soulfully close

The gray sky melted into the water as
I sat by the lake today and
lost myself in thought
about the Oneness of all that is and
I felt captivated by the elements as
I studied some crystallized rocks and
smooth stones and shiny gems
in the sand below my feet and
I walked right up to the shore and
it felt like I've never been so soulfully close
to water in my life and
the dull peering sun dropped sparkles on the waves
and I felt illuminated by the view.

How 'Bout Remembering Your Divinity

Feel the cosmic energy surrounding you and all that is
Let it wash through
and within
Take a step outside
onto the planet
and feel the
divinity.

The Ultimate Spinach Salad!

I made this salad last night and it's officially one of the best I've ever made.

• a large bed of baby spinach on plate
• 1/2 red bell pepper sliced
• shaved carrot
• 3-4 diced dates (honey, medjool)
• 1/4 red onion sliced
• few tsp hemp seeds
• a bunch of broccoli sprouts (or any sprout)
• Dressing: olive oil and apple cider vinegar stirred with salt and pepper, drizzle on top

And, as always, you can add anything or modify it in any way! I would have to say that the dates really give this salad a ton of flavour and sweetness ;-D

Groovy~ness & Blackberry-Banana Mash

Just made this little fruit mash and I wanted to share it! All it is is 1 banana and a few blackberries mashed, a dash of cinnamon and 2 teaspoons of ground flax seed. The ground flax seed gives it this super piecrust-esque flavour, so good!

It really has been quite some time since I have been frolicking around through the fields of raw foods. I don't know what happened. Actually yes I do. A little over six months ago I was put on antibiotics for a few weeks which resulted in some problems. And since then I have gone through extensive remedial-trials; everything from cutting out certain foods to probiotics and digestive enzymes. 'Cause essentially it was my intestinal flora that got seriously imbalanced. So through all this craziness I somewhere along the line eliminated bananas and therefore discontinued my daily green smoothie ritual. And trust me, smoothies are an enormously significant aspect to raw foodism (at least for me...!) Plus they are super filling and life-force giving so what comes along with the elimination of such magnificence is the loss of an incredible satiating food source or entire meal! You know?

Well I'm pretty much ecstatic because I made one for the first time in so long this morning, with like 3 massive handfuls of baby spinach! It felt so good to be making them again. Oh how I missed them so.

The very worst part about flopping off raw foods is the lack of life-force and increase in the feelings of disconnection from Self and the universe and nature... 'Cause I'm way more inclined to meditate and do yoga when I feel really connected. Also my creative juices flow like a rainbow.

This all relates to some things I've been thinking deeply of lately - how perfection is totally unattainable and should not be sought after anyway. Besides our divine-beingness that is always perfect, the concept of perfection is an illusion and should not be desired! For we are always evolving, growing, changing and learning along the way through our mysterious odyssey's called life.
I wrote a poem on this. Perhaps I will share.

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11/11/11 at 11:11am ~

fuschia flower

And the tree was so alive

the ant walked up it

the ant was so alive, too, in its very own reality!

I felt the suns heat as I walked in and out of shadows casted by the trees.

I smelled the thick fragrance of a bed of flowers

and the fuschia flower was so brightly coloured I couldn't believe the earth made it. 

I saw the stillness of the land and sky contrast against the wavy water,

and it was so blue

and the grass was so green that I had to touch each blade.

And the clouds in the sky were so soft and real and moved so swiftly.

Happy dearest November, the month of aubern. I usually think of naked trees and bald shrubs this time of year but there are lots of yellow leaves instead. Still each day is my favourite piece of artwork. Oh how I love the shriveled, wasting leaves that blow about; sidewalks coated in leaf smears and cloudy skies above it all. When the sun shines this time of year it reminds me of long ago, perhaps a dream or perhaps my childhood.

This is how it has been, if I can try to move through the static in my brain.
Lots of shifting, I think.
The yearning for simplicity has been calling
something new, something comfortable.
So much needed and still needs to wash away.
I think I am sensitive.
I threw a lot out yesterday. I forgot how damn good it feels.