“I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.” ― Maya Angelou A few years ago when I agreed to lead a Saturday morning Weight Watchers meeting, I wondered if I had lost my mind. Being a teacher, my alarm screams every weekday morning at 5:00 am and weekends are my time to catch up on precious sleep. … More The Importance of Laughter in Weight Management ~ Channeling Our Inner Child
“Take a little backache Melt some snow from the year of your birth Add the lump in your throat And the fear of the dark Instead of oil a pinch of chill But let it be northern Instead of parsley Swear loudly into it… …We’ll dive into the soup With a grain of salt between … More The Antidote for Seasonal Amnesia ~ Soup
“Demeter was resolved to win her daughter, Persephone, back [from Hades]. Not so fate permitted, for the girl had broken her fast and wandering, childlike, through the orchard trees from a low branch had picked a pomegranate and peeled the yellow rind and found the seeds and nibbled seven. ~Ovid, Metamorphoses 5. 534 (trans. Melville) … More Who Could Blame Persephone? ~ Jeweled Ambrosia Green Smoothie
“Green strongly influences the heart and helps alleviate tension. Positive qualities associated with green are generosity, humility, and cooperation. Foods of the green vibration are all green fruits and green vegetables.” ― Tae Yun Kim It felt like I was floating all last week with the realization that I had finally accomplished my long awaited goal … More Lean & Green Smoothie Challenge: Amy’s Sunday Energizer
Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. ~Walt Whitman Happy New Year! Today I am ushering in the new year with two creative projects. The first is my brand new blog, Produce’s, inaugural post and the … More Welcome 2013: May It Be a Year of Growth, Grace, & Strength
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