Within/Without

Ave you ever noticed that vegan food and raw vegan food is hella expensive? I became a vegetarian before it was fashionable. Back then, my food bills decreased considerably. Plus I started making my own products because I stopped trusting what people put in theirs. That saved some money too. Now I have to scheme on the purchasing of foods I used to buy on the fly. A bag of apples used to cost maybe $2. Now they are $5+. For a dollar, you could buy enough beans to feed your family for a month. Now, $1 will buy just enough for a meal for two. Potatoes, tomatoes all very expensive. I wonder who is causing all of this to happen? Its cheaper to eat off the dollar menu than eat healthy food. Follow me on this… Eating poorly to save money, and that food is delicious… gain weight, that food is full of fat, salt, sugar, and chemicals… over time develop chronic ailments…. Now have to take all kinds of meds…. Dead before you can collect social security, and they blame your socio-economic ...

I recently watched a documentary on what has happened to the garment industry. It chronicled the decline of said industry. At one time, the garment industry was the largest employer in NYC. Now less than 5% of clothing worn in this country is made in this country. The reason why this latched on in my mental mind, (1) because I have been on a purchasing fast with regard to clothing and (2) my mother took me shopping for my bornday. She wanted to buy me something pretty. I buy as much American as I can find. I have owned 5 cars, all of them American. I really wanted a Prius this last time, but I could not bring myself to buy one. And every time I see one pass me I tear up a little. But I think it’s important to support your own. And since I am a resident and citizen of this country, I feel it’s our duty to make supporting your own a priority. In this society we have moved away from ‘we’ to ‘me’. That’s not cool. Me cannot support a whole country and our nonchalance for what hap...

I have stomach issues. Always have had them. My father had stomach issues too. The first place I feel something good, bad, physical or emotional is in my stomach. So my stomach or gut is something I do not take lightly. When I get angry, I get nauseas. When I?m in love I get Gooey. When I am nervous I get butterflies, etc. I recognize that not all people have this sensitivity within. My mother and brother can (and have) eat ANYTHING. Nothing ever affects them in their stomachs like it does me. I believe they get headaches. We are all different in some aspects. Anywho?.. For the past few months I have been having problems with my tummy. It has been giving me fits. It won?t settle down. This is an on/off thing. I will get hit with an intense wave of nausea, and then it will settle down. Then I will have some cramping with noises. Then it will settle down. Then I will have some intense hunger pangs, and then it settle down. Or it can manifest as bad heartburn, but you guesse...