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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Island Coconut Hula Cookies
Kaia, getting her Hula on at 5 |
Oh Boy! Hawaiian beaches and tropical breezes with
the rhythmic sites and sounds of the Hula! In these moments when I am yearning to
pack my sarong and head off to find a hidden paradise, I sometimes need to
rethink my approach, “resorting” to other means of immediate gratification… and then instead of finding myself on a beach
I find myself in the kitchen!
I’ve discovered flinging myself onto a beach or into
the kitchen are extremely different, while both produce relaxing and delicious
results, and both are bringing some fun attention to our ‘Muffin Tops’!
Mixing it
up~ Organic everything is more important
than ever. Some extraordinary souls have always lived with allergies
and intolerance to corn, soy or wheat. Now with the ‘still unlabeled’ GMO’s in
our food supply, allergies and food sensitivities are on the rise with the
population at large.
I have been cooking and baking vegetarian in a
swinging kitchen for several decades. Many of our friends and family need to
stick to a gluten free diet and this has inspired me more to create new recipes
and add a different twist to favorite ones.
These Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies are
extremely light, moist and chewy. Put on your straw hat, straw skirt, bikini
top, get your HULA on and start stirring!!
Live~Learn~Take Action~ http://justlabelit.org ~ http://geneticroulettemovie.com
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Recipes To Live By
Hello there. I have
been away, sort of speak, receiving news and some changes the best I can.
Changes are often unexpected, sometimes we can
accept them easier than others. When easy is not the case, in the short run my emotions can sometimes start to spiral into old patterns of survival that have never
served me well in the long run. Times like these I am grateful to have all the
self-help education that I do, but honestly I first turn to support I’ve always
depended on and recall the sayings my Grandmother shared with me growing up to help me get back on track. My grandmother never had what we know as a traditional
education, but she was beyond genius as a mentor when it came to matters of the
heart and home.
My Grandma, Rosa Morton in 1975 |
I call these, “Recipes To Live By"
“If you don’t put the best love into what you’re
cooking, you and others won’t get the best nourishment from what you’re serving.”
Remembering
her sayings along with other disciplines have encouraged me to investigate why disparaging
thoughts come up for myself at all. This set me on a lifelong quest into the light,
understanding these thoughts and experiences as beliefs passed on from someone
else’s physical and emotional pain that I felt I deserved and over time I eventually
owned them as real instead of illusion.
“You can
try a little of this and a little of that, but it’s a dedication to quality,
with love for yourself and others that makes a decent life.”
As a child,
we don’t fully grasp how to ‘not take things personally’. Just as soon as we do take
the actions and decisions of others as personal at any age, we remove ‘our true
self’ from being present. We take away the JOY of believing without a doubt
that we are loved, replacing that confidence with feelings of being judged,
thought of as less important, or the fear of being rejected. We can slip into patterns we are 'familiar' with to avoid being alone, while slipping further into self-doubt and separateness. You are a divine being!
“Two wrongs
will never make a right!”
“Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness"
When we judge
what others are choosing, doing, or saying as wrongness, aware of it
or not, we begin carrying those very same judgments on ourselves. Judgments pile on limitations for what we will allow ourselves to experience. People change, we change, change happens, but
it doesn’t have to take us away from love and out of JOY unless we let it.
“The only
way you can get it right, is not to give up trying for what you want”
The answer
may be letting go of needing the ‘right’ answer, but never give up on finding a
purpose. Celebrate the people and times that have given you value, given you
morals, given you LOVE, HOPE and JOY, and forget the rest. Set your sails to the
wind on a course without judgment, without regret, shame or blaming anyone.
Without hiding the truth or telling lies to yourself or others, you can clean,
clean, clean your data bank clear of the thoughts that keep you in struggle. Whatever your faith is, allow yourself to
trust in that and trust in you. When you make a commitment greater than yourself to enrich the lives of others, you experience more growth joy and satisfaction in your life. The outcome in doing all this is the freedom
to live as the beautiful divine being that YOU are!
More of Todays Special Recipes:
A Mouth
Full: “How Can it get any better than this?” and “What else is possible?” Surrender
in joy; trusting that whatever is next does have a greater purpose and is intended
to help you. All of life comes
to you with Ease, JOY and Glory
Soup du
Jour: “The Four Agreements”, by Miguel Ruiz. It is the simplest, most delicious
foundation I’ve ever found to live by. It’s available in book and CD on the The Four Agreements I personally love
taking the CD on the road.
Satisfying
Choice: Are you looking for a deeper understanding into yourself and what’s been
driving your behavior? The Enneagram is an ancient study providing a system of understanding;
similar to astrology but more reflective with guidance than fixed. Here are
some of the best sites for more information: How the
Enneagram System Works , Enneagram in a Nutshell
A Clean
Plate: The book “Zero Limits” reveals Dr. Hew Len’s method for
cleaning the data bank of our past. It reveals the true cause for everything
that happens to you, and how to "clean" the negativity so you can
re-connect with the Divine. Ho'Oponopono
Intoxicating
Desert: Are you looking to contribute your evolution to the conscious evolution
of humanity as a whole? There’s a new world to be had: BIRTH 2012-Committing to the Greater Good
JOY!
Coming up next "Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip Cookie" Recipe!
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