Inspired by a wild-haired, gorgeous Aussie woman named Therese de Wolf, whose infectious enthusiasm for life succeeded to both mesmerize me and motivate me, I have embarked on a new journey. After a late night session of tea drinking with the tag drooping over the rim of the mug, reminding me with every sip to "Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light," I am ever more excited to embark! While I have always been conscientious about eating healthy, it has always been about looking good. And, whenever I felt that I attained a status of "looking good" that was acceptable to me, eating healthy no longer was a priority. I would vacuum clean heaps and heaps of processed, sugary, fatty food. My nickname would change into "The Garbage Disposal." I would become a side-show act. My moodswings would become so violent that my boyfriend actually thinks I need therapy! And then, when I can no longer button my jeans and I have freaked out and aliented all of my friends, I start the process of eating healthy all over again! But what I have always known, but lost track of, was that there is more to the story. It's not about looking good, it's about feeling good. It's about nourishing the body with delicious food that God was so generous in providing for us. It's about rejoicing in your food, knowing that it is not only good for you but good for our planet as well....So, armed with a blender, lots of fruits and veggies, some new (drum roll please).....SUPERFOODS!!! (purchased at my local Henry's), I enjoyed a day full of gorgeous, healthy, nutritious food. And while it has only been a day, I do feel more energized, more alive, and more excited about life....

SUPER excited about these new SUPERFOODS!

Cacao beans: Contain 10,000 milligrams (10 grams) per 100 grams of flavonol antioxidants. This is a whopping 10% antioxidant concentration level! Cacao has more antioxidant flavonoids than any food tested so far, including blueberries, red wine, and black and green teas. In fact, it has up to four times the quantity of antioxidants found in green tea!

Goji Berries: With over 15% protein, 21 essential minerals, and 18 amino acids, as well as lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP), goji berry is a nutrient-dense superfood in a class all its own.

Maca Powder: This plant has been credited with many healthful effects, including-Increasing energy, stamina and endurance, Enhancing libido and treating impotence, Stimulating fertility in both sexes, Supporting the immune system and adrenal function, Reducing chronic fatigue, Regulating and supporting the endocrine system


Breakfast with Yoni Boy!!!!

To be completely honest, this past week I have felt like a failure and a fraud. I had let fear creep back into my way of being and I could not face you all, let alone myself. I got buried underneath an avalanche of shame and ridicule. Boom! Didn't even see it coming...a rock of self doubt here, another rock of negative thinking there. And before I knew it, rocks of all shapes and sizes started falling so fast that I could no longer see the path in which I was intended. And I made it mean so much! I made it mean that I am not a good person, that I am lazy, that I am not worthy. I saw my digression as a definition of who I am. Until today, when I stumbled across a very wise, beautiful woman. She said, "Life is not a straight arrow." I am allowed to fumble. I am allowed to fall. My failures of yesterday do not dictate who I am today. Tomorrow is a possibility for creating something new, something beautiful, something inspiring!

One more thing...I can't tell you how grateful I feel to have such loving, caring people in my life. I am surrounded by truly amazing people that everyday inspire me to be a better, more generous person. So thank you all for listening to me, supporting me, and constantly believing in me.

"Even the rock will not be a rock forever, but only what 'seems like forever.' Before it was a rock, it was something else. It fossilized into that rock, through a process taking hundreds of thousands of years. It was once something else and will be something else again."