I've been doing morning pages again after a couple months without. I really love it. The idea is to write three pages longhand. Today, I went on to a fourth page, and WOW! Some really good insights.
Remember that little meme I did a couple days ago, where I looked up an old blog post and it supposedly revealed my true nature? Well, it hit me this morning that it worked! My true nature is to report. And that is why I love blogging, Facebook, Twitter, morning pages, journaling, writing, writing, writing. Oh, yeah, and talking. And speaking to an audience.
I also realized one of my own deepest fears, but I just tried to report on that, and no, it's private at this point.
Anyway, morning pages are great!
As I continue musing and reporting, I'm sipping my breakfast green smoothie. Lots of strawberries in this one (because they're starting to turn), and it is really yummy. So, the Increasing Raw Diet continues. Hmm. Diet in the sense of "what I eat." I'm not dieting in the sense of "trying to lose weight." Although of course I won't complain if that happens. :-)
The most surprising thing about the changes I'm making is that it's totally easy. I don't crave anything, I never have to go hungry, and I'm not missing the things I've stopped eating because if I want them, I eat them. What's remarkable is how little I want them. Carbs, for instance. I've gone from carb-junkie to carb-take-them-or-leave-them in a week, with no suffering whatsoever. And junk food? It doesn't taste very good to me anymore. I have a bite or two and I'm done.
In other words, eating healthier feeds itself. My body likes it. The stuff that's good for me has begun to give me the same high as (or better than) the other stuff.
I finished up my contract with the HealthVault team yesterday. I'm a bit sad; it was an interesting product to work on. But today I return to the Retail team, my old stomping grounds, and will have lots of friends and familiarity to enjoy.
Frank's efforts on the housepainting continue now that the rain has stopped/paused. We have our fingers crossed for a sunny September.
Traveling, sleeping
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4 comments:
I really find a lot of truth to intuitive eating, like you said, if you want it you can eat it. I realize some people may be a little out of tune with their body/intuition of course. I find I eat very seasonally. Right now, all I'm wanting is watermelon. :)
Hey what kind of greens do you use in your smoothie? I was reading something recently that mentioned raw spinach in excess (like daily I suppose) isn't so great for digestion...wish I could remember it all...anyway it made sense to my body and I really want to find another mild tasting green to replace it.
Unless Frank is enamoured by the idea of doing it all on his own I still think he should host a work party and "git 'er done" :)
Tara - I use romaine as my staple and then add other stuff. I used the last of my bunch of mustard greens today (they add a nice tanginess), threw in some broccoli once, and I've been adding a small handful of these sprout thingies I got at Trader Joe's on Ginger's recommendation but can't remember the name of. Chris in Iowa (Was that her screen name for a while? it's how I always think of her.) has been using kale and liking it, so I might try that next. My plan is to try whatever strikes my fancy froma list I made of dark greens.
Shonna - The sanding is a one-person job (aside from ladder holding) because we only have one sander and because we're lackadaisical. After that's done, we'll team up. Hey, maybe we'll put you and yours to work next week. lol.
Just the thought of mustard greens makes me gag. I might try romaine and kale though. Thanks!
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