Many Days Gone By

Hello!

Sitting on a vortex in Sedona, feeling the energy of the sunrise, the rocks, the plants, the breeze, lost in the beauty that surrounds me...I can feel the releasing that is happening now, shedding, like coming out of a cocoon....maybe waking up.
I am.
I am alive.
I am.....days and days behind in my posting, and for this I apologize. : }

The topics on my ever growing list, in light of this 90 raw food experience, is unmanageable, and it is with this single post, I seek redemption.

Big item; Emotional Eating.

Old story: complex carbohydrates, refined sugar and wine and/or beer. Physical recovery-24 hours. Emotional recovery-48 hours, sometimes more with the slippery slope to satiate my emotions once again with the same. Tough stuff.

New story; raw falafel and raw hummus with greens, raw cacao pie for dessert and a bottle of sparkling water. Physical recovery-after my morning elimination. Emotional recovery...there is no misalignment to recover from.

Half way there, 6 weeks in and 6 more weeks to go. Some reflections...

• I don't miss coffee, and understand clearly the addictive cycle it has with me
  
• My counter spice tray now consists of cold pressed olive oil, apple cider vinegar, garlic, cayenne, curry and turmeric. I love the cleansing qualities of turmeric. I use fresh herbs generously, instead of dried herbs lightly. I am experimenting with ginger more.
  
• Eating fruit alone (or with a handful of raw nuts), on an empty stomach works really well for me. No more "chootling". As a matter of fact, very little now, a lot less than when I was a non raw vegan.
• On the advice of a Nutritionist friend, I am taking B12 and L-cysteine. It will be interesting to see the results of a hair analysis in August. Wish I had thought to do one before.
  
• I have shifted and/or released some weight. I have never embraced the "scale", because it only supports a limited point of view I have on what I should weigh, but I have dropped a dress size, I see new definitions in my body, friends have noticed.
• I am more aware of my energy levels, and how foods/meals affect me. This allows me to make minor changes to keep consistently centered.
• I am more sensitive to the energies of those around me and observant to the ways I react to them. Again, this allows me to make minor changes to keep consistently centered.
• During this "peri-menopausal and menopause" time of life for me, my periods wanned to every 4-6 months. Now, almost every other month. This is good. The longer I can keep the estrogen flowing naturally, the better for me.
• With this food life style change, regular yoga, weight bearing exercises (2-3x a week) 30-60 minute hikes (3-4x a week), life experiences, their lessons & guidance, I am probably in the best overall condition than I have ever been, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
  
• Could be because of the increase daylight of summer, but I have noticed that it is not unusual from me to stay up past 10pm, and still get up at my regular time (without an alarm) at about 5am.

I think that is all for now. I appreciate your patience, and am looking forward to being more consistent with my entries.