MALSED

MALSED.  This is a new word I invented.  It means make-a-little-something-every-day.  This way I will be prepared to NOT run by Whole Foods every day, even though it's a lovely place to grab some food.  Here's what I MALSED today:

Potato, tofu, and cheese on a bagel.  The cheese is Go Veggie Vegan Cheddar.  The bagel is  sprouted wheat from  Alvarado Street Bakery.

I took a fresh and local zucchini, shaved it with a peeler, and then sliced the core.  It is in my refrigerator just like that.  It can be tossed into a salad, and I swear to you that if you heat it up with some tomato sauce shaved zucchini takes on the consistency of pasta.

 

I took a tomato and put it through my Magic Bullet with freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice.  I blended it with an avocado and spices. Now I have a dip/dressing/spread that I made with 5 ingredients.

 Now yesterday I semi cheated with my MALSED, but I'm giving myself a break, since I just invented the term today.  I made an incredible meal for myself by heating up the below products together:

http://www.amys.com/products/product-detail/entrees/000043

http://beyondmeat.com/beef-free-crumbles-beefy/

http://www.cascadianfarm.com/products/frozen-vegetables/premium-bagged/mixed-vegetables

TADA!  Oh so good.

Thrive Forward

I have activated the free membership and started watching some videos.  There is some great stuff in there.  Check it out.

http://thriveforward.com

Another Case for a Healthy Heart

When I look outside of myself, so much of me exists out there.  Everything that I see helps to define who I am.  The sounds I hear, the things which I touch, help to define me.  My mind comes out through my physical senses.  The world outside of me creates a sense of me that exists in the world.  My constructed ego has the potential to be destructive.  My real nature is my heart.  The real me is inside of me.

I am my heart.  I am guided to the center of my own existence.  My heart guides me to myself.  I allow my mind to flow inward.  Inside is my real self.

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Check out the event, which my new body and I just volunteered for.  Woooha mama!

http://www.menshealthurbanathlon.com

Check Up/Follow Up

• I had a doctor's appointment this morning, which was simply a check up/follow up.
• Ironically, I sat in the waiting room listening to this week's Rich Roll podcast, in which he interviews Brendan Brazier.  They discussed how we only go to the doctor when we're sick, not when we're well.
• My doctor is on vacation.  I was sad to learn that.  Who was I going to meet with?  Dr. LF and I get along so well.  She really understands me.  Cue the covering Dr. B.  She is a "let's sit down and talk" first doctor, just like Dr. LF.  They are both excellent listeners.  I told her my story.  She had blood drawn.  We checked my cholesterol, blood sugar, and for anemia of all things.  I'm sure it's because I said the word "vegan" to her.  She also thought that my good cholesterol should be a bit higher.
• But she was amazing, truly bad ass since before the invention of reality television.  She recently retired from the military and moved to New York to be an actor.  I would cast her in a second, but we both chuckled at the fact that at least she had that little medical degree to fall back on.

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Here you'll see my training progress, based on my "Penguinspiration," John Bingham.  One day I'll figure out how to import a spreadsheet.  For right now, enjoy this screen shot. 

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I call these my Vegan Savory Cupcakes.  I've got two warmed bialys, topped with hummus, chickpeas, zucchini and carrot shavings.

Me Too

NYC is my boyfriend. We’re in a long term relationship.--Robin Arzon

robinarzon.com

shutupandrun.tumblr.com

undoordinary.com

Watch a really cool video about the NYC Bridge Runners at: http://vimeo.com/weverelgersma/bridgethegap

The Leaf

Brooklyn Botanical Garden

The Leaf on my lap is perfect and beautifully discolored.  That which lives on this Leaf is very well fed.

The circle of nature continues life.  This Leaf was once a tiny seed in the sun.  It fluttered in the wind in the Brooklyn canopy after losing its hold on the branch.  The tree which birthed it has now directed its nutrients to other leaves.  The Leaf's hold became weaker until it had to let go.  It fell and floated to the Earth to feed the tree, which gave it life.

I contemplate that perfect balance of sun, wind and water.  The Leaf thrived and lived, then realized its own life in this City.  There are millions of leaves here, balanced and evolving little lives.  They are perfectly circular motions of nature.

I am following exactly the same journey.  I rejoice, knowing that whatever concept of "Heaven" I have, is here now.

Nice Timing

Passed onto me today by Life Is Good via Twitter. #Dowhatyoulike