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On friendship and love

"Billy the dog disappeared during the big floods of 2002 in Caia, Mozambique. He emerged from the jungle this year, carrying a little monkey on his back, Kiko.They were skinny and half dead, bud they had made it through all these years.

Billy had defended Kiko from all the dangers of the jungle, including a bunch of savage dogs willing to have Kiko as dessert.

They are inseparable, Kiko sleeps hugged to Billy,they eat together,do everything together and they still are unconfident about humans... Only the two of them, forever..."   

See the video here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1bEmNuKjN7k

- contributed by Steven Gibb

Aging is Attitude, Not a Calendar

Fran & Marlo Cowan (married 62 years) playing an impromptu piano recital together in the atrium of the Mayo Clinic. He'll be 90 in February.

The Road to Kindness

The author wishes to remain anonymous
Edited by Shmuel Greenbaum
Printed with Permission of http://www.PartnersInKindness.org

Driving on the roads is a great opportunity to practice kindness. When we are in the car, we're in our own private little domain where no one can really see us for any length of time. The crowded driving conditions create a sense of pressure. Drivers are intent on getting ahead, not letting other drivers cut in front of them, being the first at the traffic light. We are somehow not really people when we are behind the wheel; we are "drivers!"

Actually, driving this way made me feel mean. So, I decided to practice kindness behind the wheel.

Whenever I notice someone trying to change lanes on a crowded road, I let them go in front of me. If I catch their eye, I also smile and nod at the person behind the wheel.

When I see someone is not sure where to turn or is looking for an address, I give him plenty of space so they can figure out what they need without pressure.

I check my self-talk while I'm driving, and in my thoughts wish other drivers a safe and pleasant journey.

These things make for much more pleasant driving, and I haven't been late yet!

[On quiet country roads, I also wave to oncoming drivers and people I pass. - James]

The Supreme Machine

How much value would you put on a machine that is so special that there are no others like it, no spare parts and yet it must run continuously without stopping for up to 100 years?

The machine, of course, is your body. The value assigned to it is up to you. But before you decide how much your body is worth, you should appreciate a few things about it. You ask it to do some phenomenal things, including process huge amounts of information, both input and output, on a daily basis; interface with others on many different levels; produce another human machine for continuity of the species; and under certain circumstances, perform feats of strength and courage.

Those things your body does because you tell it to; but what about all those things your body does every day, day after day, year after year, with little or no thought or decision on your part? Consider this for a moment - if you are an adult of about average weight, here's what you do in 24 hours:

    Your heart beats 103,689 times.
    Your hair grows .01714 inches.
    You breathe 23,040 times.
    You eat 3 pounds of food.
    You perspire 1.43 pints of liquid.
    You speak 4,800 words.
    You turn 25 to 35 times in your sleep.
    You lose 7.8 pounds of waste weight.
    Your blood travels 168,000 miles.
    Your nails grow .000046 inches.
    You inhale 438 cubic feet of air.
    You drink 2.9 pounds of liquid.
    You move 750 major muscles.

It pays to take care of this fantastic, one-of-a-kind machine, since there are no spare parts!

Now that you have some idea of what this superb creation does, do you properly take care of it? It relentlessly performs its daily functions and asks only periodic attention, proper fuel, some rest, exercise, and an occasional checkup. Now that you know a little bit about what your body does and its minimum requirements, what is it worth? Of course, it is priceless, so be sure to maintain it with the basic requirements of proper nutrition, sleep and daily exercise.

--- Source: Vitality Labs Newsletter

12 steps to raw food

Step1  – I admit that I have lost control of my addiction to cooked food and my eating is becoming unmanageable.

Step 2  – I believe that live vegan food is the most natural diet for a human being.

Step 3  – I shall gain necessary skills, learn basic raw recipes and obtain equipment to prepare live food.

Step 4  - I shall live in harmony with people who eat cooked food.

Step 5  – I shall stay away from temptations.

Step 6  – I shall create a support group.

Step 7  – I shall find alternative activities or hobbies.

Step 8  – I shall let my higher self lead my life.

Step 9  – I shall make a searching and fearless inventory of the real reasons for seeking comfort and pleasure from cooked foods.

Step 10 – I shall let my intuition help me.

Step 11 – Through clarity I will gain happiness.

Step 12 – I shall provide support to other raw fooders.

- from Lesson 14 of chiDiet.com, taken from Victoria Boutenko's book, 12 Steps to Raw Food.

An Inspiring "Politician"

In the City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, with Mayor Hazel McCallion. In the 31 years Hazel has been mayor, she's run the 3rd largest city in Canada to debt-free status with a large cash surplus. In the last election she drew 92% of the vote.

At 88, Hazel is still playing hockey, even though she was hit by a truck two years ago! She's a good bowler, too!

It's O.K.

Whenever a clerk in a store, or a cashier (usually, but not always, a teenage boy or girl) is having a problem, I try to be extra patient and reassuring.

Although I am 59, I remember how hard it was when I began to work. I let them know it's "O.K.," and that they're doing their best. I try to keep in mind that they'll do better over time.

- author unknown

What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves

A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash.

At the gun they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All, that is, except one – a little boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry.

The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back.

Then they all turned around and went back......every one of them.

One girl with Down's Syndrome bent down, kissed him and said, "This will make it better."

Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line. Everyone in the stadium stood, and the cheering went on for a long time.

People who were there are still telling the story. Why? Because deep down we know this one thing: What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course. If you pass this on, we may be able to change our hearts as well as someone else's.

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

Have a Wonderful Week!

Putting life into perspective

Having a bad day? Sometimes we need to view our lives in relation to the bigger picture:   http://dingo.care-mail.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf.

Finding Nirvana in the kitchen

Steven Gibb of Tuscon, former Program Director at Creative Health Insittute, passes along a link to this video, How to Cook your Life, with Zen Chef Edward Espe Brown. While the video is about cooked food, the advice the chef gives is the same as Dr. Ann Wigmore taught - "Food should be prepared with joy."

View the preview: http://www.cookyourlifemovie.com/home.html.

Humans are Amazing...

A HOLIDAY THOUGHT…

Aren’t humans amazing Animals? They kill wildlife - birds, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice and foxes by the million in order to protect their domestic animals and their feed.

Then they kill domestic animals by the billion and eat them. This in turn kills people by the million, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative - and fatal - - health conditions like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and cancer.

So then humans spend billions of dollars torturing and killing millions of more animals to look for cures for these diseases.

Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals.

Meanwhile, few people recognize the absurdity of humans, who kill so easily and violently, and once a year send out cards praying for "Peace on Earth."

~ Revised from Old MacDonald’s Factory Farm by C. David Coates

No Arm, No Leg, So Let's Dance Ballet

She without arm, he without leg - ballet - Hand in Hand – 5 minute video: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLVRQCjh8c

[My Dad lost a leg in WWII, so I grew up with a one-legged man and have seen how one can accommodate a disability. The VA considered Dad 40% disabled; he’d laugh and say it only slowed him down 5%. Oh… Dad just turned 85. – Jim Carey]

New Videos on Blog are Inspiring - Mary Ann

Hi Jim,

This talk played just fine!  (www.chidiet.com/blog/) Thank you so very much.  I have been about 90-95% raw since 7/06 and I went to CHI 9/06.  I really struggled since about October and especially over the past holiday and while I still do raw I am not making all the different foods I have in the past as well as the sprouting.  I am hopeful that this will get me going again.

Thanks you so much! 

Mary Anne, Flint, MI

Acceptance

Many times life will not go according to the plans we make. Disappointments are a part of life. The key to a healthy, balanced life lies in acceptance.

Acceptance, far from being complacent, is liberating. Acceptance means letting go of the "victim" mentality, and acknowledging our role as leaders in our lives. It is the first stage of the healing processes of release and forgiveness. Acceptance is a necessary component of growth that keeps us from remaining in the past.

Choosing acceptance over denial enables us to be more objective, opening the door to alternative solutions. It allows us to live for today, fully in the moment, fully present.

Valid solutions are elusive when we fight life's circumstances as opposed to empowering ourselves to manage them.

What we resist persists, and in the act of letting go we attain clarity. Reflect on an aspect of yourself, or a situation in your life, that you have not been able to accept. What causes you to resist what is? How do you feel accepting this will benefit you? Can you see yourself moving beyond it? What steps can you take to reach this goal?

Anne Kaspar
Health and Wellness Consultant

BodyByBliss
19 Grasslands Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87508
Office 505.474.9699
Cell   505.690.0169
bodybybliss@gmail.com

Fasting Blues

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
I must have been out of my mind.
M.D.s think this is crazy,
Just pop some pills and be fine.

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
When "chemo" is fully insured.
If you're still with us in five years,
You'll count as one who's been cured.

So what's so wrong with "chemo," anyway?
The hair grows back they say.
Just plop on that cute little hat,
And go back out and play.

Oh, radiation is so necessary,
It kills bad cells, none more.
But give me just a moment,
To stand behind this lead door.

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
They offered to cut out that part.
A couple of days of resting,
And you'll be back at K-Mart.

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
My front has reached my back.
My stomach says "Hello" to my backbone,
Will they even know me back home?

My clothes go on frontwards or backwards,
Don't know if my head is on straight!
Be sure to look at my front view,
On my profile, you'll just have to wait.

So who wants to lie down and be still,
To let the body do its repairs?
God gave us bodies self-healing,
In this quick remedy world, who cares?

God is so great and God is so good,
He could zap me well, if He would,
But He makes me lie down and be patient,
restoring the body my choices have spent.

In fasting I don't loose my organs.
When done, they are restored.
My hair and nails don't fall out,
And my body feels brand new once more.

He gave us this system: immune,
For healing our whole lives through.
So why cut, burn, and poison it,
For when nurtured, it keeps us in tune.

Lord, thank you for each day of fasting.
Each night my body dumps junk.
From your "Garden" fresh foods without sickness,
But Adam requested fried skunk!

Now Lord, I know why I chose fasting;
My path was determined by You.
Complete trust in Me, your Word says,
But obedience must follow, too.

To adhere to "The way, the truth, and the life."*
In a world so closed and opposed,
takes more than, "I will" or "I want to,"
Reliance on His power, God knows.

So why for me did He choose fasting?
In stillness: joy, in time: healing, as He has shown.
"So go celebrate choice foods, sweet drinks, all sharing,
now understanding the words that have been made known."**

-- Judy B

*John 14:6 (NIV)
**Nehemiah 8:10-13 (NIV)

The Fasting Blues

Judy Beier, 2003

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
I must have been out of my mind.
M.D.s think this is crazy,
Just pop some pills and be fine.

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
When "chemo" is fully insured.
If you're still with us in five years,
You'll count as one who's been cured.

So what's so wrong with "chemo," anyway?
The hair grows back they say.
Just plop on that cute little hat,
And go back out and play.

Oh, radiation is so necessary,
It kills bad cells, none more.
But give me just a moment,
to stand behind this lead door.

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
They offered to cut out that part.
A couple of days of resting,
And you'll be back at K-Mart.

Oh, why did I choose fasting?
My front has reached my back.
My stomach says "Hello" to my backbone,
Will they even know me back home?

My clothes go on frontwards or backwards.
Don't know if my head is on straight!
Be sure to look at my front view,
On my profile, you'll just have to wait.

So who wants to lie down and be still,
To let the body do its repairs?
God gave us bodies self-healing,
In this quick-remedy world, who cares?

God is so great and God is so good,
He could zap me well, if He would,
But He makes me lie down and be patient.
Restoring the body my choices have spent.

In fasting I don't loose my organs.
When done, they are restored.
My hair and nails don't fall out,
And my body feels brand new once more.

He gave us this system: immune,
For healing our whole lives through.
So why cut, burn, and poison it,
For when nurtured, it keeps us in tune.

Lord, thank you for each day of fasting.
Each night my body dumps junk.
From your "Garden" fresh foods without sickness,
But Adam requested fried skunk!

Now Lord, I know why I chose fasting;
My path was determined by You.
Complete trust in Me, your Word says,
But obedience must follow, too.

To adhere to "The way, the truth, and the life.
"*In a world so closed and opposed.
Takes more than, "I will" or "I want to,"
Reliance on His power, God knows.

So why for me did He choose fasting?
In stillness: joy, in time: healing, as He has shown.
"So go celebrate choice foods, sweet drinks, all sharing.
Now understanding the words that have been made known."**

*John 14:6(NIV)
**Nehemiah 8:10-13(NIV)

Mother of the Year award

MOTHER OF THE YEAR

In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately,
due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny
size, they died shortly after birth.

The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health,
although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused
the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate
another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.

After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there
were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians
decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother
of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only orphans that could be
found quickly, were a litter of weanling pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in
tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops?

The man with the incredible brain

This is the story of Daniel Tammet. A twenty-something with extraordinary mental abilities, Daniel is one of the world’s few savants. He can do calculations to 100 decimal places in his head, and learn a language in a week.

This documentary follows Daniel as he travels to America to meet scientists who are convinced he may hold the key to unlocking similar abilities in everyone. It appears Daniel is doing math, without actually having to think, through a process of perceiving patterns in numbers. As one Brittish onlooker stated, "It's godsmackingly brilliant!"

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/07/09/the-boy-with-the-incredible-brain.aspx

Then again, perhaps Daniel's just tuned in like Anastasia of Ringing Cedars Press fame.

Renata in the Raw

[Renata Dorner is Assistant to Dr. James Carey of chiDiet.com.]

I never liked being in the kitchen, thinking about what to prepare - no matter breakfast, lunch or dinner, it did not make any difference. It was a chore. All changed about a year ago when I have started to eat raw living food.

James has a hard time to get me out of the kitchen into the office to do the work which he hired me for. However, as of yet he has not complained about his fringe benefits. He enjoys the exquisite raw meals. Don’t get me wrong - he ate raw living food prior to my arrival, but you can’t really call him a raw food chef. His skills are extremely varied, but food preparation is not high on his list. As long as it is green, fresh, somewhat palatable, he was a happy raw foodist. Maintenance of the farm and being on the road giving talks take up a lot of his time.

Exquisite does not refer to my raw food preparation skills, but to the ample variety nature offers us. Some meals are actually flamboyant, if you may, considering the bountiful colors in the fresh blueberries and strawberries, watermelon, kiwis. It’s fireworks.

And then we have kale. What a feast that is: kale with pineapple, kale with cherry tomatoes, kale with walnuts and a bit of kiwi, kale with olives, kale in a smoothie, kale wrapped in a nori sheet, on and on it goes. I never get tired of kale. It comes in various colors and shapes: curly kale, dinosaur kale/black kale and purple kale. Kale is full of vitamin A and C folic acid, iron and high in calcium.

There is never a dull moment in the raw kitchen. You can create little works of art with the food, you can stack the food. wrap it, design mandalas, form triangles and squares, add a little basil here and some curly parsley there. It’s a feast for the eyes. Cooked food seemed always dull to me. Fresh veggies and fruit are so happy to share their radiance with you.

It’s like eating sunshine. And radiant you will become on  raw living food.

Not to forget the best part about raw food preparation; no cleaning of burnt pots and pants. Doesn’t that convince you to stay raw??

Renata Dorner
July 2007

Share your story of victory

Share Your Story of Victory Over Serious Illness!
by Kathy Fields

Now 10 healthy years after my victory over Chronic Fatigue, I am still inspired by peoples amazing self healing journeys. You will not be surprised to know then that I am working on a book to share people's success stories. It is to provide hope to those who are currently dealing with illness or who wish for a higher level of health.

Here is where you can help. If you (or anyone you know) have a true story of how you overcame illness and have gone on to accomplish a new level of optimal health, you now have an opportunity to share your message.

Stories of overcoming any type of illnesses are welcome. Let it come from the heart. Your journey is important! For more information: http://chidiet.com/news/photos/ShareYourStoryOfVictory.pdf.

Putting life into perspective, part 2

So, you think the universe revolves around your personal issues, do you? Overwhelmed by the immensity of things? Consider this (click on each photo for a larger picture):

Jupiter is 1 pixel in size; Earth is invisible at this scale.

Antares is the 15th brightest star in the sky. (Click on each photo for a larger picture.)

There are more stars in the Universe then there are grains of sand on all the beaches of all of Earth!  One Hundred Trillion Stars! 

Sort of puts things in a different perspective, doesn't it?

Calling all serious illness survivors

Calling All Serious Illness Survivors!
by Kathy Fields

Now 10 healthy years after my victory over Chronic Fatigue, I am still inspired by peoples amazing self healing journeys. You will not be surprised to know then that I am working on a book to share people's success stories. It is to provide hope to those who are currently dealing with illness or who wish for a higher level of health.

Here is where you can help. If you (or anyone you know) have a true story of how you overcame illness and have gone on to accomplish a new level of optimal health, you now have an opportunity to share your message.

Stories of overcoming any type of illnesses are welcome. Let it come from the heart. Your journey is important! For more information: http://chidiet.com/news/photos/CallingAllSeriousIllnessSurvivors.pdf.