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Today at Anandi's, we talked about the wisdom of our bodies. Our bodies have their own language, and their own wisdom. Rather than cull our symptoms of imbalance back with allopathic medications, we can listen to the cues our bodies give us. We can allow things to pass through us, and we can trust that if our bodies need to rest, they will sort out the balance. In listening to our bodies, we can "eat to optimize phenotypic expression." In other words, not every way of eating is for everyone. Some people may thrive on a meat-laden, diet, some may thrive on veganism. Our make-ups are each unique, and we need different things to put into our bodies to fully realize ourselves in this way. Body-wisdom is the key to realizing our optimal balance and nutrition.
Today at Anandi's we made hibiscus juice with fresh hibiscus flowers, pomegranate seeds, honey, lemon juice, fresh aloe gel, and water. We also had a salad and stuffed tomatoes, and a dessert "halvah" of beets, dates, and cardamom. ...SOOO yummy! I love raw food. :)
I have been reading the Tao Te Ching recently, as I will be presenting on it and its connections to ecology for my class. Here are a few excerpts that are inspiring:
All streams flow to the sea
because it is lower than they are.
Humility gives it its power.
I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
To find the origin,
trace back the manifestations.
If you want to know me,
look inside your heart.
Seeing into darkness is clarity.
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
and return to the source of light.
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I am enjoying the warming sunlight and the singing conversations of birds. I am reveling in my sustained moments of simplicity. I am drinking yummy kombucha, and I am relaxing. I am loving the blue sky.... and I am thinking about Christianity, what makes history (ideas versus actions), mortality (why do people cling to religion?), ecology (how to relate to it truly- through emotional connection, or to rational facts and statistical evidence?).
So you see, many things are going on for me.
How about you?
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Dear Love Child,
ReplyDeleteHi there. I'm glad you figured out how to post photos. Seeing images with the words adds a whole new dimension. What's going on for me? Appreciation of the sun for one. What beautiful sunrises and sunsets we have been experiencing. The days are getting a bit longer and the sun is out more and warming us in and out. Bike rides, hiking, watching Jack play in the ocean with his surfboard, listening to Forrest, A.J., and Zac jamming in the living room, reconnecting with my sister and nephew, thinking about my incredible daughter graduating college in just a few months, enjoying dancing with Neil and Moe's Alley.....these are some of the things I am in gratitude with. Quiet spaces, quiet places, reach within, and turn on the light. Love, Momma
Oh Mama, these are such beautiful things! What gratitude you share for all these simple joys in life! :) I feel connected to you now, as I am really keying in on the experience of motherhood... what an exhausting blessing it must be, eh?? I love you!! I am grateful for you! Keep dancing, I cannot wait to dance with you soon!
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