Entanglement

A year ago, a large head of romaine was $1.99 at Sprouts and could easily feed three—now, it’s $2.99 for a head that barely makes a salad for one, so you have to buy two, which still isn’t enough for three. Halo’s, those cute little oranges that are great healthy snack, now taste like chemicals. I just returned a five pound bag to Walmart because they were literally inedible. The customer service lady was nonplussed. At least I got my $8 back. Want some cashews? They’re $8.99 a pound. Pistachio’s? $9.99 lb. Chopped pecans? $8.98 for a one pound bag. Nuts have always been expensive—but this is ridiculous. If, like me, you’re staying away from processed crappy chocolate bars and thinking you’re making the healthier choice by choosing dark chocolate treat—think again, it may be laden with lead and cadmium. Do you like honey as a natural sweetener? Well, the USDA is now feeding honeybees a waxseen to combat an aggressive bacteria called foulbrood. I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about—no...

Hey. It’s me, just checking in. How have you been? Are you good? Are you choosing happiness this moment? Remember, all we have is Now, this perfect eternal moment of right now. Stop worrying about tomorrow, next week, next year—even the next hour—come back to this moment, that’s it. Close your eyes. Breathe. Smile.  Are you moving away from fear and into the fullness of the Light and Love that is your true nature? You are a beautiful fragment of Divine Source, never ever separated, for we all are One. Let’s always try and help those who have forgotten their Shine.  Are you connecting with Source and expressing gratitude for all that you have and all that you are? Allow this simple action to draw you back to the present moment and bring you peace. This World? None of it is real—“all that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream.”  Can you feel the energy shifting, frequencies beckoning you to move into that higher vibration? Now is the time to embrace the Truth of who...

Long gone are the days of waking up in a Cumberland Homestead farmhouse on Thanksgiving Day, Mamaw in the kitchen before dawn prepping and cooking every heavenly morsel we looked forward to all year. The aroma of freshly percolated coffee and oven baked turkey, a strange and uniquely comforting emanation, rousing me from my sleepy slumber. I would tiptoe down the stairs, careful not to wake anyone, eager to share some alone time with my grandmother, watching in awe as she worked. I’m incredibly thankful to have that. Thanksgiving looks a whole lot different these days, scaled down and simple, no huge family gatherings, no coffee, no turkey—it’s all about the sides—and Mamaw’s homemade chocolate pie. I’m more thankful in this moment than I’ve ever been, remembering the past and honoring this time of year that will forever evoke memories of a small homestead filled to overflowing with warmth, laughter and the unconditional love of family. Happy Thanksgiving!

With a mere 47 days left until the one year milestone of my journey to a better me, I can say with all honesty, I am happy with my overall health and well being. My weight loss stagnated back in September, and that's okay, because although losing more than forty pounds was a bonus, this journey for me was not about losing weight—it was about ending the cycle of emotional eating and poor mental health. I am its prisoner no more. I can testify that what kind of food you put in your body has a direct impact on every aspect of your health—physical, emotional, mental and especially spiritual. Breakfast Bowl The food we buy from the grocery store is no longer food, hasn't been for a long time. I became a fanatic label reader this year and nearly everything that I used to consume with voracity contains bioengineered food ingredients aka genetically modified organisms (GMO's). Stripped of nutrition and loaded with glyphosate, eating these processed foods affects the body on a cell...

My day started with someone calling me sir and it made me a little sad—sad because it’s not the first time I’ve been mistaken for a man. Could have been the ball cap I was wearing, maybe the readers at the end of my large nose, my disappearing lips or the fact I have one and half eyebrows, uneven skin tone and a couple of long white whiskers protruding defiantly from my chinny-chin-chin. Breathe.  Rolling with the punches, I pretended not to hear, it was really okay, and then I took a selfie during a texting conversation with my daughter and I saw it. I did kinda look like a dude. Menopause has stolen every ounce of femininity I once possessed, not that I’ve lifted a finger to try and retrieve it. I don’t care. I feel better than ever! I am resigned to white hair, dry skin, deflated boobs and zero collagen—I’m literally droopy the hound. I refer you to the picture if you’re thinking, huh? I still have nice feet though, focusing on the good y’all. Maybe I’ll join FeetFinders...

 

Birds on a wire comfort me. Somehow, even they know when it’s time for a moment of rest. Do they speak to one another, or do they enjoy the silence and the sunlight warming their wings? Do they see the giant Red Shouldered Hawk perched high atop an electrical tower just across the easement? Majestically he surveys his territory and when he takes flight it is breathtaking.  An unseen songbird very close by sings a heavenly aria to which no music can compare. Is her melodious poetry happy or sad? Is she saying goodbye to summer? Is she singing a love song to her beloved? What kind of bird she is, I will never know, yet I express my gratitude to the Universe for granting me audience with her—my whole existence simplified in the moment.  Take time, daily, to appreciate what you love most in this world. Discard your worry and your stress for a little while. Press pause. Simplify your life by existing in the eternal moment of now, and see the beauty all around you.  I hope you ...