We are repeating this message in case anyone missed it!         The Unity Transmission Program  Time Structure Changes On behalf of the Foundation and the GEO Team Council, we announce a change to the format of four world times for the Unity Transmissions. We transition now to this being a full 24-hour transmission focus with synchronized meditation at 8 pm in all time zones. This creates a building unified wave of energy, sustained for a 24-hour period and rippling across the globe. This decision comes as a result of the Foundation's expansion as we now reposition to address the greater mass public. The new format will be much simpler to communicate and more effective in considering everyone's diverse personal schedules. Many of our transmitters have already transitioned to 24-hour constancy of focus. We are quickly learning how to live our multi-dimensionality while moving away from the concept of time as we have previously known it. In actuality, the Unity Matrix is a higher dimensional energy pathway of communication transfer, operating outside of the time-space continuum. The transference of energy simply and powerfully occurs through the purity of our unified heart intentions.      LINKS FOR REVIEW How to Receive the Unity Transmissions How to Transmit the Unity Transmissions How to Connect to the Unity Matrix What is the Unity Matrix

Personal Sessions of Support this Wednesday Receive Energy Transference from our Light Team during the Unity Transmissions        For those wanting extra assistance with personal life challenges, Children of the Sun Foundation facilitates a highly effective program of energy transference from its global team of light transmitters. This takes place each new and full moon during The Unity Transmissions.     The sessions are direct energy transferences and are set into motion through your intention to receive and commitment to make necessary changes in your life. They may assist by shifting unwanted lingering energy, soothing scattered energies, clearing limiting physical, emotional and mental patterns, or integrating a more expanded perception in conscious awareness.   Our Light Transmission Team comes to you as one group body through the Unity Matrix. We invoke and then simply allow ourselves to be used as conduits for the greater energy to do its work.         REGISTER FOR A PERSONAL SESSION    Guidelines for Receiving a Session    Be part of our Light Transmission Team

Cuernavaca, Mexico   June 14-16, 2013  (English)  June 21-23, 2013  (Spanish)   The purpose of this Conference is to give all attendees many tools and resources to effectively and simply represent the mission of our one Group Avatar in your own community... this being a collective work that exemplifies clear global vision, demonstrating a spirit of inclusiveness and transformative goodwill action in a dramatically changing world. This event is specifically designed to deliver an impressionable "direct experience" from many dynamic presentations, activations and live transmissions to help you build your own toolkit, practice and business while serving as a transitory bridge to the awakening mass public. This is a Multi-Dimensional and Multi-Sensory Presentation  A dynamic mix of content is creatively delivered in many styles of presentation and energetic levels to give you a more direct participatory experience and interpretation from your personal truth.  Share with our visionary Tiara Kumara, founding director of Children of the Sun F0undation, initiator of the Unity Matrix Project (planetary grid project), writer of our recent Rites of Passage program and program creator/facilitator of the Amazon Expeditions.   Tiara is now readying to present the Global Goodwill Initiative, a program for planetary peace purposed to bring heightened awareness to an emerging goodwill movement from every level and walk of life. Together, we are making a sincere investment in humanity's destiny while greatly assisting many grassroots projects into their highest potential.  Through Sacred Ceremony, we learn how to Open a Portal of Light Everyone receives this experience as an event template to take back and implement within your own communities, applicable for both large and small groups. It is presented as a three day sacred ceremony that holds all of us in highest alignment and attunment to the Divine Presence. A special focus is upon opening a portal of light and how we can do the same in our own community and region. We build impenetrable Group Coherence and an influential Morphogenic Field Through our building of impenetrable group coherence, we understand the power of an intentional group forcefield and how to use this living entity to further our personal mission. We will remain strongly linked and activated as we are contained within an invincible telepathic field of energy transfer, sustained through a co-created morphogenic field.   As an accomplished international speaker and training facilitator, Steve Jack brings his wisdom and understanding of quantum healing science and as this applies to human health and consciousness through mind-body-energy educational programming. He shares about LIMITLESS and how we arrive into this state of consciousness. The new Unity Matrix Project Launches It is during this Conference that we launch the new Unity Transmissions program as we now address the awakening mass public through purposed energy transference that address many of the world's health challenges. Celebrate Family Reunion Style From the fullness of our joy, we are celebrating, family reunion style, and with a God and Goddess Party complete with an evening banquet and sacred ceremonial dance. Come dressed as your I AM Presence, the Divine YOU! Don't miss it... it is going to be absolutely exquisite!      REGISTRATION AND DETAILS

Optional Workshop after the Conference... SOUND AS A GATEWAY TO CONSCIOUSNESS June 17-19, 2013 (English) Junio 24-26, 2013 (Español)    Join sound healer and chanting artist Chinling Hsu and sacred music composer and producer Angel Sananda on a two day sonic journey that will guide you through direct experience in how to use sound as a gateway to consciousness. The different modules of this workshop are as follows: Preparing the Sound Instrument  Toning as a Gateway to Consciousness  Deepening your Consciousness through Sound Soul Journey through a Daily Sound Practice  Healing through Sound, Color and Form       Singing has been Chinling Hsu's vehicle for connecting directly with the Universe for many years. A Taiwan based Sound Healer and chanting artist, she expresses her soul by allowing her voice to fly wherever it wants to go, without words. This gives her the freedom and range to merge with the Universe and to become whatever she needs to be in any moment. She resonates as a medium and brings a deep felt and transformative experience to those she sings for. In this way Chinling shares the expression of transcendental healing energy in that moment. Conference presenter and SOGA founder, Angel Sananda, has composed and produced music as a solo artist and in collaboration with international artists from all over the world for more than 18 years. He is also the co-creator of the Rites of Passage program.  "Sound as a Gateway to Consciousness" will assist you to access the inner realm of the Self, the place were sound and silence become one, and teaches us how to live a balanced and harmonious life.    To register for this workshop, please fill out the form on our newly developing website www.soga.mx    For more information, please write to: info@soga.mx

Amazon Expeditions and Avatar Trainings 

~ An Experience a Lifetime ~  

TRANSFORMATIONAL SHAMANIC PROGRAM

The primary activity of this expedition entails a highly specialized "shamanic dieta" that will be endured for 15 days. The purpose of the diet is to prepare the body and nervous system for the powerful knowledge and expansion of consciousness gifted by the Amazon Jungle and various teacher plants as we initiate deeper metamorphic purification.

For thousands of years, the traditional shamans and healers of the Amazon Rainforest have been working with some of the most remarkable plants which have powerful medicinal and psycho-spiritual properties. The plants can show us our held illusions that keep us from fully integrating multi-dimensionality and taping into the great universal field of consciousness.  

The expanded dimensions to which we are transported by plants is not accessible through the rational mind but through the higher sense faculties including dream language and greater openings of the imagination. Dreams and our imaginative abilities act as doorways during a plant diet and connect us with both the plant spirit and the great oneness of all life. This is why we will also engage in various forms of artistic expression during this special expedition of Group Soul.    

  THE JUNGLE PROGRAM

Our 15 days in the jungle includes:  

A Specialized Shamanic Dieta  

We focus  mostly with five main medicinal teacher plants that we harvest and prepare together. These include Saracura for building and balancing the nervous system; Una de Gato for boosting the immune system; Renequilla to strengthen the blood and reproductive system; and finally, Ayahuasa as a universal healer and used in our work for  emotional a nd mental re-patterning and DNA activation.

Expanded Skills and Abilities 

While in the Jungle, we have a expansive opportunity to commune very tangibly with the Unified Field of intelligence with the nature spirits and plant devas. There is intentional space in our daily routine for you to discover new conscious perceptions and inherent divine abilities.

Group Activity and Artistic expression  

To keep it all in a flow of a harmonic group and artistic expression, we  also partake in painting, music, dance, group meditation, yoga and body therapy, jungle walks, plant harvesting and preparation.

THE INSIDE TRUTH... 

This is a "camp" set up, more like a boot-camp for the Soul. We sleep on flimsy mattresses, eat the same thing everyday and take our morning shower by plunging into the river... together. Forget about electricity, it's darn hot and humid, you get eaten by mosquitoes and other crawly things. You are paying to purge. It's very raw, extremely rare and intensely exotic. But, it all combines into TRANSFORMATION. Some people thrive on this wild stuff. 

For the first group Expedition, your facilitators are Steve Jack and Tiara Kumara.

International workshop facilitator, Steve Jack, went on the last, #5 Expedition and survived as a champion in a fearless display of deep surrender. This resulted in what he describes as "a complete energy field recalibration".  

Tiara has endured this process 6 times, leading all expeditions in 2012 and then doing one program solo. She is really the crazy one but due to all of the requests to bring this program back ... okay, she will do it again... maybe this is the final one.  

The second group Expedition will be facilitated by Angel Sananda and Teagan Fea.

Both Angel and Teagan were part of the first path-cutting 2012 Expedition as participants. They later assisted in the 4th Expedition as facilitators.   

Angel is the founding director of SOGA Retreat Center of Mexico (Sounds of Gaia) and Teagan is a quantum physics coach, yoga teacher and educational director of Initiate U, the Foundation's new online spiritual university.  

Are you ready?  

Please complete your application and send to:  

amazon@childrenofthesun.org 

So I know I am not the only one when I say I like being alone.
Which is funny because I used to be a big party girl.
(Can you say Master Tequila Shot Drinker?)
Always a party somewhere...the more the merrier...people everywhere.

Life is a little different for me now.
I support those in the first stages of their awakening(mostly spontaneous awakenings which was my experience),they always find their way to me,often times in miraculous ways,often times while out in nature...it truly is an amazing process to experience.
I have met close to a hundred people in the last twelve months who are awakening.
I see it almost everyday.
The ways of how we connect to our Source is both humbling and creative.
The way of how we connect to our true selves and remember truly amazing.

I am deeply grateful for this gift, of knowing there are others who are awakening and I can actually "see" them.
(Somehow I know this first hand knowledge helps strengthen me, but then again I feel deeply in my heart this is one of my soul's missions.)
Sometimes they stay with me during the first weeks as they integrate the Light.
They ALL think they are going crazy.
Yet the really cool thing is that once they hear my "freaky deaky" Light story, they instantly relax.
They remember very quickly too.
And they all say they cannot be around other people.
All of them.
Telepathy is also very quickly increasing.

I think this is one of the biggest signs to me of those around me as they raise their vibration and begin to awaken and remember...when people tell me of their need to be alone.
They withdraw and disconnect from society.
They want to be alone at home in the quiet.
The thought of being in a large crowd of people makes them squirm.
They don't know anything except that they NEED to be alone.
The out side world has become too much...

I know alone.
Got that Hermit t-shirt.
For about the last three years.
At one point I could count on one hand the amount of people in my life in a month.

But that is the beauty of this incredible process.
One of the first gifts which seem to develop the strongest(this is my observation only) is empathy.
Happened to me too.
So being out with many people is like being blasted by constant waves of emotional energy because we feel everything.
This makes us search for respite, for quiet,for peace.
It makes us go within to quiet all the outside noise which has become unbearable.
Go within? VOILA!
You are now connected to SOURCE.

That guy you just walked by as you walked into the store and he walked out?
Just got fired and hates everything about his life.
Here's a helping of hate for you.
Feel that!!!!( WHY am I feeling so angry and hateful????)
As you get away from that guy... you feel a young couple who is very much in love...and love washes over you like a tidal wave and now you feel love.
Feel that!!!!(Love,Love,Love...)
A second ago you felt hate...now love...and that is just the first three people you have seen in the store...OMG there are hundreds of them in there... you are not even ten feet in!!!!!!!!

BY the time you leave the store...
a) you didn't buy anything because once in there you forgot what you needed due to the fog and confusion of feelings, thinking you are nuts.
b) you bought stuff but it is all wrong.
c) you got stuff but by the time you made it to the cashier to check out...you just leave the buggy and can't bring yourself to buy anything as that requires to actually come into verbal contact with another human being and you are wiped out...Don't know what might come out of your mouth...best to escape.
d) you walk in and feel all the weird crap and you can't even get your ass in there...so you walk out after twelve feet in.
e) you go to pay for it but have lost your wallet,your glasses or your car keys...or forgot your debit code.

I used to go to the store at very odd hours.
Like 11 pm when there is no one there.
6 a.m. works well too.
On certain days I didn't even bother to go out.
Just couldn't find the energy to do so.
It wasn't worth it.
I was safe in Hermitland.
Free to feel the Light washing through me and bathing me in Love.

But now I am starting a new life and have realized that I need to come out of the cave.
So I have.
But just so you know I am bringing myself out of Hermitland kicking and screaming.
Grabbing myself by the cuff and pulling myself out, while cussing at myself to leave me alone.

But the next step for me is to find the balance of being spiritual AND physical.

Because now that I am connected to my Source, that is all I want to do.
I just want to Be.
Connected.
Not necessarily doing anything.
Now that I have that peace within, I am finding it very difficult to leave it and step out into this new world we are all creating and clean up my own personal mess, so I can create too.

It is in times of this push and pull between the being in this world but not of it that makes it difficult for me to leave my beloved Hermitland.
But then I remember those first stages of my awakening...and I see how far I have come.
I understand and see the need to be alone.
That Divine aspect of Myself meeting Myself.
The need to be alone to remember how to reach within me to connect to my Source.
I know I can handle anything if I am connected to my Source.
Just have to go through the process.

It doesn't matter where each individual is in their path.
Our Creator loves all of us.
Every soul life experience.
Human or not.
Here or in another D.
Another realm.
Another time.
Doesn't matter.

It is all a Divine Process.
Know that this wish for being alone is just a natural,divine way in which your heart calls you back.
Reminds you how it is to feel...when you feel what your heart says to you, then Universal Truth from Our Creator will speak loud and clear.
Discernment develops.
The ability to see past the veil of illusion increases.
This process washes away everything that is not real.
Leaves behind the truth of who we are.

It is occurring for ALL on this amazing beautiful Mother Earth, and beyond...
A Divine Process that is always moving,expanding,creating and growing.
Different for all.
Deeply rooted and flowing from the Source that Created All That Is and Is not.

Shine bright my beautiful family.
Remember that once connected through our hearts to our Source of Love and Light, our Creator, anything is possible.
Anything.
Everything.
And if I have trouble getting out of Hermitland?
I am going to call on Buddha.
After all he did eventually come out of his cave.
When the time was right for him.
And look what happened afterwards...he met a dog.
Lucky him.

In Light and Love
: )
marie

Radical Self-Acceptance

by Kelly Wendorf

Being human and ordinary, we will often fail

to love the whole, the dark, and the difficult parts.

We will always try to avoid something.

We will tremble. We will be blind.

We will e uncertain. We will continue t hurt

one another and miss the essential.

We will always need mercy and compassion.

                                              — Gunilla Norris

When I was a child, I learned early on that people were very pleased with me if I was the person they wanted me to be—polite, kind, generous, good-tempered, quiet. But while I could be those things, I was also, like all children, much more than that — talkative, moody, shy, selfish, unkind. Being a pleaser, I strove hard—at a great personal cost—to be the things that people liked, and to bury the things they didn’t. Later as a young adult, that habit disguised itself inside my authentic yearning for spiritual meaning. Inside that virtuous veil, it became an even more insidious, self-destructive force. The doctrines of most theologies, when listed through the filter of childish yearnings to please, sound exactly like the voice of our parents: be good, be kind, strive for right action, be quiet, be slow. God is said to be in heaven, and all things holy are above. And so, with my map and compass in hand, my GPS set to ‘up’, I became, not a finder, but a seeker.

At first, seeking is a noble journey. But at some point, if the journey doesn’t provide some kind of finding along the way, a beautiful view, a small shrine decorated with flowers on the roadside, an undiscovered glade of fruit trees, then the seeking takes us farther from home. Poked and prodded along by words like transformation, evolution, change and the big banana—enlightenment, we become what non-dualist teacher Ramesh Balsekar called ‘miserable seekers’.

Part of what keeps us feverishly seeking, never allowing us to rest and delight in the miracle of what is, is a tiny yet incessant voice that dogs us—a terrier at our ankles, biting and barking, telling us we are not quite good enough as we are, we are not the person we should be. We must be more light, more open, more ‘up’ there. Shamefully carrying our satchel of all things dark, this voice is nothing but violence in saintly clothing.

At some point, if we are lucky, we take a small quarter turn and listen to ancient wisdom not with the ears of a child, but with a heart perhaps weary from constantly trying to fly skywards. ‘The way to God is down,’ writes Quaker and educator Parker Palmer in his book Let Your Life Speak - Listening for the Voice of Vocation. ‘…the self is not set apart or special or superior but a common mix of good and evil, darkness and light; a place where we can finally embrace the humanity we share with others.’

What if we have already arrived. What if this is it? That our unique combination of gifts and challenges, strengths and weaknesses, virtues and vices were, not only enough and ok, but perfect. To some, this may feel too radical. How can we do good in the world if we don’t curb our laziness, or our greed, or…? But think about the times we’ve forced ourselves to give love when we had none, or give time when we were out of it, or be something we are not. Parker continues, ‘Some may say that this embrace is narcissistic, an obsession with self at the expense of others, but that is not how I experience it. When I ignored my own truth on behalf of a distorted ego and ethic, I caused others pain…I now know that anything one can do on behalf of true self is done ultimately in the service of others.’ What if real service means to recline into the person we are, learn who that person is, love and accept him or her, and live humbly from the gentle holding of all that we are in one open hand?

Recently I attended my first private yoga session with a gifted instructor, Sonia. I was moving into and out of a pose—doing it ‘right’, breathing slowly and deeply, moving slowly into position. Noticing that I was becoming dizzy and out of breath, she stopped me and asked me to move instead at my own pace. I can be by nature, fast, and my breath, at least at that moment, was more shallow and quick. 'You must meet yourself where you are at', she said. ‘When you don’t, everything goes haywire.’

I rolled my eyes. ‘Story of my life,’ I said.

Jesuit priest and gifted writer Anthony de Mello’s final recorded words before his sudden death in 1997 were these:

Don’t change. Change is impossible, and even if it were possible, it is undesirable. Stay as you are. Love yourself as you are. And change, if it is at all possible, will take place by itself when and if it wants. Leave yourselves alone. The only growth-promoting change is that which comes from self-acceptance.

But before you head out the door, cast your morality aside, and turn self-acceptance into a new stick with which to hit yourself, remember what poet Gunella Norris wrote above. We’ll continue to do all things, right and wrong, including fail to love the difficult parts of ourselves. So in the end, all we can do is ask for mercy, from ourselves, from each other and from Life itself.

                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kelly Wendorf is a writer, author, public speaker, facilitator and social entrepreneur.
Having spent much of her life between the Native lands of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, to the
devotional places of India, and finally the vast expanse of Australia, she has spent years exploring
the practical application of spiritual awakening to daily life, social change, sustainable.....
http://www.kindredcommunity.com/blogs/kelly-wendorfs-blog/radical-self-acceptance/p/2035

Express shamelessly the love within your heart.

"My dear friends, you are here by choice. It is your choice that you want to be upon the earth, that you want to love the world, that you want to know truth, that you are willing to take the step (the courageous step) into the unknown and the unexpected in order to come to this awareness, in order to at long last embrace the truth, to at long last, my dear friends embrace the love.

"It is not about where you live, it is not anything to do with how much money you make, it has nothing to do, my dear friends, with your station in life, whether you are a car mechanic or a Trance Medium. It has nothing to do with any of these things. It has to do with the way in which you express yourself in each and every moment of each and every day. Are you choosing to bring love to the surface? Are you choosing, when you give someone a cup of coffee, to give it with love and gratitude and affection, to have had the opportunity to give a gift to them? Are you, when you are driving your car, driving with the awareness that there are lives around you, there are circumstances of which you are not aware within those cars around you? Are you driving with sensitivity and love? Are you taking the time to stop to smell the roses (the roses being the lives that are around you)? Are you taking the time to encourage people to love more by allowing somebody respectfully to come in in front of you in line, rather than racing to get ahead of them?

Racing ahead does not make you necessarily the better person. It does not, my dear friends, put you in a better position. But, being the one who is willing to have the patience and the sensitivity and the focus and the balance to allow someone ahead of you, well, it brings tears to our eyes. "In your life the opportunities to love and be loved, to express shamelessly the love within your heart, these opportunities come constantly. They come marching into your bedroom in the morning with your thoughts, the very first ones of the day. How you awaken in your bed, what sort of stage are you creating for your day ahead? My dear friends, what sort of thoughts are you putting in your gas tank in the morning? These thoughts are energy, and they create movement inside of you.

They are the ones that decide whether or not you are going to stub your toe. They are the ones that decide whether or not you are going to get that card or letter from someone you love so very much. They are the ones that motivate others around you. They are the ones that keep you captive and reclusive. It is up to you, my dear friends, as to how you start your day; what sort of thoughts you are going to think. Perhaps you might try on for size a very simple and very selfless thought : 'Good morning world, what a beautiful day!

Thank you, Sun, for rising! Thank you, my bed, my pillow! And, thank you, my ever beatin' heart! Thank you so much, my dear loved ones! I can't wait to greet you this morning! Thank you so very much for all my family and friends who met me in my dreams! I look forward to today! I look forward to today! I look forward, with love! And so I sit on the edge of my bed and I look into my life, and all I see everywhere today is just love everywhere! I can't wait to greet it! I can't wait, when the mechanic arrives to fix the stove! I can't wait to pump the gas for my car! I can't wait to be in that traffic so that I can look into those cars and wonder about the little roses there that i'm supposed to be a smellin'! I can't wait, cause I am alive and the day is filled with opportunities to express love! I am so excited! I am alive, and I am ever bloomin' with love!'

"My dear friends, that's a challenge for most of you to awaken with that sort of love within your heart, but if you can do it, if you can really allow yourself to unleash this love into your day ahead, you will be surprised at how some things change. The job you are seeking comes to you, the friendship that you desire is there, the family member that you love so very much is suddenly feeling much better today, and you will find yourself in a position where you will never ever feel bored, you will never feel a lack, you will not feel as if you are going to, shall we say, fall down from exhaustion. But, you will find yourself, my dear friends, feeling elated at every turn.

How would life feel in any given moment should you win the lottery at every turn? Wouldn't it be remarkable? Wouldn't it be spectacular to find that every moment of life is a gift, and that every moment of life is filled with the abundance that you are seeking? And you think it's out there, you think it's over there, or you think it's behind you now, but, my dear friends, it's right here, right here today, in this given moment."

--Dr. Peebles

http://community.humanityhealing.net/group/starseededsouls/forum/topics/express-shamelessly-the-love-within-your-heart

Winter Squash Dinner Rolls

By Edible Omaha on February 26, 2013in Recipes, Sides, Winter 2013, Winter 2013 Recipes

Winter Squash Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

• 1½ cups cubed squash
• (buttercup, butternut, acorn
• or other winter variety),
• cooked and mashed
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• ½ cup warm water (110°)
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup milk, scalded and cooled
• 1 egg white, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Drain mashed squash and pat dry.
3. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
4. Combine 5 cups of flour with sugar and salt in a large bowl. Stir in yeast mixture; add shortening, squash and scalded, cooled milk. Mix well.
5. Stir in the remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes.
7. Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise at room temperature until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
8. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and form into rounds.
9. Place the rounds in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
10. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise at room temperature until doubled in volume, about 30
minutes.
11. Brush rolls with egg white, if desired. Bake at 400° for 10–15 minutes or until golden brown.
12. —From AllRecipes.com

Festive Cheese Spread in a Winter Squash Shell

• Annie B. Bond
• March 9, 2001

This creamy sweet cheese spread makes such a gorgeous presentation in its winter squash shell.

The mouth-watering meld of cream cheese, winter squash, dates, and cranberry chutney makes a perfect complement to any cheese board. It looks beautifully fancy, but it’s really easy to make.

Here’s how:

INGREDIENTS

1 medium-sized acorn squash, 1 large sweet dumpling squash, or 1 small turban squash
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 cup chopped pitted dates
2 tablespoons drained and chopped cranberry chutney

1. If necessary, cut a 1-inch slice from the bottom of the squash so that it sits upright. Remove the stem end. Scoop out and discard seeds and fibers.

2. Fill a saucepan with about an inch of water. Bring to a boil. Set the squash upside down in the saucepan.

3. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan, and simmer until the squash flesh is tender when pressed with a fork but the shell is still firm, about 20 minutes. Transfer the squash to a colander to drain and cool.

4. In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter until thoroughly blended. Mix in the dates and chutney.

5, Scoop the flesh from the cooled squash shell, leaving about 1/4 inch of shell. Add the squash flesh to the cream cheese mixture and blend well. Spoon the mixture into the shell. Cover and chill.

Serve chilled with crackers.

Serves 8-12.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/cheese-spread-in-winter-squash.html#ixzz2O2AYAqH1

Spicy Spaghetti Squash with Cheese

• Cait Johnson
• April 29, 2006

Spicy Spaghetti Squash with Cheese

In honor of the longer days, I offer this gloriously orange-red, mildly spicy dish that gives pure pasta pleasure–without the pasta! Spaghetti squash is inexpensive, nourishing, and high in fiber, and it marries beautifully with this cheese-kissed sauce to make a colorful, low-carb meal rich in lycopene and anti-oxidants, so tasty that even kids will enjoy it.

INGREDIENTS

1 spaghetti squash (about 1 1/2 pounds. If you can only find a large one, just cook the whole thing and freeze half of it for a later use)

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 or 2 hot chile peppers, diced (more or less, depending on how hot you like it)
1 or 2 pieces soy “bacon” (optional)
1 cup canned Italian plum tomatoes with their juice, pureed
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup freshly-grated Parmesan or Pecorino-Romano cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Trim the stem off the squash and split the squash in half lengthwise. Using a grapefruit or other sharp-edged spoon, scoop out the seeds. Place the squash halves facedown in a baking pan and add 1/2 inch of hot water. Cover securely with foil and bake 40 minutes.

2. Allow the squash to cool, then use a fork to scrape the pasta-like fibers into a bowl. Reserve.

3. In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil, then add garlic, chile, and soy “bacon,” if using. Cook for a few minutes until garlic is fragrant and “bacon” is slightly crisp.

4. Add tomatoes, lower the heat, and continue cooking about 20 minutes until the mixture thickens a bit. Add salt and pepper to taste.

5. Add the pre-cooked squash, stir thoroughly to combine, and cook about 5 minutes, until heated through. Serve hot.

Serves 8.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/spicy-spaghetti-squash-with-cheese.html#ixzz2O29rHqEP

bajra roti

by dassana

in Indian Breads & Parathas

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bajra roti or bajra bhakri are flat breads made from millet flour.

bajra is the hindi word for pearl millet. these flat breads are gluten free and an excellent nutritious option for people having gluten intolerance and for everybody else too.

they are very easy to make and they make a good accompaniment to dal or any indian vegetable based curry dish.

on some days i make rotis from bajra or jowar/sorghum flour. somedays it is multigrain flour rotis.

sometimes i mix all the flours and make rotis. since rotis are a staple in my house, i make various rotis with various millets . i even make rotis from ragi/finger millet flour on some days. millets are healthy grains. so do try to include them in your diet.

i always knead these millet rotis in hot water. the dough become pliable and easy to roll when using hot water. the rotis have a soft texture too. you can also knead the dough in warm water.

i had served the bajra rotis with bharli vangi – stuffed aubergines in peanut-coconut-sesame gravy. the combo was really good. you can also serve the bajra rotis with any any dal. they would even taste great with a good north indian, maharashtrian or gujarati vegetable or legumes curry.

step by step recipe for making bajra rotis:

1: first heat the water. the water should be hot. switch off the fire. then add oil plus salt. mix well.

2: add the bajra flour to the water or vice versa.

3: mix with a spoon if the water is hot. if you use warm water, then you can just use your hands for mixing.

4: gather the mixed dough and knead to a smooth dough.

5: pinch a small or medium sized ball, flatten it and dust with some bajra flour.

6: with your palms flatten the dough. i am not good in this. so fold a ziplock bag, place the dough ball in between and roll with a rolling pin. dust flour if required.

7: gently remove the flat uncooked bread from the ziplock bag and place it on a hot tava or flat pan.

8: cook on side. flip and cook the other side. flip a couple of times and cook til brown spots appear on both sides. apply some oil or ghee on top. stack all the rotis in a roti basket or casserole.

9: you can serve them hot or warm with an indian vegetable curry, dal or side veggie dish.

bajra roti recipe details below:

bajra roti

Prep time 20 mins
Cook time 30 mins
Total time 50 mins
gluten free flat bread made from millet flour – bajra flour.
Author: dassana
Recipe type: main
Cuisine: indian
Serves: 8-10 small flat breads

Ingredients

• 2 to 21/2 cups bajra flour/millet flour
• 1 tsp oil or ghee
• water as required
• salt as required
• some bajra flour or whole wheat flour for dusting
• sunflower oil or ghee for applying on the rotis or for frying them

Instructions

1. heat or warm the water.
2. add salt and oil. stir.
3. add the bajra flour.
4. stir with a spoon.
5. knead into a smooth dough.
6. if the dough becomes sticky, then add more flour.
7. if the dough is dry, then add some water.
8. meanwhile heat a tava or flat fry pan.
9. make medium sized balls.
10. dust with flour and use a ziplock bag for rolling.
11. remove gently from the ziplock bag and place on the hot tava.
12. cook till both sides have brown spots and done.
13. apply oil or ghee on one side.
14. you can also fry the rotis like parathas with oil or ghee directly in the tava/frying pan.
15. serve hot or warm with a vegetable side dish or curry.

5 Garden Tips For Small Spaces

• Judi Gerber
• March 18, 2013

With spring’s arrival on March 20, you might be feeling the urge to start http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-tips-for-starting-a-vegetable-garden.html a garden. But, if you live in a space with no yard, or in the middle of the city, you might be thinking you can’t satisfy this urge.

Even if you live in the heart of the city and all you have is a balcony, rooftop, or a patio, you can still grow http://www.care2.com/greenliving/seven-reasons-why-you-should-grow-your-own-food.html some fresh fruits and veggies. You just have to learn what you can grow, instead of focusing on what you can’t grow.

Here are some tips for small space gardening.

Use container planting. Almost any vegetable can be grown in a container, if the container is big enough. Anything can be used, use your imagination, old tubs, old window frames put together to make a box, a wheelbarrow, all make great containers. Think about the size of the plant, how wide will it get. How tall? What about the size and depth of the root system?

Research your favorite veggies, read seed http://www.care2.com/greenliving/sharing-seeds-to-sow.html packets, a good seed company puts this important info. on the package for you. Once you have the right container, then you just need to fill it with good potting soil, have a spot that provides full sun at least six hours a day, and water it consistently.

Grow up, vertically. Many crops can be easily trained up poles, trellises, or even lattices attached to walls. Any kind of support that is study enough to use string across it will work. You can use plant boxes in different sizes and stack them to make a vertical garden. When choosing what to plant, think about things that can be trained to grow up. Pole beans or peas are also easily trained to climb up.

Use compact or dwarf varieties. Choose varieties specifically bred for growing in a small area. Look for anything with the words patio, baby, or dwarf in the name. If you want a fruit tree, there are dwarf varieties of apple, peach, pear and citrus trees that can be grown in a container.

Use succession planting to create more space. Succession planting (sowing seeds of the same crop every few weeks), will allow you to have more of your favorites for a longer time. Leaf lettuces are especially good for this because they grow quickly. If you start seeds in a different planter every 2-3 weeks, you will have enough lettuce to last you all summer.

Use companion planting. Companion planting basically means planting things next to each other that benefit one another, by providing needed shade, acting as a natural pest control, or adding nutrients to the soil. For example, not only is lettuce a good crop for succession planting, it is also a great companion plant. Since lettuce is a bit more shade tolerant and actually prefers less direct sun, planting or putting those containers of lettuce beneath your taller plants or vertical planters will help them thrive during the hot summer afternoons. Aside from lettuce, think about other crops that can tolerate some shade, and plant them next to taller ones, especially leafy vegetables like cabbage, chard, endive, mustard greens, parsley and spinach, all cool season crops. Or, think about things that grow faster or earlier like radishes and peas, and plant them with your warm season crops that are slow growing like peppers or tomatoes.

With spring’s arrival on March 20, you might be feeling the urge to start

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-tips-for-starting-a-vegetable-garden.html a garden. But, if you live in a space with no yard, or in the middle of the city, you might be thinking you can’t satisfy this urge.

Even if you live in the heart of the city and all you have is a balcony, rooftop, or a patio, you can still grow http://www.care2.com/greenliving/seven-reasons-why-you-should-grow-your-own-food.html some fresh fruits and veggies. You just have to learn what you can grow, instead of focusing on what you can’t grow.

Here are some tips for small space gardening.

Use container planting. Almost any vegetable can be grown in a container, if the container is big enough. Anything can be used, use your imagination, old tubs, old window frames put together to make a box, a wheelbarrow, all make great containers. Think about the size of the plant, how wide will it get. How tall? What about the size and depth of the root system? Research your favorite veggies, read seed http://www.care2.com/greenliving/sharing-seeds-to-sow.html packets, a good seed company puts this important info. on the package for you. Once you have the right container, then you just need to fill it with good potting soil, have a spot that provides full sun at least six hours a day, and water it consistently.

Grow up, vertically. Many crops can be easily trained up poles, trellises, or even lattices attached to walls. Any kind of support that is study enough to use string across it will work. You can use plant boxes in different sizes and stack them to make a vertical garden. When choosing what to plant, think about things that can be trained to grow up. Pole beans or peas are also easily trained to climb up.
Use compact or dwarf varieties. Choose varieties specifically bred for growing in a small area. Look for anything with the words patio, baby, or dwarf in the name. If you want a fruit tree, there are dwarf varieties of apple, peach, pear and citrus trees that can be grown in a container.

Use succession planting to create more space. Succession planting (sowing seeds of the same crop every few weeks), will allow you to have more of your favorites for a longer time. Leaf lettuces are especially good for this because they grow quickly. If you start seeds in a different planter every 2-3 weeks, you will have enough lettuce to last you all summer.

Use companion planting. Companion planting basically means planting things next to each other that benefit one another, by providing needed shade, acting as a natural pest control, or adding nutrients to the soil. For example, not only is lettuce a good crop for succession planting, it is also a great companion plant. Since lettuce is a bit more shade tolerant and actually prefers less direct sun, planting or putting those containers of lettuce beneath your taller plants or vertical planters will help them thrive during the hot summer afternoons. Aside from lettuce, think about other crops that can tolerate some shade, and plant them next to taller ones, especially leafy vegetables like cabbage, chard, endive, mustard greens, parsley and spinach, all cool season crops. Or, think about things that grow faster or earlier like radishes and peas, and plant them with your warm season crops that are slow growing like peppers or tomatoes.

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-garden-tips-for-small-spaces.html

Hair Is An Extension Of The Nervous System
Why Indians Keep Their Hair Long

By C. Young
12-9-11

This information about hair has been hidden from the public since the Viet Nam War.

Our culture leads people to believe that hair style is a matter of personal preference, that hair style is a matter of fashion and/or convenience, and that how people wear their hair is simply a cosmetic issue.

Back in the Viet Nam war however, an entirely different picture emerged, one that has been carefully covered up and hidden from public view.

In the early nineties, Sally [name changed to protect privacy] was married to a licensed psychologist who worked at a VA Medical hospital. He worked with combat veterans with PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder. Most of them had served in Viet Nam.

Sally said, "I remember clearly an evening when my husband came back to our apartment on Doctor\'s Circle carrying a thick official looking folder in his hands. Inside were hundreds of pages of certain studies commissioned by the government. He was in shock from the contents. What he read in those documents completely changed his life. From that moment on my conservative middle of the road husband grew his hair and beard and never cut them again. What is more, the VA Medical center let him do it, and other very conservative men in the staff followed his example. As I read the documents, I learned why.

It seems that during the Viet Nam War special forces in the war department had sent undercover experts to comb American Indian Reservations looking for talented scouts, for tough young men trained to move stealthily through rough terrain. They were especially looking for men with outstanding, almost supernatural, tracking abilities. Before being approached, these carefully selected men were extensively documented as experts in tracking and survival.

With the usual enticements, the well proven smooth phrases used to enroll new recruits, some of these indian trackers were then enlisted. Once enlisted, an amazing thing happened. Whatever talents and skills they had possessed on the reservation seemed to mysteriously disappear, as recruit after recruit failed to perform as expected in the field.

Serious casualities and failures of performance led the government to contract expensive testing of these recruits, and this is what was found.

When questioned about their failure to perform as expected, the older recruits replied consistantly that when they received their required military haircuts, they could no longer \'sense\' the enemy, they could no longer access a \'sixth sense\' , their \'intuition\' no longer was reliable, they couldn\'t \'read\' subtle signs as well or access subtle extrasensory information.

So the testing institute recruited more indian trackers, let them keep their long hair, and tested them in multiple areas. Then they would pair two men together who had received the same scores on all the tests. They would let one man in the pair keep his hair long, and gave the other man a military haircut. Then the two men retook the tests.

Time after time the man with long hair kept making high scores. Time after time, the man with the short hair failed the tests in which he had previously scored high scores.

Here is a typical test:
The recruit is sleeping out in the woods. An armed \'enemy\' approaches the sleeping man. The long haired man is awakened out of his sleep by a strong sense of danger and gets away long before the enemy is close, long before any sounds from the approaching enemy are audible.

In another version of this test the long haired man senses an approach and somehow intuits that the enemy will perform a physical attack. He follows his \'sixth sense\' and stays still, pretending to be sleeping, but quickly grabs the attacker and \'kills\' him as the attacker reaches down to strangle him.

This same man, after having passed these and other tests, then received a military haircut and consistantly failed these tests, and many other tests that he had previously passed.

So, the document recommended that all Indian trackers be exempt from military haircuts. In fact, it required that trackers keep their hair long."

Comment
The mammalian body has evolved over millions of years. Survival skills of human and animal at times seem almost supernatural. Science is constantly coming up with more discoveries about the amazing abilities of man and animal to survive. Each part of the body has highly sensitive work to perform for the survival and well being of the body as a whole. The body has a reason for every part of itself.

Hair is an extension of the nervous system, it can be correctly seen as exteriorized nerves, a type of highly-evolved 'feelers' or 'antennae' that transmit vast amounts of important information to the brainstem, the limbic system, and the neocortex.

Not only does hair in people, including facial hair in men, provide an information highway reaching the brain, hair also emits energy, the electromagnetic energy emitted by the brain into the outer environment. This has been seen in Kirlian photography when a person is photographed with long hair and then rephotographed after the hair is cut.

When hair is cut, receiving and sending transmissions to and from the environment are greatly hampered. This results in 'numbing-out'.

Cutting of hair is a contributing factor to unawareness of environmental distress in local ecosystems. It is also a contributing factor to insensitivity in relationships of all kinds. It contributes to sexual frustration.

Conclusion
In searching for solutions for the distress in our world, it may be time for us to consider that many of our most basic assumptions about reality are in error. It may be that a major part of the solution is looking at us in the face each morning when we see ourselves in the mirror.

The story of Sampson and Delilah in the Bible has a lot of encoded truth to tell us. When Delilah cut Sampson\'s hair, the once undefeatable Sampson was defeated. ZenGardner.com

Ancient Astronaut Found On Spanish Cathedral? 2013 1080p Available

http://youtu.be/O4N8URW0eZA

Published on 6 Mar 2013
Very impressive carving that seems to depict an Astronaut holding a tether of some kind. The carving is part of a decorative mosaic of motifs, that decorate the Ieronimus Cathedral in Spain.

De-bunkers have claimed that this is merely the work of a mischievous builder who worked on the restoration of the cathedral back in 1992, but some local sources reject that theory claiming, the people who have lived here for generations all know about the hombre de las estrellas, (Man Of Stars) Our grandfathers and grandmothers all talked about him, its common knowledge.

Could this be proof of Time Travel, Alien visitation or something else? As always you decide.

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Life on Mars. Latest Evidence 2013 NASA PIC SHIPWRECK?

http://forestofthefaie.ning.com/group/spiritualversesthemetaphysicalandquantumphysics/forum/topics/life-on-mars-latest-evidence-2013-nasa-pic-shipwreck

Invocation of Forgiveness and Love

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Anrita Melchizedek

Published on 24 Mar 2013
Invocation of Forgiveness and Love

By Anrita Melchizedek www.pleiadianlight.net
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Daily Link-in ~ 9pm your local time or whatever time suits you
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Through the Overlighting of Mother Father God, I experience my Self within the Unity Grid of Divine Love and One Unity Consciousness.

Through the radiance of the Cosmic Heart of All Creation, I now connect with my Beloved I Am Presence and the I Am Avatar Consciousness of Light.

I now invoke the presence of all the Enlightened Masters and Beings of Light from On High,
to bring tranquillity and peace into my Life, those of my loved ones and all Life on this earth plane.

I now surround myself in the Violet Transmuting Flame of Forgiveness and Transformation,
the Pink-Orange Flame of Divine Love and now the Golden Flame of One Unity Consciousness.

As I forgive and Love, finding compassion and gentleness within my heart for all those that I perceive have caused me an injustice, I know that the way forward is trusting and surrendering to the Divine,
having a determined outcome and yet not determining the outcome, understanding my pre-birth agreements and karmic contracts, creating win-win situations within my Life, and truly understanding the Divine Perfection within the seemingly imperfection.

I now bring a focus to my personal relationships, with my parents, my partner, my children, friends and family, releasing any issues of resentment, anger and separation, miscommunication, betrayal and lack of Love.

I communicate clearly and lovingly, cutting old cords and creating new cords of compassion, appreciation and Love, knowing that my Beloved I Am Presence is center stage,
guiding and directing me in my everyday Life.

I now bring a focus to the children of the world, that need Love and nurturing, that have been abandoned, abused, traumatized or homeless.

I send my Love and the combined Love of All Creation, touching the heart and Soul of each child in the Illuminating Light rays of Divine Love, sharing my Love and receiving this back tenfold through the power of magnetized thought and Divine Love.

There is only Love, and this is my guiding Light.

I Am Love,
I Am Light,
I am compassionate and loving,
breathing hope into all situations that seem challenging and heartbreaking.
In my strength and courage,
in my wisdom, power and illuminating intelligence,
I create change within my Life,
and upon this earth plane.

For I am co-creating heaven on earth,
and my heart's dreaming,
and the knowing that all paths before me are pathways of Divine Love;
And so it is.

And now, my precious friends and family take a few minutes to send your Love to all those you know are going through challenging times and would truly appreciate your Love and support.

A global prayer vigil will be held every day at 9pm your local time should you wish to link-in.

Blessings and much Love

Anrita Melchizedek

Homeless Man Who Returned Ring is Thrilled by Surprise Reunion with Family (WATCH)

By Good News Network Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Billy Ray Harris, the Missouri homeless man who returned the engagement ring dropped in his donation cup by mistake, now has a part-time job, new friends, and tens of thousands of dollars that were donated by admirers. But, he says the best part is reconnecting with his beloved sisters in Texas.

A family reunion was planned for later this year, but the TODAY Show planned a surprise during an interview on Sunday, bringing him into the arms of his family for the first time in 16 years.
(WATCH the video belows)

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AND THEN IT IS WINTER

I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK. READ SLOWLY!

You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.

But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.

But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be. Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...its over. A new adventure will begin!

Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.

So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!!

Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!!

"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.

LIVE IT WELL!

ENJOY TODAY!

DO SOMETHING FUN!

BE HAPPY !

HAVE A GREAT DAY

Remember "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

LIVE HAPPY IN 2013!

LASTLY, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE SO - ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.

~Your kids are becoming you......but your grandchildren are perfect!
~Going out is good.. Coming home is better!
~You forget names.... But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!!
~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything.... especially golf and bridge.
~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.....like washing a favorite car twice a day etc.....
~You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep".
~You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..
~You tend to use more 4 letter words ... "what?"..."when?"...
##$$@...&&^&%...**#@..........

~Now that you can afford expensive jewellery, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.
~You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!
~What used to be freckles are now liver spots.
~Everybody whispers.

~You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which you will never wear.
~But Old is good in some things: Old Songs, Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS!!

Stay well, "OLD FRIEND!" Send this on to other "Old Friends!" and let them laugh in AGREEMENT!!!

It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.

Very Veggie Spaghetti Sauce

• Sara, from Institute of HeartMath
• March 17, 2013

Very Veggie Spaghetti Sauce

This is chock full of vegetables with a slight hint of heat from the jalapenos – very tasty over noodles or brown rice. Angel hair pasta is a favorite of ours since it is lighter textured.

2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups marinara sauce (use your favorite or homemade)
1 cup of celery
1 cup tomato sauce
1/3 cup water
1 cup carrots, julienned
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
½ pound button mushrooms, sliced
2 medium zucchini, sliced in half moons
2 tablespoon jalapenos, jarred or fresh, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup red wine, Merlot
1 teaspoon oregano
1 ½ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon granulated garlic
½ teaspoon granulated onion
1 pound angel hair pasta or pasta of choice

• In large pan, sauté onion, bell peppers, carrots, garlic, mushrooms, celery and zucchini in olive oil. Cook until tender.

• Add tomato products to pan and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add jalapenos and seasonings.

• Boil water in separate pot with a dash of salt and a splash of olive oil. Add pasta when water is boiling and stir often. Boil until tender or “al dente”, drain in colander.

• Serve sauce over noodles.

Serves: 6-8

Total cooking time: 45 minutes

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Tofu Macadamia Stuffed Squash

This Recipe Is:

VEGAN, VEGETARIAN, CONTAINS CITRUS, CONTAINS NUTS, CONTAINS SUGAR, CONTAINS SOY

Nutritional Information

Makes: 10 servings

• Calories232
• Carbohydrates24.5g
o
• Cholesterol0 mg
• Fat12.6 g
o Saturated fat1.9 g
• Sodium84 mg
• Protein8 g
• Total Fiber3.8 g

* Nutritional Guidelines based on the USDA's MyPlate Standards.

By The Healthy Apple
WebMD Recipe from Foodily.com

Ingredients

Prep: 45 minutes | Cook: 20 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

• 4 small
acorn squash, halved and seeded

• 1 block
firm tofu, pressed and cubed

• 3 tablespoons
balsamic vinegar

• 1 tablespoons
agave nectar

• 4 cups
whole grain/ gluten-free bread cubes

• 2 tablespoons
olive oil

• 3 cups
mushrooms, sliced

• 1 teaspoon
dried cilantro

• 1/3 cup
dried cranberries

• 1 teaspoon
dried basil

• 1 tablespoon
spicy mustard

• 2 cups
yellow onions, chopped

• 1/2 cup
vegetable broth

• 1 cup
macadamia nuts, finely chopped

• 3 tablespoons
freshly squeezed orange juice (from a small orange)

• 1/2 teaspoons
orange zest

• dash
sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. On a baking pan, drizzled with olive oil, place squash halves cut side down. Add 3/4" of water and bake for 45 minutes or until tender.

3. Marinate tofu in balsamic vinegar, spicy mustard, agave nectar and orange juice.

4. In a large pot, sauté onions and mushrooms in the olive oil; cook for 2-3 minutes. Slowly add spices and vegetable stock.

5. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.

6. Slowly add tofu, orange juice, balsamic vinegar and bread cubes; sauté for another 4-6 minutes; remove from heat.

7. Add in macadamia nuts, dried cranberries, basil, cilantro, orange zest , sea salt and pepper; mix well.

8. Transfer the filling into the baked squash halves and return to the oven to bake for another 20 minutes.

Reviewed September 16, 2012
From www.foodily.com with permission. © 2010-2012 Foodily.com, Inc.
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Dilly Carrots

This Recipe Is:

GLUTEN-FREE
WebMD Recipe from EatingWell.com
Try these garlicky-dilly pickled carrots chopped in your dinner salad for a burst of flavor.
Nutritional Information

Makes: 6 pint jars (about 12 cups)
• Calories13
• Fat0 g
o Saturated fat0 g
o Mono Fat0 g
o
• Cholesterol0 g
• Carbohydrates3 g
o Dietary fiber1 g
• Protein0 g
• Sodium92 g
• Potassium102 g
* Nutritional Guidelines based on the USDA's MyPlate Standards.

Ingredients
Prep: 40 minutes (plus 1 day marinating time) | Total Time: 40 minutes
• 2 1/2 pounds
carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch sticks (about 9 cups)
• 12-24 sprigs
fresh dill
• 3-6 whole large cloves
garlic, sliced
• 3 cups
distilled white vinegar, or cider vinegar
• 3 cups
water
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
sea salt
• 2 tablespoons
sugar

Instructions
1. Place a large bowl of ice water next to the stove. Bring a large pot of water to a boil in a large pot. Add half of the carrot sticks, cover, return to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the carrots to the ice water to cool. Repeat with the remaining carrots.

2. Drain the cooled carrots and divide among 6 pint-size (2-cup) canning jars or similar-size tempered-glass or heatproof-plastic containers with lids. Divide the dill and garlic among the jars.

3. Combine vinegar, 3 cups water, salt and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until the salt and sugar dissolve. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

4. Carefully fill jars (or containers) with brine to within 1/2 inch of the rim, covering the carrots completely. (Discard any leftover brine.)

5. Place the lids on the jars (or containers). Refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

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Selected Quotes from Erik H. Erikson

• "Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired."
(The Erik Erikson Reader, 2000)

• "Doubt is the brother of shame."
("The Problem of Ego Identity," Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 1956)

• "What was Freud's Galapagos, what species fluttered what kinds of wings before his searching eyes? It has often been pointed out derisively: his creative laboratory was the neurologist's office, the dominant species hysterical ladies."
(The First Psychoanalyst, 1957)

• "The growing child must derive a vitalizing sense of reality from the awareness that his individual way of mastering experience (his ego synthesis) is a successful variant of a group identity and is in accord with its space-time and life plan."
(Identity and the Life Cycle, 1994)

• "Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well considered and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child’s spirit; for such mutilation undercuts the life principle of trust, without which every human act, may it feel ever so good and seem ever so right is prone to perversion by destructive forms of conscientiousness."
(Young Man Luther : A Study in Psychoanalysis and History, 1958)

• "It is only after a reasonable sense of identity has been established that real intimacy with others can be possible. The youth who is not sure of his or her identity shies away from interpersonal intimacy, and can become, as an adult, isolated or lacking in spontaneity, warmth or the real exchange of fellowship in relationship to others; but the surer the person becomes of their self, the more intimacy is sought in the form of friendship, leadership, love and inspiration. The counterpart to intimacy is distantiation, which is the readiness to repudiate those forces and people whose essence seems dangerous to one’s own."
(Identity and the Life Cycle, 1959)

• "Despair expresses the feeling that time is short, too short for the attempt to start a new life and to try out alternate roads to integrity. Such a despair is often hidden behind a show of disgust, or a chronic contemptuousness. Integrity, therefore, implies an emotional integration which permits participation by followership as well as acceptance of the responsibility of leadership."
(Identity and the Life Cycle, 1959)