed me the way.

At 9:52pm on July 7th, 2008, Philip said…: Another two weeks bro, next week off to Ontario!

At 8:31pm on July 7th, 2008, Charles said…: Yeah, I was watching 300 on HBO when I was reading your blog, so I was thinking of the other definition of Spartan. My bad.

At 9:05am on July 7th, 2008, Ariadne said…: Hey papi! LOL, I'm doing well. Nothing too exciting this summer. Eating lots of fruit...rereading Harry Potter...daydreaming...the usual. Did you have a good July 4th? Take care :o)

At 8:38pm on July 6th, 2008, Charles said…: What's up, my man? Just saying hey. I was gonna call you to hang this weekend but things kept popping up. Hope you had a good 4th.

At 8:06pm on July 6th, 2008, Rebeka said…: I'm really happy that you've settled. I'm really happy that things are working out for you. I made my friend a raw meal which included a salad I invented called Happy salad and a recipe Anthony invented called key Lime pie. My friend Elisa loves key lime pie so I made her the raw version. I also made chocolate truffles. I myself had a five course raw meal. We walked five miles together and she helped my mom with some computer stuff. I really enjoyed my day with her. All in all despite my low energy level I had a great weekend.

It's funny how diet affects my life. I have a history of being a compulsive eater and the longer I stay raw the more I acknowledge this fact. I was 50% raw for five days in a row. My energy started going down. On Saturday and Sunday I have upped my intake of raw to 90%. I'm starting to feel better but I'm still a little tired. I have also noticed that when I ate cooked starches my allergies come back.

The two root causes of compulsive eating are emotions and a lack of nutrients in the food. When I ate the food today I enjoyed the meal and I felt nourished. That is what food is suppose to be. You're not suppose to feel deprived. It's better to eat some raw desserts than some cooked chemical laden nightmare. The more I stay away from cooked the more I am repulsed by it.
I used to love fast food. even when I ate raw I would crave cheese pizza and now I think its revolting. My friend just left my house and she said that her husband ordered Kentucky Fried Chicken and I was like "Ewh gross". But this is nasty to me. I respect her husband's choice to eat it.

Right now I try whatever I can to avoid negative influences and negative environments because I want to stay raw. It's really uncomfortable to be on a raw foods rollercoaster of being 50% then 100% 50% then 100%. I have a history of back pain.

I had spent thousands of dollars on chiropractic visits. Although the chiropracter got me out of disability the pain was still there. Loosing weight and getting on mostly raw got rid of additional 30% of my back pain. The pain comes back when I go on 50% raw. I eventually want to be 100% and never go back. It's not because I'm being monolithic it's because I just want to be able to live my life. When you discover that certain tools work in your favor you tend to use them more often.

The other thing is I have a totally different view of the world, myself and my own life and of people. I acknowledge that I need to do what is right for me. Before I used to put other peoples' needs before my own. I used to think that if I put my needs first that I was somehow being selfish. Now I feel in order for me to be a healthy person I need to give myself what I need.

Every person that I have met in the raw foods world is beautiful. Beautiful on the inside, beautiful on the outside, beauty is something that runs deeper than I thought. Now I'm consciously aware that true beauty is like a tall tree with branches spreading out and strong roots.

I remember you had an idea at the chocolate party about a raw foods house. I think it would be so cool to have a raw foods house in the city. It would be so cool if a group of at least six people lived in the house and had their own trees, eco friendly living and garden. This would be a tesimony that others in the city could live the same way.

I plan on moving up there. I do have solid plans but I'm doing what I can to work on myself and prepare for the move. I just hope what I've said inspires you and sheds some light on how important food is in our lives.
Take care raw bro

At 12:02am on July 6th, 2008, Joel said…: I've been on the train before, have seen a lot of the Country that way on family vacays. And it's a good value. The flights are always best leaving from the West Coast. California is a hotspot for raw, either way would be cool to hear how things shape up with things man. I'm planning on shoving off in August or September for some work out there. I've backed off from pushing raw on my family, they'll decide when they want some, I'll just keep eating mine.

At 11:25pm on July 5th, 2008, Joel said…: Haha, yep it's like a roundhouse kick to the gut sometimes with those things. Glad you picked up an internship, good to secure those. The farming style is in effect out there I agree. I am steadily looking into a train then plane trip there. That will continue to unfold... Crashing with your family is a nice option to have man.

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