On Having Enemies
Consider those whom you call your enemies and figure out what they should call you. ~Wayne Dyer
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How to Eliminate Stress and Pain from Your Life
The only one way to stop being stressed out and suffering from emotional pain all of the time is to STOP doing the things that cause stress and emotional pain. Much of what we experience is caused by what we create. When our thoughts, words, and actions are out of alignment, we create suffering in [...]
A Thought on Self-Reliance
It is far better to be free to govern, or misgovern, yourself than to be governed by anybody else. – Kwame Nkrumah
A Gluten-Free Diet [Distorted] Reality Check
Nevermind the purported weight loss claims of going gluten-free, articles like these are why most people continue to be misinformed and confused when it comes to making better eating choices. There are so many half truths here. If removing wheat from your diet puts you at risk for deficiencies of calcium, vitamin D, B vitamins, [...]
Whose Life is It Anyway?
“Grab a machete and hack down your own path.” ─ revolutions.is. I needed this today…losing motivation/sight of the end goal. I have never asked for easy, just less of bullshit. Carrying on.
Giving What Matters: Friends & Family Sale at Shambhala Publications [Sponsored]
The folks over at Shambhala Publications, a company that specializes in books that present creative and conscious ways of transforming the individual, the society, and the planet are offering a special 35% discount through December 16th on all of their titles. Consider giving the aspirant in your life a title or two, or treat yourself [...]
Obesity, Fat, and the Human Foie Gras Condition
One of my biggest nutrition peeves lately is this Fear of/War against Fat. Despite the fact that everyone who takes a college-level nutrition course learns what Fat is and the role Fat plays in the body and in food, Fat continues to be demonized as a bad food and underlying contributor to obesity. But, people [...]
Is There a “Best” Diet for Healthy Eating?
The “best” diet for healthy eating is one that recognizes the Eater as a whole person, opts for whole foods, and allows the Eater flexibility in food choices without restriction, deprivation, or willpower. The “best” diet for healthy eating considers your unique nutrition needs and respects your traditional foodways. The “best” diet for healthy eating [...]
Dear Occupy Wall Street
You never change things by fighting the existing Reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. -Buckminster Fuller Love & Light, Melissa
Now that it’s behind you, what did you do last week that was memorable?
The first weekend of LEAD NY, a two-year Leadership Development program for Food and Agriculture professionals. It was a teambuilding weekend of low ropes courses and personal introductions at the Oswegatchie Educational Center in the Adirondacks. I am excited because I’ll be spending the next two years with 30 dedicated food and ag professionals. I [...]
How many friends do you have in real life that you talk to regularly?
I can think of six right now, there maybe at least 2 more. Guess that means I should go through that list and call the other two I can’t remember…
How do you know when it’s time to continue holding on or time to let go?
If you have to ask… I was watching Oprah’s Life Class and she said that we rarely get what we want; instead, we get what we believe about ourselves. It made me think about a present situation in my life where I keep asking for what I want, getting more specific each time, and what [...]
Where would you most like to go and why?
I would like to visit the home state (South Carolina) of my maternal and paternal grandmothers’ births, to see where they lived, gain some insight into why they left, and locate any living relatives.
What personal prisons have you built out of fear?
I am breaking myself free of the belief that I have to do everything on my own. I am an Aries and was raised an only child by a fiercely independent woman. I am conflicted by the need to work things out on my own with the longing to belong. It’s also difficult to believe [...]
If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
Ego. The Ego is afraid of being wrong, being rejected, and having to take responsibility for the choices made.
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