Within/Without

Peace, I get why I didn't like this "City of Wellness" book. Now i want you to know I haven't finished it. I am almost half way through it. It is not a complicated read. I'm just forcing myself to read it because there is so much I find fault with.... First, I want to ask y'all if y'all ever heard Queen Afua speak before? I have seen her on 3 occasions, but I have never heard her utter a sound. Her handlers do that. I'm wondering if they wrote this book too. this is so not "Heal thyself" or "Sacred Woman." Both of which I have read on numerous occasions and would read again. I find this book, preachy and judgey. I have heard that vegetarians are arrogant compared to meat eaters. I stopped eating meat 14 years ago. I never held it against anyone. But I have come across the "veg-police" who want to scrutinize everything on another person's plate. Even if the scrutinzee has more "veg-seniority" than the sc...

Peace. I hate when I am looking for more information on a natural/holistic modality and the only thing you can find on the internet is some pay information. I only pay for what I choose to pay for. And that information is suspect anyway. Too many of us have bought into the philosophy of the devil; selling something that should be free. Well, my mother always says to be the change you want to see.... I am reading the book "The City of Wellness: Restoring Your Health Through the Seven Kitchens of Consciousness" by Queen Afua. I was looking to see what types of experiences folks are having with this book. There is no free information online... until now. Now short of Word is Bonding another challenge that I know I'm not going to want to complete I will say that I will do a bit of Building with what I read, do (because it is a workbook kind of) and the results. Don't hold me to Building on the entire book. Another thing I would like to see is some discussion on s...

Peace. I don't take vitamins. I try to eat well and exercise. Breathe fresh air, think good thoughts. Meditate, learn new things, etc. And I assumed that would lead me down the path of vibrant health. So far it has. I feel really good and and still meeting my goal of not needing meds chronically. But I get older everyday. I am constantly battling deficiencies. Every time I get one under control another one pops up. It's like a part time job! I have been hesitant in taking vitamins because I don't 100% agree with the usage. Example... You get Vitamin C from oranges, but you also get fiber, water and other natural and necessary things along with vitamin C. With a supplement you get chalk and foolishness. Well... I'm going to start taking the chalk and foolishness. We live in a polluted world. The people most affected are the clean ones. Think about it... If two people lose at tug-of-war and fall in the mud, one has a white shirt on and the other has a brown shirt; w...

Peace. Yesterday (6/5/13) was National Running Day. And even though it was hot as hell I was planning to log a few miles in after work. But by the time I got home it was raining. Now I know you cannot spell TRAIN without RAIN but it was that real deal tree knocking over, electricity losing type of torrential downpour. So..... I ain't go out. I don't have a treadmill. Mark 1 to the game. So.... I decided to review my new kicks. My Adidas Liquids. I got them at Burlington. I gave the Saucony's to my mother. they were too big, too, thick , too heavy, too everything. She claims to like them, but I know she is only saying that because I gave them to her. I needed a new running shoe and I didn't go to Burlington with the purpose of buying shoes but I saw them, they fit, felt good and were $40 so I got them. These are my 1st pair of Adidas. When I was a teenager I had a little stupid job. But it was enough job that I was able to save up enough money over the summer t...

Peace. Last month I undertook a new challenge. Y'all know I like a good monthly challenge... If it works, YAY for me I have a new modality. If it doesn't... oh well only 28-31 days of it. I know y'all sick of hearing about the day in day out struggles of my various challenges so I keep it to the unveiling and finishing unless I'm having some problem with it. May's challenge was a bit rocky, but I gave up dairy, tofu and eggs. The rationale behind that was to get at my fibroids by reducing my estrogen dominance through holistic modalities. I'm a long term vegetarian and changes to my diet is tricky simply because it's already restricted. For example, I can't do the no carb thing because I wouldn't have anything to eat. Can't do paleo without meat. So I take changes to my diet very cautiously. And dairy, tofu and eggs is a big part of my diet. Well, once I got used to it, I found it not that bad. It was doable. Physically, I felt less bloat...

Peace. I know I haven't posted here in a minute. But it's okay... I'm okay! If I want more followers I need to give them something to read right? Other bloggers manage. But I'm not like oher bloggers. Anywhoo.... I have really upped my running game to 4 miles every other day unless it rains. I feel amazing at the accomplishment. My body likes it too. For my Ayurvedic dosha I am supposed to do serious cardio and I have been getting it in. But also because of my dosha, I am supposed to switch things up from time to time. I did that this weekend, and this is what happened.... I am always peeping new spots to run in my own neighborhood. Other folks get to run in their neighborhoods, why shouldn't I? so I decided to run this path I had already measured it should have been 4 miles round trip with some crazy hill to lift my butt. I leave out of my house at 6 am and start on the trail. 3/4 into the 1st part (of 2) I run past a police car with a white, yes I said whit...