Spring is a favorite time of year among many foodies, the scarcity of winter is over and the bounty of fresh fruit and veggies is on the horizon. This difference of seasons is far more glaring now that I have transplanted from San Francisco to NYC.
Third generation hamsters fed genetically modified soy show infertility and hair growth in the mouth. Male rats fed GM soy had testicles that changed from the normal pink to dark blue. 91% of US soy is genetically modified, so if your soy product is not labeled organic, it is most likely genetically modified.
Sometime in the past 2 or 3 years I saw a video on youtube about a teacher/professor who was, with his students, running a vegetable garden on a city rooftop. What has been driving me to distraction (because I can’t find the video after voluminous searching) is how they were doing it.
The cacao tree is indigenous to Central and South America, where ancient cultures such as the Aztecs, Mayans, Olmec, and Toltec Indians worshiped this incredible seed, utilizing it often as a form of monetary exchange. Sacred is a word I would use to describe the experience with cacao in its most simple state.
What after all could food have to do with philosophy? The pursuit of wisdom or true learning negates or assuages the body and its condition to draw the soul from its internment to participate in the divine.
Today marked week one since I began using the A.Balm. In terms of mindful eating, it wasn't a successful one since this concoction seems to be no match for my Punjabi family.
There are a lot of ways to celebrate Easter. You can do the church thing or do the easter bunny thing or even the fun and far out Pagan/Earth Ceremony thing (though you probably would have done this a couple of weeks ago on Spring Equinox like my family and I did). Or, you can celebrate by going nettling.
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
