New Horizons

Photo credit to Autumn's Forgotten Dreams

Having just traveled through a series of challenging life experiences, I wanted to share with you some recent insights that have helped me think about change and about new beginnings. This writing is from my personal journal, revealing my spiritual perspective on these life circumstances....

We all remember blowing the seeds off of a dandelions as children. What was it about the act of blowing on them, watching their fluffy little seeds floating away in different directions, that was so intriguing? I wonder just how many dandelions I germinated as a child? It had to be thousands!

Just the way blowing on a dandelion head disperses and maximizes the chances of one of its seeds finding a suitable place to set down roots and continue it's life cycle, so is the simple act of letting go and allowing the forces of life to propel the seeds we sow. It's an integral part of life.

As life blows us in new directions or propels us onto a new stage, we often become uneasy. How many times do we, in our humanness, try to cling to the familiar, holding on tightly, instead of allowing change to carry us along to new paths? Fear of the unknown can be overwhelming to many of us, preventing us from living a life that is FULLY ALIVE and from enjoying the abundance that awaits.

We may feel like at times we are being blown apart, just like the head of a dandelion. But I believe in these circumstances, God in His infinite wisdom, already has a place prepared where we can put down our roots, bloom and thrive as we trust and embrace these times of newness and growth.

This reflection was inspired by a daily reading entry from The Upper Room.

RAW FOOD REHAB - FINAL CELEBRATION

As promised....Tales From Inside the Raw Food Rehab Unit!

Today, Sunday August 16th is the final day of the 11 Week Raw Food Rehab Experiment. Just listen to everything that has happened and how lives were changed...I'm still in awe. Much of this and more will be included in my book, The Raw Food Cleanse, which will be out at the end of this year.

On 6 In The Morning....

Jen Hoppa & I were interviewed on 6 in the Morning, our local CBS affiliate's morning show today at the Brookside Farmer's Market. Check it out!

RFR Gets Juicy!

My Raw Food Rehab 11 Week Experiment is in it's final stretch and will be officially coming to a close this coming Sunday. It has been a life changing experience for many of the participants, and certainly for me, as well. I'm busting my buttons to fill you in on the details of what's actually transpired inside the Rehab unit over the past 10 weeks, however, I will wait until all of the final statistics have been compiled. Although much of the research will appear in my upcoming book, Raw Food Cleanse, I'll be sharing some of the highlights with you here on Real Food Tulsa.

Until then, I thought you might enjoy a glimpse at some of the juicer photos that were submitted from participants. This is a collection that I put together of the fresh fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies that were added to the site. What a juicy, creative group of guinea piglets I had!

So today....why don't you get in on the action? Go make yourself a big green juice or smoothie and do your body some good! Let us know what you make in the comments, OK?

Penni's Raw Food Tour

Raw Bookshelf Tour....The More Books You Read - The Taller You Grow!

My Raw Food Kitchen - The Food

My Raw Food Kitchen - The Appliances, Equipment & Gadgets

Someone You Should Know - Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver

Watch this 9 minute video....it might save your life. Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver is my new hero.

RAW LOVE

CAN YOU FEEL THE RAW LOVE??

Lovemore co-founder, Andrea Crossman, has been plugged into raw foods since June 1st of this year. She took the plunge into living foods when she joined the Raw Food Rehab Experiment at the time I was looking for volunteer guinea pigs for my research project. Andrea hopped right in line when she learned that the project included a program of raw foods, detoxification, healing, and weight loss. You can read a firsthand account about Andrea's experience thus far on the popular raw lifestyle blog, We Like It Raw. So far, Andrea has already dropped 25 pounds in just 9 weeks!

More about the Raw Love T-shirts
So, Andrea & I, having the entrepreneurial spirit that we do, came up with a plan to partner together to create something that we're super excited about. These Raw Love, Earth Love shirts will be printed entirely in water-based inks. That means the print will actually dye the fabric and the final product will have much more of a handmade and vintage feel than what you see here.

As always, Lovemore believes in giving back, so $1 from each shirt will go to charity. Andrea & I are still working to chose the non-profit that's just right, and I'll will update you here as soon as we know our gift recipient.

Lovemore is offering the inaugural batch of shirts at a very special price as a thank you to the world of raw foods for bringing a little more light to into their world at Lovemore central. These Raw Love t-shirts are for anyone who appreciates the glow-getting qualities of raw healthy foods, and were created in honor of the life transformations that have occured within Raw Food Rehab for the past 2 1/2 months.

Before the tees can go to print, we have to have 52 orders, including a minimum of 12 of each style. So if you want to get in on this great opportunity, it's really important that you place your order ASAP and that you also share this info with anyone who you think may be interested. That can include your family or friends, your blogs (your friend's blogs!), Twitter, Facebook...anything! And those folks all get the special price of $27 ($7 off the regular tshirt price)--which is a pretty good deal for an eco-fabulous tee that is super soft and flattering.

THE DETAILS
When you place your order you will enter all of your information--credit card, address, etc--but you won't be charged until Lovemore ships your tee. We will do our absolute best to turn these around as quickly as possible, but a reasonable expectation is 4 - 5 weeks after we hit magic number 52!

SHIPPING
USA – flat rate of $6, FREE shipping on product orders over $150
Canada and Mexico – flat rate of $12
All other international locations – flat rate of $15

SIZE CHART
Be sure to consult the size chart as the shirts run 1 - 2 sizes large for women, because they're unisex-y! ;)

3 different designs are currently being offered and each is offered in 3 different t-shirt styles. Pretty cool, don't you think? Click this link to take you directly to the Lovemore web page.