Healthy Eating At A Glance

Snack: Mango, Pear, Blueberries, Bib Lettuce & Spinach, Shaved Carrots

  Lunch: Garden Salad, Veggie-Pasta Medley, Tuna Salad on Whole Wheat, Grape Juice

 Eating healthy does not have to be complicated nor difficult.
Just imagine and focus on eating mostly foods that grow from the earth and are not genetically modified, and your'e 80% of the way there.  My go-to reminder to myself is to eat off of a plate with 4 corners (eat a square meal) HA ha... 

 Make strong attempts to stay away from added sugars and processed sugars like white granulated sugar opposed to natural sugars like honey and fruits, but too much of anything is not the route to go either.  Even with conscious efforts, I find myself making goof-ups and mistakes with eating a properly balanced meal, but It's easy to do and just as easy to get right back on track by balancing your next meal without guilt or remorse. 

Fresh Purple Grapes, Whole Wheat Waffles w/ Maple Syrup, Scrabbled  Eggs w/ Spinach & Garlic

 
Yes, it is said that breakfast can easily be the most important meal of the day, but it doesn't have to be the largest... it's OK if its full of well balanced nutrients, essential minerals, and nourishing vitamins.  Depending on what was eaten the night before, will begin to self-regulate what you eat for breakfast.  You may not be as hungry, but remember that protein and natural sugars will probably be the best for sustaining energy for the day, or at least until the nest meal or snack.

Scrambled Eggs w/ Red & Yellow Bell Peppers, Onion & Mushrooms on a bed of Spring Mix Salad Greens, garnished w/ Cherry Tomatoes. Buck Wheat Pancakes topped with Maple Butter, and 6 oz Almond Milk

 Proteins are slow burning fuel and natural sugars burns faster.  A good combination of them both as the first meal of the day could prove to sustain your energy for the morning and promote healthier choices for lunch.

Below is a picture guide to creating quick meals that are healthy, tasty, and full of energy 

Monday- (Meatless Monday)

Chopped Spinach with 3 Bean Salad, Egg-Dipped Fried Eggplant, Half Avocado, and Wild Rice w/Black Beans

Tuesday- (Tasty Tuesday)

Chopped Spinach with 3 Bean Salad, Egg-Dipped Fried Eggplant, Half Avocado, and Wild Rice w/Black Beans

Wednesday- (Wonderful Wednesday)

Wild Rice w/ Black Beans, Sliced Chicken Breast, Bunch of Purple Grapes, and 3 Bean Salad w/Carrots over Baby Spinach

Thursday- (Thrifty Thursday)

Wild Rice, Sliced Bell Peppers,w/Spinach, and Vegetarian Crab Cakes (Grated Zucchini Patties with Old Bay Seasonings

Friday- (Freedom Friday)

Steamed Corn on the Cob, Baby Spinach w/ Carrots, Grilled Salmon topped with Garlic

Saturday- (Special Saturday)

Baked Potato w/ Sour Cream, Cheddar and Chives, Asparagus topped w/ Garlic, Grilled Curry Salmon, While Wheat Stuffing

Sunday- (Satisfying Sunday)

Black Beans & Wild Rice, Lemon Stuffed Cod, and Steamed Broccoli

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, ALWAYS !

An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.

Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container.

Namaste'

How Poetry Affect What I See

"Be The Creator Of Light"

I encounter the darkness with outstretched arms

casting my light upon shadows and harm

Since I am the product of an old oak tree

I take steps on a bridge built before me.

My goal is to move forward leaving the past behind

and making the best of the future inherently mine

I leave light behind with every step that I take

to encourage any followers to stay consciously awake.

The direction I'm headed is to be totally free

from any type of poison or negativity

It frees me to roam to great places unknown.

We are particles of the universe, so this is our home.

"In The Mist Of It All"

A prayer for all who may be lost in the mist

I pray you are found or not on this list

there are so many ways I wish to assist

I prefer hands together instead of with a fist.

When the world is all foggy, it's easy to dismissed

that this thing called life, it comes with a twist

If you're not staying focused it can easily be missed

The fact that the 'purpose of life' still exist.

Finger tips up, pressed hands and flexed wrists

the stronger my prayers, the more I persist

recalling the feeling of first being kissed

That feeling revisited, I just can't resist.

"I Am One With The Universe"

Sunshine and blue skies I dance on the sand

wrapped in pure linen with a staff in my hand

I open my spirit to a higher command

as the wind change direction, I change what I can.

Bright clouds hang around my head like new friends

whispering stories, no beginnings, no ends

exposing my core in the breeze of the winds

with the essence of burning sage as I cleanse.

Together the elements and I are now one

my foot prints and shadows may fade with the sun

the edges I've mended might become undone,

but to the creator, I'm forever his Son.

Multiple Image Photography

(Check out the video below for more image ideas)

 

  

 Have you ever wanted to express yourself with an image.

An image of you and your alter-ego?

Or simply show another side of yourself?

Have you ever wanted to know what the other you would do if you met yourself for the first time?

How about destroying the bad side of yourself so that you can be free from yourself?

Maybe you just want to sit and chat with yourself.

Any and all of the scenarios can come to life with my (multiple) image photos. 

The images can be created to express a simple thought or a complex situation. You decide.

Some of us have a flip side to our coin, while others may wear many hats, each containing its own personality.

I allow my camera to capture the mirror image of what we see and sometimes what we want to see.  Who we are is sometimes complex, but what we are is often never known.  I like to creatively expose thoughts through imagery.  You can also express yourself through this format of creative imagery too. Allow me to offer my creative help to get your thoughts across.

Feel free to contact me through facebook in boxing and let's get started... I will walk you through the procedure.  All you have to do is have an imagination and I can supply the rest.

Multiple image photography is one of the ways that I express myself and it promotes healthy expressions.  In turn, it allows me to see myself in ways that others might not see me.

(Click on this video to see more image ideas)

Now that I have honed in on this creative skill, I am willing to extend this art form to you so that you too can creatively express yourself with images that you help create.  Contact me, Share your thoughts, let's create.  (If you cannot come up with a concept of your own, let me produce a scenario for you.)

Being Creative in This Way, Keeps Me Healthy 

...Creatively Healthy

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'You Can Levitate'

'I ignore my total body weight

as my mind instruct and delegate

designate and eliminate

doubts that I can levitate.'

Is it really possible for people to levitate?

Though it is possible to levitate objects as big as humans, scientists are a long way off developing the technology for such feats, except in wind cyclones and special safety equipment. The practicalities of designing the lens to do this are daunting but not impossible and levitation “could happen over quite a distance”.  There are sound wave devices that allow objects to stabilize in mid air with the help of special devices and equipment, but rarely used to suspend humans.

An old joke goes, “How do angels fly?” 

The answer is, “They take themselves lightly.”

Through deep meditation and precision practices, there are ways that the mind can become so clear of unwanted clutter and cross thoughts where as the clarity of nothingness can expose the body to a feeling of weightlessness.  This usually takes time in an environment that allows clarity to manifest.  Breathing control plays a large roll in this experience also.  

'Don't just Elevate the mind, Levitate the body'.

Namaste'

Ingredients Of Me...

Integrity

...is doing the right thing even when no one is watching

Serenity

...comes when you stop expecting and start accepting

Humility

...the ability to give up pride and retain dignity

Respect

...is for those that deserve it, not demand it

Honesty

...has a power that very few people can handle

Love

...we accept the love we think we deserve

Imagination

...is the reality of the dreamer. it's the preview of life's coming attractions

Passion

...being fearless in the pursuit of what set your soul on fire

Natural

...embracing the beauty of the you that lives

Devotion

...is the product of being constantly attentive

Desire

...is what a creative man is motivated by to achieve

Stability

...comes when you trade expectations for acceptance

Thoughtful

...showing consideration for the needs of other people

Introvert

...a little isolation is good for the mind

Every speckle of universal dust, every bit of moisture in the air,

darkness and light blended equally to create the molecules that make me.

Ancestral dreams of perpetual perfection arise when I inhale and smiles of accomplishment when a pat on the back just won't do.  I hear my name being called in gentle whispers and gentle hugs in the wind.  I am full of goodness, wrapped in sun-kissed gold, and radiating the elements of me .

The elements of you.

The elements.

I See Clouds

I see clouds differently now

as I stop, observe, and exhale

every breath is meaningful now

as the stress and pain unveil

With a gentile blow in front of me

I see it all floating away

I look close-up to shapes I see

the formations of the day

the vivid colors are blinding

even if in black and white

they swirl around and winding

like the poetry I write

I feel calm after seeing them

dancing around in the sky

I take another dive into them

and bounce like I can fly

I see clouds differently now

Each have a different flavor

depending on how thick the cloud

It's how it affects my behavior

Different shapes and sizes

hiding the horizons...

-Chaka Khan

Lay back, look up and tell me what do you see.  Shapes will begin to form and change, then reshape over and over again as the wind move them to another part of the sky.  One moment it's something familiar.  Next it's abstract.  Hypnotizing, and mellow, the formations come and go.  Some so far away that it blends with the ski in a gradient of blue hues .  Floating in front and behind the moon.  Accenting the air with every sunrise.  I guess the sky would be really cold without the many blankets of clouds.