How to maximize your discontent

The Wisdom of Professor Angst

How to maximize your discontent. Take from Darshan Magazine Volume #40

Step One: Look for Faults

• Blame others for your problems.
• When you find a fault, however small, point it out.
• Judge new acquaintances as soon as possible and vigorously repress any feelings of appreciation for others.

Step Two: View Yourself as Unworthy

• Repeat: "I am insecure." "I am inferior." "I cant do it."
• Decide ahead of time that things won't work out.

Step Three: Ignore Your Inner Self

• Watch TV a lot and read the gossip columns.
• Eat as much as possible.
• Be constantly concerned about what others think of you.
• Keep an outward focus.

Step Four: Avoid the Present

• Dwell obsessively on times in the past when you were unhappy.
• Worry about the future.
• With effort, you can completely avoid the here and now.

Step Five: Cultivate Attachments and Aversions

• Close your eyes, picture everything you own, and repeat silently, "Its mine!".
• Never share with others.
• Ponder your likes and dislikes ceaselessly.

Step Six: Want What You Don't Have

• Try to satisfy all your desires--this is a tricky one--it may take lifetimes but keep at it!
• Worry constantly that there’s not enough--not enough food, not enough attention, not enough love.

Step Seven: Identify with Your Limitations

• The Professor recommends repeating: "My mind is me. My body is me. The body will go and then where will I be?"
• Identify with your job, with your looks, and with your successes and failures. Be fully absorbed in the drama of your personality. Never step back and watch what is happening.

Follow these age-old habits, and Professor Angst guarantees that you will not only maximize your own discontent, you will also contribute to the misery of those who have the misfortune of being around you!

Green Giant Juice YUMMY!

Ingredients:

* 3 to 4 cups washed green grapes, with or without seeds
* 1 cup fresh cucumber, with or without peel
* 1/2 cup frozen or fresh sweet peas
* 1 stalk celery, cut into approximately 3 - inch pieces
* 1/2 to 1 cup of broccoli
* 1/4 to 1/2 medium sized avocado, peeled

Directions:

Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed above. Secure lid and blend well.

Variations:
Add 1 oz. Wheat grass or sprouts of choice and/or add Agave nectar, to taste.

RAWsome Tacos

I made these at my Raw food class on Thursday.  the calss said the loved it and there was NO LEFT OVERS!  Yay!

4 cups rinsed, soaked and well drained Walnuts
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 cup  Braggs liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce
1/2 t jalapeno (or your fav hot spice)
3 T water (if needed)
optional: 1/2 tsp sea salt

in a food processor pulse repeatedly until chopped up and the consistency of ground meat- DO NOT BLEND

use your regular taco accompaniments, tomato, avocado, onions, raw salsa, etc.
wrap in a lettuce leaf (Boston, butter or romaine)  Eat eat and love it

Chef Vee's Grande Guacamole

3 ripe avocados
2 stalks celery diced finely
1/2 a zucchini diced
bell peppers 1/2 each diced  - red, green and yellow
2 chopped tomatoes
1 small white onion
2 scallions with tops chopped
1/2 cup walnuts - soaked and well drained
1/2 lime - juiced
1 to 2 cloves of garlic diced
salt and pepper to taste

Mix well. place the pits back in the guac.  chill and then enjoy.

Orange Creamy Dreamy

2 peeled naval oranges
1 tsp of vanilla extract or vanilla bean to taste
4 cups of almond milk in vanilla or original
agave nectar or maple syrup to sweeten..


Blend on low then on high until much of the pulp is disipated.

YUMMY

Thanks class.  Great time all around..

How to give your cat a pill "This is so funny" I'm not even a cat person

Oldie but Goodie – For cat lovers who’ve been there:

Instructions for giving your cat a pill

1.  Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat’s mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2.  Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3.  Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
4.  Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
5.  Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call friend.
6.  Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get friend to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down, remove ruler and rub cat’s throat vigorously.
7.  Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered Doulton figures from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
8.  Wrap cat in large towel and get friend to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force cat’s mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
9.  Check label to make sure pill is not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply band-aid to friend’s forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10. Retrieve cat from neighbor’s shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Throw Tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
12. Ring fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap.
13. Tie cat’s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed, hold cat’s mouth open with small spanner. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet of steak. Hold head vertically and pour pint of water down throat to wash pill down.
14. Get friend to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.
15. Arrange for SPCA^* to collect cat. Ring local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
Author unknown, who has my eternal gratitude for making me laugh as much the 100th time as the first.

12 warning signs of good health

http://fromsurvivaltothrival.com/

I saw this and simply had to share!!   ENJOY!


   1. Persistent presence of a support network.
   2. Chronic positive expectations; tendency to frame events in a constructive    light.
   3. Episodic peak experiences.
   4. Sense of spiritual involvement.
   5. Increased sensitivity.
   6. Tendency to adapt to changing conditions.
   7. Rapid response and recovery of adrenaline system due to repeated challenges.
   8. Increased appetite for physical activity.
   9. Tendency to identify and communicate feelings.
  10. Repeated episodes of gratitude, generosity or related emotions.
  11. Compulsion to contribute to society.
  12. Persistent sense of humor.

If 5 or more of these indicators are present, you may be at risk
for full-blown health!

2 Steps to better Health

visit herballegacy.com. Click on Articles  for the full monty!

Step 1 - Drink distilled water


Step 2 - Cleanse, Cleanse cleanse....


Enough Said

Cruciferous Vegetables are GREAT for you

Not Mashed Potatoes

 

Ingredients:

1 head cauliflower broken into small pieces

1 clove garlic

1 leek (white part only), split in 4 pieces

1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Pepper to taste

Pinch of sea salt

Directions:

Break cauliflower into small pieces. In a good-sized saucepan, steam cauliflower, garlic and leeks in water until completely tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. While cauliflower is hot, puree until the vegetables resemble mashed potatoes. (Use a food processor, of if you prefer a smoother texture, use a blender. Process only a small portion at a time, holding the blender lid on firmly with a tea towel.) Add a little hot water if vegetables seem dry. Stir in olive oil and pepper to taste.

Glass Walls

Got FRUIT?

http://www.30bananasaday.com/

Love this site and the forums they have.  Not sure if I can do 30 bananas a day, but with the Omega 2500L (and the 92oz beaker) I'm certianly gonna give it a whirl (all puns intended).

Since I am off my first of the year fast, I am down 14 pounds and I put on a pair of levi 501 (button front) jeans that I have had (and not been able to fit) since Shamir, my son was born 24 years ago..Whoo-Hoo!!

Like my newest RFF, Freelee, I'm gonna give the whole fruit experience a trial.  When I met Dick Gregory some 15 years or so ago, he gave a lecture about different homo-sapiens, where they originated on the planet, their different features and dietary requirements...He said then that Fruit was the way.  Looks like I'll be the judge for me. . . I'm goin in! fruit first!  Hahahaha..

I am Vee Su'Rae and I am totally RAWsome.

http://www.greensmoothiequeen.com

The Basics of Growing Wheatgrass

Wheatgrass is nothing more than the sprouts of wheat, the first green you see in what will become a golden wheat field. For you Americans, that would be Amber Waves of Grain. Any raw, non-genetically modified grain can be sprouted but I have found wheat to be the tastiest, easiest, and most consistent.
Purchase yourself a couple cups worth of grain at your local co-op or health food store. They’ll have it sitting near a grinder for making your own flour.
Don’t grind it. Take it home and soak about a half-cup in filtered water overnight. Meanwhile, find yourself a fairly shallow container to use for growing. These days, I use those big rectangle shaped organic spinach or mixed green containers, but I started out in a big bonsai pot. Fill your container, to within an inch of the top, with organic potting soil or half garden soil mixed with half compost.
After soaking overnight, drain your grain and spread it evenly on your soil. Try to cover all the soil with grain and attempt to get the layer just one grain deep, and then cover the grain with a light dusting of soil. Water thoroughly but don’t drench it. Placing a lid on top will help it sprout faster and will maintain the moisture. Once your sprouts are up, remove the lid and water daily until the second true leaf appears (about 5 days to a week).
Once the second leaf appears (it will be about 3 inches tall), you’re ready to juice. Cut it off a little above the base, avoid cutting deep into the white part and don’t cut into the grains or soil. Let it grow for a second cutting, then give the remains to your cats and compost when they’re done. I start a batch every three days so that I always have some available.
I place my sprouts on my refrigerator, which is indirect light, to keep them away from my cats. You can move it to a windowsill once it has sprouted if you don’t have cats or if you don’t mind sharing.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheatgrass

Two common questions are, does wheatgrass juice contain gluten and what are the little white moldish looking things near the base?
Common consensus is that wheatgrass does not contain gluten as you are not juicing the grain, and the little white stringy looking things are usually roots that have come up the stalk looking for water. Give it a good drink and the roots will dive back underground. You’ll have to experiment to find the perfect balance between over and under watering. If you’re prone to over watering your houseplants, I recommend that you cut holes in the bottom of your container so excess water can drain out.
You can make growing wheatgrass as simple or as scientific as you want. This article is just intended to be an overview and the ideas expressed here are simply my own. If you encounter problems, a simple internet search will uncover lots of help. Oh, and juice it before it gets too tall or your juice will be as bitter as my first four dollar sip.

But I don’t like it…

The benefits of this wonder juice seem to be amazing for most people and although I’m personally a big fan of wheatgrass, I’m also a big fan of common sense. I don’t buy the argument that if you have a strong negative reaction to wheatgrass juice, you simply need it even more.
If you don’t like wheatgrass, if the smell makes you nauseas, if you feel ill when drinking it, don’t drink it. Wheatgrass can be a wonderful tool for healing but keep in mind that in nature, we would not have the means to juice it in shot glass quantities.
Yes, we have gotten out of touch with our innate sense of choosing healthy and appropriate foods and wheatgrass may be very good for us, but a very strong negative reaction is a loud message from your body that shouldn’t be overridden. You can try diluting it with water,  adding it to a big mixed vegetable/fruit juice, or putting it in your green smoothie, but ultimately, tune into your body and follow your instincts. I recommend continuing on a path toward a high raw green diet and then try wheatgrass juice again a couple months later to see if your reaction has changed.

Wheatgrass Juicer Options on a Budget…

I LOVE my Omega 8005 juicer and it cost just over $220 USD. I personally feel that the Omega line doesn’t get quite enough kudos in the raw food community. It is a single auger juicer and handles greens and wheatgrass like a champ by wringing them out so you don’t get more foam than juice. It is affordable and cleans up in seconds. Plus, it is fairly compact, comes in white (8003 model) and stainless (8005 model), and it looks nice enough to be left out on the counter.
If you already own a juicer not capable of wheatgrass or don’t have one at all, you can buy a manual hand crank juicer for about $50. I know of people who have used crank juicers every day for years with no problems at all.

Have the Truth be told

Spinoza
Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many. 

Herophilus
"When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied." 

Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises from 1959-1994
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends, and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

Albert Schweitzer
The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness that characterizes the thoughts of men today.

Ralph Ellison
When I discover who I am, I'll be free.

Alexander Graham Bell
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.

Arabian Proverb
He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything.

Albert Einstein
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.

Confucious
Three things cannot long be hidden the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Dogen
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

I hope these were of some intuitive value to each and every one of you reading this..

I am Chef, Vee. Su'Rae
. . . and I am RAWsome

 

Master Cleanse Worksheet

See the 21 December post for more information..  Happy Cleansing.  I recommend this site because it it the closest to the information contained in the original book by Burroughs..

	32 oz. water with 2 teaspoons uniodized sea salt*	Optional: 1 am cup of herb laxative tea**	6 - 12 ten-ounce lemonade drinks***	Evening 1 cup of herb laxative tea**	Comments (wins or detox symptoms)
Sample
Night before
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10

* "If for some reason the salt water flush cannot be taken in the morning, then the herb laxative tea must be taken night and morning."

** "There are several good laxative teas.... Buy them in your health food store."

*** Master Cleanse/Lemonade Diet Recipe "2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice (approx. 1/2 lemon) 2 Tbsp genuine [organic grade A, B or C] maple syrup (not maple flavored sugar syrup) 1/10 Tsp cayenne pepper (red pepper) or to taste distilled water, medium hot [or cold if preferred]

Got this online today.. RAW Food Institute in DC

Diet trends come and go a lot like New Year's resolutions do, but one culinary craze that seems to be sticking around is the rage for raw foods.
This particular diet consists of eating mainly uncooked, unprocessed and oftentimes organic foods. Its benefits are many-fold, according to the Raw Food Institute  in Washington, D.C., including:

• increased nutrition

• increased energy

• better digestion

• weight loss

• reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer

Several of my friends have gone on raw food diets. They dropped clothing sizes, improved their skin's appearance and felt energized. I'm already a vegetarian, and watch closely what I eat. Over the years, I've tried similar diets and experienced similar results. But I've avoided going totally raw.
That's all about to change. Just like more than 40 percent of American adults, I'm making some resolutions this year. Joining the raw food movement is one of them.
For a little guidance on getting started, I talked with Lisa Wilson, a health and nutrition counselor and founder of the Raw Food Institute. She dished out some tips and recipes to help make the switch easier. I hope that by following her advice—and perhaps some advice from Patch readers—I can avoid being among the dreaded 46 percent of people who abandoned their resolutions by mid-year.
Here is part of my Q-and-A with Wilson, followed by a couple of her tasty, healthy recipes:
Have you had more patients trying the raw food lifestyle recently? Why do you think more people are trying it?
Wilson: There is absolutely a trend doing this. People are hearing about the amazing results that others are getting. Everybody wants to feel that good.
I started using it with my patients at the National Integrated Health Associates because the root cause of disease is toxicity. And although there are many ways to be detoxified, raw foods is definitely one way. I started using it strategically as a tool for healing with patients. The results I got blew my mind.
Because we live in a toxic world, the air we eat and water we drink has toxins in it. Why don't we start using [raw foods] as a preventative tool? I love it when someone like you puts it in place and uses it as a preventative tool.
Should I start out eating only raw foods, or is it better to ease into a majority raw food diet?
When I'm working with people, I meet them where they are. If I'm working with someone who has been eating the standard American diet—meaning lots of meat and processed foods—I might start them out with steamed vegetables. That alone can be very detoxifying to most people.
If you go all raw too fast, you get sick. If you go on this and you get sick, it is your body's way of detoxifying. Some of those symptoms are headaches, coated tongue, bad breath, body odor, nausea, and diarrhea. These are all things that I celebrate. It is your body's way of cleaning itself out.
What are some of the pitfalls I should watch out for when starting the lifestyle?
One reason people fail is because they are not getting enough vegan proteins. Some sources of vegan protein are brown rice protein, Pea protein, hemp protein, and sprouts. You also need to be mindful that you need to be supplementing with Vitamin B12.
And they sometimes overeat seasoned nuts after cutting down or removing meat from their diet. Seasoned nuts are fine daily, but are very dense and are difficult for the body to breakdown if they are overeaten.
You must plan, plan, plan. If you're out and don't have a snack. My clients literally don't go anywhere without a cooler on wheels. They work, but you don't see them without a green juice in their hands, or snacks. A lot of the stuff isn't readily available. It isn't difficult, but it is a change and sometimes change is difficult for people.
What other lifestyle changes should I make to help the success of the diet?
Definitely you're going through detox. There are many  things to help with the detoxification. You could do enemas, exercise, go to saunas, or take hot baths with Epsom salts to keep the colon clean. Your skin is the only barrier between you and outside world. We want to sweat. If we don't have ways to get the toxins out, they'll re-circulate in our bodies. We must have ways to get them out.
Someone once said that we can't have a healthy body with a filthy colon.
I hear a lot about green smoothies and juices. Why are they so popular?
The first and foremost reason is the impact they have on your pH balance. When we have a diet of sugar and coffee they are very acidic. Filthy colons and acidic blood are the perfect place for viruses and bacteria to thrive—but if we can change the acidity of our body we can change the acidity of the blood. Green juices do this. For me personally, they are mood boosters. I'm a grump without my green juice.

Daily Green Juice

• 2 cucumbers

• 1/2 stalk celery

• 1/2 bunch parsley

• 1 lemon

• 1-2 cloves garlic

Put all ingredients in juicer, mix, and drink slowly. The base is always cucumber and/or celery, that is what makes it taste good. You can modify the recipe by adding a green apple, garlic, ginger, pea shoots, buckwheat, kale or collards—anything green.

Holiday Fennel Salad

• 1 head fennel, finely chopped, white parts only

• 2 naval oranges, peeled and chopped

• 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds

• 3 Tablespoons olive oil

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Fennel top for garnish

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.