Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 You remain healthy and vibrant at work while " the flu " goes round... and round... and round... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 You wonder how long that cold medication has been sitting in your cabinets. You talk to friends about what you had to eat, and they don't recognize half of the fruits/vegetables. If you have any pots/pans left, they are sitting in the garage, dirty, from the last time you used them for something totally unrelated to food. Or, in our case, it was food related - they were used to catch the cappings from honeycomb, and they have beeswax all over them. Then the pot was used to boil the beeswax to purify it. When you fly overseas, your carry-on is full of raw food because last time you ate airline food you got sick, and all they usually have is underripe fruit. When you are in a foreign city, you cruise the Asian markets. When you spot something that looks very interesting, you ask what it is and how you fix it, then you buy some of it to try. When you find the FRESH durians, you buy one and take it back (via train, and hope they wrapped it well enough so it doesn't smell too badly) to your daughter's place. You find interesting conversations with people from SE Asia, when they find that you are familiar with their food, especially durian, and that you actually LIKE durian. When somebody you know talks about their medical tests, medications, procedures, what they have to do for them, the discomfort, the inconvenience, how much they cost, etc., you thank your lucky stars that you discovered raw food! You have a clue as to how many different kinds of olives there are out there. You also have a clue that tomatoes aren't all red, carrots aren't all orange, lettuce is not all pale green, bananas are not all yellow-skinned, oranges don't all have orange flesh, watermelons aren't all red, and they taste better with the seeds in them. You delight in the variety of fresh fruits and vegetables year 'round, and truly get excited when the first of the new season of a fruit/vegetable becomes available. You feel so vibrant, so energetic, so full of life, that everything you do is a joy. You take delight in the world, you enjoy your body and take it out for sunshine, exercise, and fresh air. You resign your gym membership so you can spend your time hiking and with your favorite yoga instructor. You watch with sadness as your family members, who don't listen to you at all, continue to pour SAD food into their bodies, in excessive amounts, and sit around and watch the tube, and, although they are the same age as you, they behave as if they were 20 years (or more) older. Everything hurts, everything is stiff, and they're constantly sick. You know in your heart that their life expectancy is significantly shortened, but there's not a think you can do about it if they don't listen and learn. I didn't think I could come up with this many more items! I guess that just points out how many benefits there are to being raw! Sue > <http://rawseattle.org> > > </;_ylc=X3oDMTJkYXBvaThzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzNDQxM\ zQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI5Mjk1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMTY1NjI5NDQ1> > > Change settings via the Web > <RawSeattle/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZzRidGlwBF9TAzk3MzU5\ NzE0BGdycElkAzMzNDQxMzQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI5Mjk1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3N0bmdzBHN0aW1l\ AzExNjU2Mjk0NDU-> > ( ID required) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest > <RawSeattle-digest ?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest> > | Switch format to Traditional > <RawSeattle-traditional ?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Forma\ t:%20Traditional> > > Visit Your Group > <RawSeattle;_ylc=X3oDMTJkMXZvMG12BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0B\ GdycElkAzMzNDQxMzQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI5Mjk1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2hwZgRzdGltZQMxMTY1N\ jI5NDQ1> > | Terms of Use <> | > Un <RawSeattle- ?subject=> > Recent Activity > > * > 1 > New Members > <RawSeattle/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZGllMGpkBF9TAzk3M\ zU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzNDQxMzQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI5Mjk1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0a\ W1lAzExNjU2Mjk0NDU-> > > Visit Your Group > <RawSeattle;_ylc=X3oDMTJlN2J2bTZhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0B\ GdycElkAzMzNDQxMzQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI5Mjk1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTE2N\ TYyOTQ0NQ--> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Atop a mountain, at 14,000 feet, you run circles around friends and family! (it was Pike's Peak in Colorado) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 You out-hike " kids " half your age! They're draggin'! You can work a booth at a 10-day fair, average 12-13 hour days, and it's just the two of you. You quickly get bored in front of the TV set. Like the Energizer Bunny, you keep going, and going, and going. Sue Jeff Rogers wrote: > > Atop a mountain, at 14,000 feet, you run circles around friends and > family! > > (it was Pike's Peak in Colorado) > > > Messages in this topic > <RawSeattle/message/10334;_ylc=X3oDMTM2anQxdnB1BF9\ TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzMzNDQxMzQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI5Mjk1BG1zZ0lkAzEwMzUwBHNlYwN\ mdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTE2NTY0NDg2NAR0cGNJZAMxMDMzNA--> > (12) > <RawSeattle/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxZ3BlYTAwBF9TAzk3MzU5\ NzE0BGdycElkAzMzNDQxMzQEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI5Mjk1BG1zZ0lkAzEwMzUwBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xr\ A3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTE2NTY0NDg2NA--?act=reply & messageNum=10350> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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