But I wanted to thank everyone who chimed in with your lovely comments and feedback about my Weekly Highlights and Review Post. I recapped everything from the Vegan Stir Fry
and Kale Salads I’ve been making
To Vegan Peppermint Patties
And Raw Holiday Cookies
to Beach Photos
And Family Photos of Christmas
And Sunset Hugs
Thank for all the great comments you left, too, about what you’re working on in 2010, and in life in general! I love hearing about how you envision your journey, your goals, and how you hope your life path unfolds. Just lovely stuff and thanks for sharing it with me!
Now, as promised, a great and amazing raw foodist and friend, Gena of Choosing Raw, has graciously helped with a Guest Post. Here it is and there’s a recap and some new photos from me at the end. Enjoy Gena’s Post! —————————————————————————————————— Hey everyone!
Thank You so Much, Gena, for your Guest Post and the Great Info! I wanted to remind everyone, and I posted it here, too, but I wanted to once again bring awareness to a 10-day Cleanse Program Gena’s doing with the ladies of Spark! Wellness in January. They’re offering three nourishing, reasonable, ten-day dietary program that will help instill new and improved eating habits for 2010 and beyond.
I have never felt the need to “cleanse” so cannot speak from personal experience, but if you’re feeling like you want to jump start your transition to a high raw all vegan diet, or maybe you have other reasons why you believe a cleanse would help you, then jump on this. Gena’s offering a special savings now: The cleanse will last from January 18-27. Regular cost is $60; people who sign up before 12/31 get $10 off; people who sign up with a friend each get $5 off. Bloggers who participate in the cleanse and mention it on their blog receive $10 off. Holistic Health practitioners receive $10 off.
As promised, here are some new Vacation Pictures Sunset at the Radisson
Afternoon Pool Sesh at the Marriott. (extended family & relatives were camera-shy, what can I say!)
And you’d never know the economy was in the crapper by the ridiculous amount of timeshares they keep building and building down here!
Complete with a million and one pool bars
But sometimes it’s nice to just get away from the high rises and do my own thang at sunset! Dark pics and all, sorry!
Yoga today is Crane, aka Bakasana
As I mentioned yesterday when I talked about finding the Sweet Spot, not only in yoga but in life, I would definitely say this pose is much more about the Sweet Spot than it is about any great Herculean strength. Just keep practicing mindfully, letting go of your ego, surrendering effortlessly into the pose, and you’ll get there, promise. Do you consider yourself a strong person? Are you strong physically? Are you mentally tough? Are you an emotional “rock”? There are no badges of honor awarded to the strong, however you define it. And in fact, sometimes, I think it’s much preferred to be “weaker”. Not weak per se, but humble, reflective, quieter, softer, and more delicate. Sometimes being strong is a detriment, and at the very least, socially over-rated I believe. That said, I would consider myself as physically strong as I need to be to accomplish my the physical asana practice in yoga that’s important to me. But I believe that when the chips are down, I am extremely mentally tough and have abundant mental perseverance. In fact, one could say I am headstrong and once I have my mind made up, that’s that. But again, it’s that Sweet Spot I seek! Tell me about your Strengths and your Perceptions of Strength!
Stay Tuned for Trip Photos and Foodie Pics, and a few More Guest Posts….
