@Skarekrow that looks good I think I'll try the first one it looks quite straightforward to prepare :grinning:. I also have a nutribullet and would like to use that more but going by the recommended combination of veg, fruit and whatever else,- I ended up with something that tasted like lawn and haven't tried it again since. lol. Does anyone have any nice recipes for that?
Sorry I don’t really....but I see Sandie helped you so that’s good!
I don’t put vegetables into my smoothies...I drink V8 juice for that...but my smoothies are just frozen fruit, kefir, and a bit of juice...I threw some beets in once and it was good...I just don’t have the willpower to buy and cook beets for smoothies and the canned shit is gross.

Skarekrow, a friend of mine whose kids go to a Steiner School just told me an interesting fact. The guys (and girls?) in Silicon Valley who developed the iPhone all sent their kids to Steiner schools and never let them use an iPhone. I have no substantive facts to back this up but I guess it is a commonly known fact amongst Steiner School parents.
That is the first I have heard about it.
I know there was just a warning put out that it can lead to kids needing glasses (but reading books is just fine ;) ).
Anyhow...I can’t say that I disagree with them totally...we don’t really know the long term effects that those people who bury their faces into their phone 24/7...I’m sure it can’t all be good for a developing brain.
Or do you think there is something about the phones that they aren’t telling us?

It sounds like you are very up to scratch re health supplements, much more so than me! I'm seeing a woman who is a vibrational therapist and an intuitive and is very good, She's the one making the herbal tonic I've been going to her for a few years. I asked her what was in it and will ask her again because I accidently deleted her email:confused1: . Anyway from memory she said that it was supporting my nervous system and organ function and was anti-inflammatory and would help my body get in a relaxed (optimal state for repair, e.g. stress lowering). It's also got st johns wart in it. I can't remember the herbs she mentioned but I'm happy about what it's aiming to do!
I'm fairly healthy but aware of the things I can improve on. It just takes a bit of effort to implement doesn't it. It's good you've got through and over the anxiety and depression, I feel I'm in a similar place, although I still take the st johns wart. I was seeing therapist but she said I was doing really well and 'nothing wrong' with me so I discharged myself, lol. Sometimes I think just being in touch with what your feeling and what you need at these times can be a real help. Sometimes writing it out helps, or going for a walk ...or meditating or whatever. I'm sure the meditation is pretty much the best thing you can do as regards the chronic pain. It's a shame more people who live with chronic pain are not aware of these tools. Go well, and speak soon.

I also took a note of your supplements. One day I'll look into them properly and what they do. It's useful to benefit from these suggestions, thank you.
Thanks!
Yeah, they seem to help....though I stopped taking them the past few days due to the - probably gall badder issues...my younger...yes younger brother just had his out 2 months ago as well as my mom and various other family members...sigh...I really don’t wanna have surgery...but if I have stones there is really no alternative...most of the day yesterday was miserable...abdominal pain...upper right quadrant...could just be inflamed, or I could have been passing stones...I barfed once after I took a nap...then it hurt pretty bad right up till my bedtime, so I slept well and it doesn’t hurt right now, though I am weary to eat anything just yet...there is still a twinge of something going on.
I may go see the doctor today...ugh.
Another medical bill that will take years to pay off!

That sounds like an interesting tonic!
Just watch the St. John’s doesn’t have any interaction with any other meds you take....as it is one that you shouldn’t take with SSRI’s or most anti-depressants.
If it works for you that is great!
The ashwagandha root is really great imho....it’s just a bit difficult to find other than online...though they have it at one of my local pharmacies so I don’t have to order it.
Tulsi can be hard to find also...Indian spice shops probably would be your best bet there.

Anyhow, I would be curious to see what else she puts in the tonic.
Yeah, I also saw a therapist for a while for the depression/anxiety caused by the chronic pain...it was helpful, but we reached a point where there just wasn’t anything else he could help me with - as the pain is the cause of the other two and he could only offer meditations for such things which I already did.
So I stopped seeing him and it was fine...he did help, but we ran out of pathways to explore.
Very similar to what you just described.
Glad you are doing alright!
Much love!
 
If you like beetroot a great juice to do (in a juicer) is carrot, apple, beetroot and a bit of ginger, delicious. You need quite a lot of carrot.
I'm not taking SSRI's thankfully. I'm sorry about the abdo pain ☹️.
Someone else told me about the Tulsi and Aswagandah as well funnily enough. They must be good.
 
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I do like your inspirational posters krowy, but I feel this one is a bit more realistic.


Yeah...I had a semi-lucid dream once when I was listening to some positive affirmations.
I was in a big barn...very old...lots of cracks and holes and whatnot, though it was night time there.
Anyhow, I was in a circle with the light above me shining directly down on me...I could hear the voice telling me all the affirmations and I just started to yell - “You’re wrong! Fuck you, you’re a liar! It’s not true!!, etc.”
As I was doing this I was shoving my hands into the dirt as deep as I could and was crying.
Very telling of my mental state at that time...self-critical? Depressed? Who me? ;)
Well not anymore for the most part currently so that’s something...it beats having fucked up dreams.
Though I have to say I think I was purging some of the negative self-talk and such...not sure about the dirt...maybe trying to ground myself?
Maybe it meant nothing...idk.
Hope you are well?
 
If you like beetroot a great juice to do (in a juicer) is carrot, apple, beetroot and a bit of ginger, delicious. You need quite a lot of carrot.
I'm not taking SSRI's thankfully. I'm sorry about the abdo pain ☹️.
Someone else told me about the Tulsi and Aswagandah as well funnily enough. They must be good.

I sold my juicer...that fucker just wasn’t worth the time it takes to clean...good lord!
That sounds good though...I’m sure there are juice bar type places near where I live...so I may get to try it yet.
Yeah, the pain is gone right now...it feels like a severe stomach cramp, is physically painful to push on when it hurts and is right where my gallbladder would be hanging out and all the symptoms match to boot.
I will make an appt. with the doctor today and get checked out...they will want blood, maybe an ultrasound to see if there are stones...which may be good if there are not any - very rarely it can be treated with diet and antibiotics in such cases.
However, stones are the family curse...at least they aren’t kidney stones....god those look painful...and if there are stones, they will remove it and I won’t have to deal with it again...so once and done at least - and who knows, maybe I’ll have a nice OOBE under anesthesia? lol
Anyhow...one of the nice things about my former job is the fact that I know who does the best job (surgeon) and who always has difficulty with it, I also know who does the best anesthesia as well as the nurse and scrub - all of whom they would let me choose - so that would be a positive as well.
Anyway, fingers crossed this is just transitory and will go away.

Those are the two powerhouse auravedic go to herbs for all sorts of things...the tulsi is supposed to even help align your chakras supposedly.
The ashwagandha is good for stress, cortisol reduction, blood sugar regulation, etc.
If you get your hands on some, let me know if they do anything for you!
 
I sold my juicer...that fucker just wasn’t worth the time it takes to clean...good lord!

Hahaha! Lol.

if there are stones, they will remove it and I won’t have to deal with it again...so once and done at least - and who knows, maybe I’ll have a nice OOBE under anesthesia? lol

Both a bonus.

Let me know what you think about the book once you get a chance to read some it. There is some interesting stuff in there about OBE in different sleep states like sleep walking,- and OBE in dream state and non- dream state if I remember correctly. Pretty interesting, there is a lot of different things going on there.
 
Hahaha! Lol.

Both a bonus.

Let me know what you think about the book once you get a chance to read some it. There is some interesting stuff in there about OBE in different sleep states like sleep walking,- and OBE in dream state and non- dream state if I remember correctly. Pretty interesting, there is a lot of different things going on there.

Thanks again...for sure.
I made a doctor’s appointment at 145, so we shall see.
I’m kinda of the mind to just remove the fucker - yes, surgery sucks and hurts but having a necrotic and ruptured gallbladder sounds even worse.
Or to have your pancreatic bile duct blocked - which could be VERY bad.
Anyhow...I know they have bile acids you can take as medication, but it takes some time to dissolve any existing stones, and they will reform once you stop - so why waste your time?
A good surgeon with a good team can knock one of these out in 30 mins so long as everything goes well.
Maybe an hour if the doctor wants to shoot grams - which is injecting fluoroscopic dye down the bile duct while you have live x-ray to confirm that there are no stones still in the duct...though if there are, chances are they won’t do anything.
Then you would go get an ERCP (via your mouth) to the spot where your bile duct meets the duodenum and they can fish it out from the other direction.
Which sounds sucky...but I gotta do what I gotta do *sigh*.
I just tried eating something small...we shall see what happens.

Yeah, I can’t wait to read the book - it’s right up my alley.
Much love!
Talk to you soon!
 
If I should be gone for a bit I better leave something behind.
This is one of my favs!
Enjoy!



As A Man Thinketh
James Allen
Full Audio Book


James Allen (November 28, 1864 -- January 24, 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his
inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement.

His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1902.
It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors.

Born in Leicester, England, into a working-class family, Allen was the elder of two brothers.
His mother could neither read nor write while his father, William, was a factory knitter.

In 1879 following a downturn in the textile trade of central England, Allen's father traveled alone to
America to find work and establish a new home for the family.

Within two days of arriving his father was pronounced dead at New York City Hospital, believed to be a case of robbery and murder.
At age fifteen, with the family now facing economic disaster, Allen was forced to leave school and find work.

For much of the 1890s, Allen worked as a private secretary and stationer in several British manufacturing firms.
In 1893 Allen moved to London where he met Lily Louisa Oram who he then wed in 1895.

In 1898 Allen found an occupation in which he could showcase his spiritual and
social interests as a writer for the magazine The Herald of the Golden Age.

At this time, Allen entered a creative period where he then published his first book of many books, From Poverty to Power (1901).
In 1902 Allen began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason, later retitled The Epoch.

In 1902 Allen published his third and most famous book As a Man Thinketh.
Loosely based on the biblical proverb, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," the small work eventually became read around the world and brought Allen posthumous fame as one of the pioneering figures of modern inspirational thought.

The book's minor audience allowed Allen to quit his secretarial work and pursue his writing and editing career.
In 1903, the Allen family retired to the town of Ilfracombe where Allen would spend the rest of his life.

Continuing to publish the Epoch, Allen produced more than one book per year until his death in 1912.
There he wrote for nine years, producing 19 works.

Following his death in 1912, his wife continued publishing the magazine under the name The Epoch.
Lily Allen summarized her husband's literary mission in the preface to one of his posthumously published manuscripts, Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success saying: "He never wrote theories, or for the sake of writing; but he wrote when he had a message, and it became a message only when he had lived it out in his own life, and knew that it was good. Thus he wrote facts, which he had proven by practice."
 
Well, they are scheduling me for an ultrasound and some blood work...but nothing really to do right now if it’s not pissed off currently.
However if the US finds stones then they will remove it...doc suggested it could be some kind of intestinal issue too (doubt that).
We’ll see who is right...lol...no, he was sure it was probably my gallbladder as well.
I’m supposed to rest - check!
Eat low fat small meals - check!
Slowly introduce the good stuff as tolerated - check!
Go to ER if it happens again and it hurts like fuck - check!
 
A very excellent ebook for everyone!
This is on my must read at least once list.
Enjoy!



PSYCHIC
SELF-DEFENSE


The Classic Instruction Manual for Protecting Yourself Against Paranormal Attack

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Dion Fortune


After finding herself the subject of a powerful psychic attack in the 1930's, famed British occultist Dion Fortune
wrote this detailed instruction manual on protecting oneself from paranormal attack.

This classic psychic self-defense guide explains how to understand the signs of a psychic attack, vampirism, hauntings, and methods of defense.

Everything you need to know about the methods, motives, and physical aspects of a psychic attack and how to overcome it is here,
along with a look at the role psychic elements play in mental illness and how to recognize them.

This is one of the best guides to detection and defense against psychic attack from one of the leading occult writers of the 20th century.​

 
Thanks man!
I heard about this...also the same is going on in CA, and it looks like OR and WA would then follow suit if that is the case.
I think at the very least it should be available in a therapeutic and controlled environment with psychiatric professionals that have been trained and know what they are doing - it should be available to the millions and millions of people who are suffering needlessly!
That is how strongly I feel.
It’s just plain cruel, politically, and monetarily motivated to withhold it from the public who could seriously benefit and hopefully can stop being chronic cases and move on with their lives.
I hope to see this in my lifetime...but who knows...fucking Nazi Keebler Elf - Jeff Sessions has his panties all up in a bunch over the states that have legalized pot...moron - history will not show him in a good light.
There are websites to order supplies to grow your own...everything is legal - it’s when you grow them that you are breaking the law, but the spores are legal to posses and buy.
Hell, you can buy dried Amanita Muscaria (the classic red with white spots) caps on Etsy for christ sake...they are not the same as psilocybin and work in a different manner in the body and brain and you should study up on them even though you can buy them super easy online - they are available under Shaman Supplies and online stores as well as other psychedelics I have no knowledge of or experience with so I can’t vouch for anything and haven’t tried Amanita’s myself either, though I know of someone who is microdosing it with really significant success - that is where you take under the amount that would produce any visions, a very small amount four days on, 2-3 days off, repeat.
He loves it.
It’s an option for people at least right now.
 
A very excellent ebook for everyone!
This is on my must read at least once list.
Enjoy!



PSYCHIC
SELF-DEFENSE


The Classic Instruction Manual for Protecting Yourself Against Paranormal Attack

51qDtYDq0vL._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg


Dion Fortune


After finding herself the subject of a powerful psychic attack in the 1930's, famed British occultist Dion Fortune
wrote this detailed instruction manual on protecting oneself from paranormal attack.

This classic psychic self-defense guide explains how to understand the signs of a psychic attack, vampirism, hauntings, and methods of defense.

Everything you need to know about the methods, motives, and physical aspects of a psychic attack and how to overcome it is here,
along with a look at the role psychic elements play in mental illness and how to recognize them.

This is one of the best guides to detection and defense against psychic attack from one of the leading occult writers of the 20th century.​


This is wonderful. Very useful. Thank You!
 
The SGI Sokka Gakkai International, a Buddhist movement for peace, culture and value creation,- is holding a series of meetings to encourage youth across the globe.

The first link is a beautiful poem and encouragement for young people youth written by Daisaku Ikeda. It is also a message for us all, as having a youthful spirit is a state of heart and can apply to us all- whatever age. I find it a very inspiring and beautiful message of hope in these dark and challenging times.

The second link is a bit about the movement 'Generation Hope'.
Here in the UK 3 meetings will be held next Saturday the 17th of March to accommodate 6,000 youth at 3 different venues across the UK.

SGI UK are fervently chanting for the success, happiness and hope filled future of all the young people that attend these meetings next weekend.

http://fundamentaldarkness.blogspot.co.uk/2006/01/this-is-your-age.html


https://www.worldtribune.org/2017/10/one-world-toward-november-2018/
 
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The SGI Sokka Gakkai International, a Buddhist movement for peace, culture and value creation,- is holding a series of meetings to encourage youth across the globe.

The first link is a beautiful poem and encouragement for young people youth written by Daisaku Ikeda. It is also a message for us all, as having a youthful spirit is a state of heart and can apply to us all- whatever age. I find it a very inspiring and beautiful message of hope in these dark and challenging times.

The second link is a bit about the movement 'Generation Hope'.
Here in the UK 3 meetings will be held next Saturday the 17th of March to accommodate 6,000 youth at 3 different venues across the UK.

SGI UK are fervently chanting for the success, happiness and hope filled future of all the young people that attend these meetings next weekend.

http://fundamentaldarkness.blogspot.co.uk/2006/01/this-is-your-age.html


https://www.worldtribune.org/2017/10/one-world-toward-november-2018/

Sounds awesome!
Are you going to try and attend any of the meetings yourself??
 
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