Saturday, July 18, 2009

a wonderful video

http://www.home-2009.com/us/index.html

a "must see" video

http://www.youtube.com/homeproject

When we destroy Earth as our home, we destroy our body as our home.When we separate ourselves from Nature and Earth, we separate ourselves from our health.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Solanum tuberosum

Solanum tuberosum, a fancy name for the humble potato. How many times have I reached for the humble tuber to bake and place on my plate to enjoy, and in the enjoyment, to feel comfort? They are too many to count. Solanum is derived from a Latin word meaning "soothing" which is possibly why potatoes have been placed in the long list of “comfort” foods (The Solanaceae family also include tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers).

I have been given a lot of freshly dug potatoes by a dear friend who has spent years enriching the soil of his organic garden. These potatoes that I have been gifted with are rich in minerals, particularly chromium. The potato has been given a “bad” reputation as a major source contributing to excess weight. This is, to my mind, totally backwards. Potatoes that are grown in mineral rich and balanced soil offer same to our bodies.

Let’s take one thing potatoes are rich in: chromium (if we eat the skin). When we are lacking in chromium the following symptoms can possibly be attributed to this mineral deficiency:
Over weight
Increased cholesterol
Increased triglycerides
Heart disease
Psoriasis
Glaucoma
Hypoglycemia
Type 2 diabetes

Just think what eating some new potatoes could do for us!

Chromium is also found in raw white onion, romaine lettuce and tomatoes. We know that vitamin C increases the absorption of chromium and potatoes have good vitamin C in them. I am reminded of a summer dish that was a constant in our household: sliced raw onion, tomatoes, and possibly cucumber soaking in malt vinegar. This was a side dish to new potatoes and a green salad. Just thinking about it now has gastric juices stimulated! This is a very detoxifying dish, very alkalizing and just delicious. It is also a perfect example of eating in season and how Nature compliments. But I digress somewhat here.

Basically, eat potatoes and allow the mind and the body to be fed. It is a simple food that offers much. I feel that we ignore the benefit and simplicity of the Solanum tuberosum by submerging it under heavy creams and cheeses where it cannot do its “job” effectively in our body. Eat in balance and harmony with Nature and Earth and we will be in balance and harmony.
Bon appetite! I toast the Solanum tuberosum!

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

a little explanation ....

I was asked why i put other subjects other than those directly pertaining to weight loss and health. It is simply because nothing can be separated...how can we separate energy?

I have been a little slack in posting of late as my focus has been in getting my manuscript pulled together for others to read. It is a workbook to help get one beyond the veil of fat. Weight is of the mind first and foremost. To keep this upper most will assist in the dropping of excess weight. One can view more at www.healthischoice.com. This is why i have posted a variety of blogs...they all relate to energy of the mind.

and another source
http://spiritualphilosophymymusings.blogspot.com/

a continuation of old photos, memories and learning

I hear the words “… soul is open ended” and I feel the truth of these words. I think the same of the Universe and then I realize that this is a description of energy. I connect the thought (so very clearly heard as words spoken in my mind!) “The Universe is in the mind” and a few more connections are made within me. Slowly a bigger picture is coming into shape and form and structure. The Universe has no boundaries and no center because it is energy….just as we are. The only way that limitations or boundaries occur in our mind is when we impose them on our selves through out negative belief structure. I feel very close to another “break through” in a way like I am putting together awareness’s and one day soon, these snippets are all going to cascade together into greater understanding…this is the way of learning.

We are energy first and wrapped up in a neat parcel of physicality. A principle of energy is that it must move and change. This applies to All. From the Universe down to us as the energy of how we think, the emotions we use and our feeling senses. This energy field is what defines us. In looking back through photos of me (of this lifetime) and seeing my energy soften as I gain more knowledge and life-learning through the years. It is in this softening and expansion of knowledge, I get to see what I can project into my next physical life. The physical package will change but the energy of me will be recognizable. This is why we “recognize” fellow travelers…and some feel more comfortable than others.

I feel that this is what holding onto old photos of loved ones does for us…they are wonderful reminders of love and to keep the memories active. These memories are part of who we are and when we know that we live more than one lifetime, then we know that these memories will return with us. The power of love is intense. It is real. It is our core. It is Universal energy. The more loving experiences we have the greater our memories of love, the more loving and caring we are. This is the energy field that we live in and expand upon.

Thank you Maat for the prompt! It is appreciated.

Friday, July 10, 2009

old photos, memories and learning


I have been wondering why I bother to collect and to keep these photos and those of others in my family. Is it as a form of “witnessing” my life? Or is it more to trigger my emotions and memories? Or is it a combination of these? I feel it is a combination. I look through these photos and remind myself of all the things I have done, places I have been to, people I have met, and all trigger the senses and emotions as my memories stir within my heart and mind.

I have been observing myself aging as I examine photos in various activities and geographical placements. A small black and white snap capturing me on my first day of school. It is a moment in time that is captured and yet in looking at that photo…that moment of time…I feel the energy of me and the promise and excitement of learning… of life yet to be experienced.

I allow my mind to travel to that moment and I can vividly recall the excitement of being “grown up” enough to go to school. I have my leather satchel over my shoulder. It is holding the array of coloured pencils, a new notebook with clean pages, the pencil sharpener, the new eraser, and the new HB2 yellow pencils with my name on them. I remember the excitement as Dad took his pocket knife and carefully cut away just enough of the yellow paint to expose a wood surface suitable to place my name. These pencils were my tools for learning. Getting ready for school was a family affair. Even my grandmother and great aunt were included in this excitement. These two women were with me when I was allowed to select my tin of coloured pencils and instead of getting the required set of 10, I was gifted with the big tin of 30 different coloured pencils. This was bounty indeed! I can feel the excitement now as I vividly recall this memory.

The Monday morning arrived. I was going to school! I was awake early and dressed and sitting at the breakfast table complete with my satchel over my shoulder. After breakfast, Mum took me outside to stand on the grass tennis court, near the tulip tree to take my photo. It was a brilliant day. The freshness of the morning, the scent of the salted Pacific Ocean, the distant cry of seagulls, the sound of farm animals, even the sun felt fresh and bright to me. Everything felt brighter and better and more brilliant than ever. I was off to school!

The excitement of learning has not lessened over the years. I read the following from the flyer for the upcoming conference on Spiritual Philosophy and my excitement rises. It is several weeks away and already I check that I have my notebook with plenty of pages ready to receive ink, that I have ink cartridges for my pens, and that I have back-up pens. I am prepared with my tools and my mind (our greatest tool) is primed to learn… Accepting Our Spirit Consciousness Energy … … Know Thyself! Understand the Invisible Properties of Energy. We never hide the truth of ourselves. ..the subject is exciting to me. I will be awake and ready to learn on the morning of the 24th of July, and on the 25th and 26th. For more info on this event….go to www.kathyoddenino.com …

We have not been taught that we are Spirit Consciousness Energy, therefore
we have created an internal mental “block” against accepting that we are Spirit Consciousness
Energy that continues to come back into new physical lives for countless
lifetimes. Religion teaches us that we live only one physical life. This is the simplicity
of ignorance—as human beings we are far past the concept of ignorance even
when we act ignorant in our physical belief of living only one physical life. Our
archaic belief that we live only one physical life keeps us from understanding ourselves
as eternal energy beings. When we look carefully at the multiple ways in
which we use our internal energies, we begin to think differently about who we are.
The first step that we must take towards understanding ourselves is to acknowledge
to ourselves that we are eternally energy beings that live multiple finite lives in
physical matter as a means of learning about and understanding ourselves and our
journey of growth. Our life is about being energy, which we live in the physical
matter of our infinite human bodies. If we were not energy beings, we would not
live a physical life of activity and growth.
Each physical life that we live supports our thinking mind, loving emotions,
and Spirit Senses in their eternal growth, which reflects the internal pattern of our
human growth potential. Our cellular memory is eternal, so it behooves each of us
to learn the nuances of living our love as human beings. Because we consistently
reflect the level of internal growth that we have reached, we can never hide the truth
of who we are from other people and most of all we can never hide the truth of who
we are from ourselves.


I have thoroughly enjoyed my morning of memories and the feeling tones they have provoked. Life is really (as in really, really) good!