For the Love of Life and Learning

Authentic feelings vs. A.N.T.s Automatic Negative thoughts
Brain function
CoQ10 as the king of antioxidant for fit mitocondria
Depression... Distressed
Emotional 

Fulfill our destiny

Griffonia simplicfolia is a woody climbing shrub native to West Africa and Central Africa

HTP:Hydroxytryptophan is a chemical by-product of the protein building block L-tryptophan. It is also produced commercially from the seeds of an African plant (Griffonia simplicifolia).

"I have what I need" is what the brain and heart feel in response to deep breath

John Gray: "Just taking 5-HTP is equal to or better than just taking anti-depressant"
King antioxidants: glutathione, astaxanthin, and
Lithium orotate info on this in John Gray videos
Motivation
Nutrition
Opportunity to bounce back
Probiotics, one Piece of the Puzzle
menaQuinone
Raw cheese: best source of vitamin K2
Serotonin
Take a deep breath - let Tryptophan work by getting it into the brain by converting to 5-Htp
Ultimate brain function

Video: 5-HTP Improves Your Mood and Helps You Sleep Better

What Is Griffonia Simplicifolia?
maXimize your health with dr. Josh aXe: great videos

Zine: a magazine, webzine, especially of fanzine

Sunday thru Wednesday tidbits - Oct 28, 2015

Awakening  from Tara Brach Talks

Beyond Self

 thank you, Mindvalley Academy

Dark green leafy vegetable is where the cow gets its calcium

Eating better Every day

"Fantastic Fat" by Barbara O'Neill

"Getting happier and healthier too

 thank you Zen-Mama

"I'm doing better than good and better than most." Important mantra from Les Brown

Just under 10mins long, and so good

"Keep digging..." Latest Les Brown YouTube video

Mindvalley

Nature Needs No reason... 

"O sweet wind / passing over love's grass / blow in my direction / for the fragrance of love is my wish / In the Face of my master, all beauty is revealed. One sight One sight that is my wish."  ~Rumi

Perfect "P" for today: Pumpkin for Sue's Mom's Halloween Birthday

Quercetin: "Apples contain quercetin, a flavonoid antioxidant and natural antihistamine. Like many other flavonoids, quercetin also has phytoestrogenic properties." ~

Rodale's Organic Life article: "The 21 Hottest Hormone-Balancing Foods"

Sesame Seeds highest in calcium - tahini, hummus good sources

Tara Brach talks and meditations always help

Unwind... sometimes even at 6 am 

Veggies raw with "bottle" of hummus :)

Whey protein and Wisdom

astaXanthin!

Zen Thinking

Our Community Garden - October 27, 2015

Artichoke (Cardoon vs. Globe)

Berries, Beets, Bitter melon, Bok choy, Basil Lemon-Limeade Slushy, Balance and Build resilience

Carrots, Chives, Cabbage, Corn and COMPOST

Datura

Endive recipe for ridding of bitterness

Fig trees

Gaura lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterfly'

Horned melon or Kiwano fruit (Cucumis metuliferus) and HOW TO ...

Italian parsley Ipomoea quamoclit Cypress vine

Joy

Kale (Lacinato "dino", smooth, curly)

Lettuce, Lemon balm pesto recipe

Malabar vine spinach

Night bloomers: Nicotiana, Nigella "Love-in-a-Mist"

Okra, Okinawa spinach

Pollinators, Pumpkins, Parsley, Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and PERMACULTURE

Quality and Quantity of really great food

<=Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) RELAX

Sunflowers, Squash, Salad Rose Radish - SAVOR the Season

Trees too

Upside balloon tree milkweed (Gomphocarpus physocarpus)

Verbena (verbena bonariensis ver-BEE-nuh bon-ar-ee-EN-sis)

Water - not always easily available, so...

Xeric plants for dry conditions

Yellows: sunflowers, marigolds and gaillardia

Zinnias 

Tues Oct 20 through Friday, Oct 23 2015

A.N.T.s - Automatic Negative Thoughts - Dr. John Gray
"Bloom" on Pinterest

Cloud Bread from "A Seat at my Table" blog

 from Ken's FB page 2 years ago today - worth repeating

"Withloveproject" multimedia blog

Highest purpose: Happiness

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”  ~ Albert Einstein

“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” ~  Mother Teresa

Ketogenic Diet - Dr. Axe

"Living our soul's purpose by correcting this mistake, that mistake..." 5-HTP Dr. John Gray

Mycorrhizal Fungi: The Amazing Underground Secret to a Better Garden

"NATURE WILL UNFOLD AND SERVE YOU BACK" ~ with Love project

Open heart... to that One idea

 photo by me :)

Positive, Patient, and Persistent

Quote from Red vs. Blue : “The past doesn't define who you are, it just gives you the starting point of who you're going to be.” ~ Agent Carolina.

"Regarding guerrilla gardening, there is one women in Vienna everybody in the scene should know:  a 76 year old lady, who is on her feet all day long, to make the world a better place by gardening on train stations and in public spaces." ~ with love project  

Stillness within is So important. find Space, quiet, and "Supreme destiny beyond your greatest imagination...Share it with the world." ~ Oprah

"Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself." ~ Doris Lessing

"Untouched hidden places can be found by those who look for them..." ~ with love project

Visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.” ~ Malcolm Gladwell

World is Waiting for my vision

eXperiencing abundant joy...

Weekend joy

"Are you drinking in all the nourishment that life has to offer?"

(image well worth repeating)

Bryonia: genus of flowering plant in the gourd family. Bryony is its best-known common name

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Dr. Josh Axe article: "Proteolytic Enzymes Reduce Inflammation and Boost Immunity"

Kristen's Edifyedu logo

"If you follow the crowd, you will go no further than the crowd. But if you walk alone, and find your own way, you will likely find yourself in places no one has ever been before." - Albert Einstein.

 thank you Zen-Mama

Kristen Gallagher threads throughout this blog post: "founder of edifyedu, a consulting company geared at educating tech businesses on internal learning and people relations."

beautiful image while listening

"Living with an open heart shifts our inner geography. The heart no longer widens or closes, but stays open like an inlet. It assumes a permanent edge of receiving." ~ Mark Nepo The Endless Practice

"Menacing kanji" is an anagram for "Jackie Manning" - thank you John

New day New start

Owl apple, apple Owl: Green Renaissance Owl Apple

Practice living in the Spirit of Service
Quote: “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” ~ 
Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Serving others, Serves me

"There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good." ~ Orison Swett Marden

Udana Yoga and Wellness: posted Lessons from a Tree 

Valerie Lorimer Contemporary Arts

Xenoestrogens addressed clearly by John Gray in this blog post and video 

" Your red blood cells repel each other and function at the speed of light, traveling through your body at an astounding 186,000 miles per second." ~ Dr. Stephen Sinatra click here for entire article

"Zeta potential is the electrical potential of solids and liquids, also referred to as electrokinetic potential... Grounding actually increases zeta potential by an average of 280 percent." ~ Dr. Stephen Sinatra click here for entire article

ABCs of an All Staff meeting

Alice is coming... January/February 2016

Campaign for employee giving winding down now

"Doing the right thing" ~ Donna Knott

Emoji : I never thought a professional would use this word in public

Foundation for 

Good planning

Highest category: scholarships

Impact: Inspire other to be their best

Jo Allen,

Knott, Donna and Gail Carnagua were great!

Listen

Magnolias and Massages

"Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something."

"Open your heart to giving angels fly to your door"

Pillars are now being filled with $$

Roger Crook coming for Wednesday 10 am service

Scholarships

Throwback Thursday for 125 Celebration week

Utility account and energy project (such as??)

Wings program

eXhale

You can make a difference

Z? hmmm.... Maybe someone else who was there will read this and have and idea.

Fun list Found on Facebook

A- Age: In Divine reality: Ageless

B- Biggest Fear: not fully honoring my gifts by living authentically 

C- Current Time: 6:08 am

D- Drink you last had: Bulletproof coffee

E- Easiest Person To Talk to: best friend, my Mom

F- Favorite song: "Glitter in the Air" by P!nk

G- Ghosts, are they real? If you give them Spirit.

H- Hometown: Pawcatuck, Connecticut

I- In love with life

J- Jealous of nothing

K- Killed the past and all of its baggage

L- Last time you cried: yesterday while reading

M- Middle Name: Beth 

N- Number of Siblings: 5

O- One wish: peace

R- Reason to smile: life

S- Song last sang: "Be" by Neil Diamond

T- Time you woke up: 4:44

U- Underwear color : peach

V- Vacation Destination: mountains

W- Worst Habit: lack of patience

X- X-Rays you've had: enough

Y- Your favorite food: seafood

Z- Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Emerson, Thoreau, Nature, and other Inspirations

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Be like a tree...Be flexible" 

"Cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with the wildlife all around them."

"Draw nourishment from all around you"

"Embrace each new season" ~ "Lessons from a Tree" at Mind Fuel Daily

"Get into the habit of viewing your life in relation to the wonders of the natural world around you and you will soon find yourself reaping the benefits of nature's wisdom." ~ source

 Henry David Thoreau : “We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.”  

“If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and stare.”   ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Journey to learn just how appreciation for everything we have transforms us and invites even greater abundance into our lives." ~ Oprah, Day 14 "Grateful Me"

"Know that you, too, must exercise patience as you work towards your dreams and goals, for all things will come together in their time." source

“Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mind Fuel Daily and Mind Fuel Nest 

“Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.”  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Oprah: Our determination, Our passions... Our intentions and Our intuition... Only prayer... see "T" below

Quotes on Nature by

 Quotes by

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Stand Tall and Strong and Say

"Thank you" is a Transformational act

Understanding of what we truly want in this lifetime and our Uniqueness

Valerie Lorimer's "Dash of Sunshine" is perfect final piece for this post, I think.

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.”  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
eXquisite beings with magnificent capabilities" ~ Deepak, Day 14: Grateful Me at Soul 2 Soul blog
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