July 18 thru July 25th "Growth and Abundance"

Affogato (Italian, "drowned") coffee-based dessert, salted caramel gelato a shot of espresso with Shannon Grimes to celebrate...

Both of our Birthdays!! Thank you, Whitney

Creating a Limitless Life: Getting Unstuck

Deepak and Oprah : 21 Day Meditation
Experience

“For it is only by Forgetting that we ever really drop the thread of time and approach the experience of living in the present moment, so elusive in ordinary hours.” ― Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World

Hope pulls you forward into the now.

I'm taking a bit longer between blog posts; making different choices about how I spend my time
July birthdays in abundance! Happy birthday to my friends and family
Karela (bitter melon), lime, pineapple, banana and coconut water. Yum!
Learn to "Be Here Now" - Day 10 Oprah and Deepak 21-Day Meditation Experience

Mental claustrophobia or Catastrophizing is an irrational thought a lot of us have in believing that something is far worse than it actually is.

"...[N]othing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. "  ~ Marianne Williamson 

"One morning long ago in the quiet of the world, when there was less noise and more green..." — Old Moss Woman's Secret Garden

Pause, center yourself, and say, I want better than this."

Quinquennial : recurring every five years

Rest with comfort and ease in the present moment

Shannon's birthday too. I had Scallops prepared in this way: Chilled Seared Scallops/ crispy kale, fresno pepper, mint cilantro puree, charred lemon vinaigrette

Tazza Kitchen Cameron Village - last week now - whew! where did that week go??

Ultimate reset button: meditation

"Vibrancy!"  

“Wisdom combined with discipline fosters your ability to focus and be patient as you harmonize your thoughts, your intellect, and your feelings with the work of your body.” ~ Wayne D. Dyer

Xebec way, Raleigh, on my way to Angela's. Did you know? Xebec is also : a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and sometimes square sails.

"You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world."  ~ Marianne Williamson 

Zuniga, Erique could possibly help us with car detailing, chicken coup??