Online Gratitude Journal June 2009 Edition #30

I just had a mini revelation. Perhaps I’ll develop this into full article in the future, but here is the heads-up: (Photo by Mr. Greenjeans)

Occasionally I receive emails from people who want “free” readings, and I’ve wondered why. Is psychic reading typically offered free and I’m violating the rule? Hmm, no, there are plenty of psychics who ask for far more than I do. Is it because they don’t think I’m worth their money? But if so, why do they ask me for reading ever?

Is it because they don’t have money? This may seem right, but then, it hit me: It’s because they don’t pay the due that they are poor. They don’t pay what is due, so what is rightfully theirs don’t come their way in their life. They believe they don’t have the money so that is how they are. Look at the energetic exchange (or the lack thereof, in this case), and it’s quite plain and simple.

I’m not advocating to spend lots of money. When I receive bills that I don’t agree, I go after the merchant and straighten things up. I do advocate paying properly. Sometimes I pay more than the bill my, say web designer, charges me. With gratitude. Because I think the work was worth it.

If you want to be treated well for who you are, treat others well. (Plus there are plenty of articles in this blog’s archive about how to start a business and make money )

June in Review

As promised in last month’s Gratitude Journal, I wrote about love and sex — and was discouraged with the low level of comments. Okay . . . if my readers don’t like this topic, maybe I’ll write about something else. But are you sure? I was ready to write more juicy stuffs . . .

I started writing about various starseeds groups. This is going to be a long series. I don’t think there are sufficient information about this, so I take it to my responsibility to write about it.

Fun

In 12 Steps To Raw Foods, Victoria Boutenko, the leading raw foods advocate, writes about a few other healthy habits beside eating raw. One of them is sleeping naked. She cites several studies and maintains sleeping naked promotes surface circulation. (I guess, then, being naked anytime is good, but we need to balance healthy habits with social life requirements. Plus it can be too cold outside the bed.)

Well, the weather is warm, this is the best time to try this. I do think I sleep better this way. Plus it feels good. (My sheets are 100% organic cotton.)

Victoria Boutenko also recommends jumping into cold water, sleeping on hard surface, keeping windows open for fresh air, etc. I started taking cold shower occasionally and try to keep the windows open. Not sure if I can keep doing this in winter, but for now, it works.

Challenges

Blog marketing, I guess. I simply don’t have time to go around promoting my blog. I love writing, and many articles here will be included in the book I hope to publish about Ascension and Akashic Records, so with or without large audience, this blog is very meaningful to me. At the same time, I wish I had more readers. Writing gets lonely sometimes, and there is nothing like reading comments at such time.

Lucky Synchronicities

For this, I’d like to record the great synchronicities I experience in my life. It confirms the benevolent mystery of life

Saturday evening, June 13th. I went out walking to my local supermarket. It’s 15 minutes walk and I find it to be a good way to exercise. There is sidewalk all along lined with lots of trees and flowers.  When I was leaving home, the sky was mildly overcast but it didn’t seem like it would rain any time soon.

I bought some mangos and grapefruits and came out of the store to find rain pouring down. Haven’t I learned the lesson of living in Oregon yet? It can rain any time. The sky changes in 10 minutes.

So . . . I was standing outside the store. Do I want to walk back in rain and just pretend I went swimming? Shall I wait until it clears up?

It was dark with the severe rain, but I noticed the car in the parking lot. Hey, that gray Scion is just like my friend’s. Is she here shopping, too?

I stood there looking around for several minutes. She did come out from the store, looking surprised to see the rain and me.

I got the ride home. I’m lucky. My spirit guides work hard for me. Thank you.

Where in the blogosphere Akemi has been

I’ve always been interested in eating healthy and mindfully.  Here are two videos that inspire you.

First one — by the end of this short video, foods start to look different to you, I hope.

And here is a movie trailer about the miracle of eating raw. It reversed diabetes in 30 days. (HT: Evita)

A year ago at Yes to Me

I started this Gratitude Journal series a year ago. Over the course of the year, I’ve changed the format and posting frequency, but all in all, I think this is a great way to share a bit of my personal side. Namaste.

I personally like “Embrace The Big Questions Worth Spending Your Life For”. It’s about how “quick and easy” answers deprive the joy of living.

Word of month

“Cultivate a sense of gratitude for your food. Each time we remember to eat with awareness, we return to that place of inner peace.”

By earthmother. I learn a lot from her blog about eating raw, which I think has a lot to do with spiritual development. Thank you!

Thank you for your readership and comments, as always ^_^ I hope you are enjoying the warm weather.

Online Gratitude Journal My Birthday Month Edition #29

Spring lasts long in Oregon. Cherry blossoms come around in mid March, followed by so many kinds of flowers and blossoms, like magnolias, azaleas, rhododendrons, pears, roses, and what not. But the temperature stays rather low until May — when it’s suddenly summer, like this weekend. Gee, I remember I was wearing my cord jacket last week!

I am writing this at a Starbucks on Saturday afternoon, escaping the heat of my apartment. It’s 6:30, so we still have three hours before the sun sets. I’m so grateful for my new macbook — this is exactly what I wanted to do with a laptop.

Oh, about the title — my birthday was yesterday. It also marks my anniversary of coming to the US. I came here two days before my b-day in 1995. I still passionately love this country ^_^

Starting with this edition of my Gratitude Journal, I am adopting the format of Mon at Holistic Mama.

May in Review

May, my birthday month, was — just like any other month. I worked hard for my Akashic Record Reading service while enjoying a daily coffee time.

I completed writing the Creating The New World series. My intention was to write something comprehensive about each energy flow of Love, Light, Truth, Abundance, and Power, so it took a lot of work. I enjoyed writing it, but it was exhausting nonetheless. I’m relieved I’m done with it — maybe I’ll write something more fun next month, like love and sex.

Fun

Hmm, what did I do for fun this month? Oh, I went out with a cute guy. Oh, this reminds me — some readers may be wondering about my personal lifestyle after reading me mention about polyamory here and there recently, but at least so far, I’ve only dated guys and one guy at a time. The future is in the making, however

Challenges

The housing dilemma. Around here, houses are so expensive, and from my experience of living in a 3 BR 2BA house in Tennessee, I know I don’t enjoy living in a big house by myself . . . it’s too much work! But living in an apartment without air conditioner is not very comfortable, either. (And none of the apartments in this area has air conditioners.) I guess I can buy a townhouse or condo . . .

Thoughtful

I think I’ve exhausted all my thoughtfulness in writing the New World series. I need some time to recharge. . .

Insights

I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to be doing now because I am the creator.

Where in the blogosphere Akemi has been

I’ve known James Chartland at Men With Pens for a long time (by blog years). He has lots of wisdom about better writing and blogging. But the real reason I hang out there is I like his personality and I find it fun to read the comments people make about him. Just check this out. The post is about posting frequency, which I’m not particularly interested because I think it’s a matter of case by case, largely dependent on the blogger’ disposition and situation. But do read the comments about the photo of the post. I promise it’s entertaining. Thank you for the fun, James and Kelly. (Maybe you can make money compiling the comments or writing humor stories. . .)

Evita at Evolving Wellness has a solid background in science and I especially love her posts on healthy eating. Like this one that demystifies the “healthy” dinner of salmon, whole wheat bread, red wine, dairy, and dark chocolate. Thank you, Evita.

Word of month

Let me check the comments I received this month for this. For my post on romantic relationship, Lisa at mommymystic quoted Eckhart Tolle,

“Two conscious beings realize that the essence of the relationship is the space in it.”

Great quote, thank you, Lisa.

Note to myself

Priority: Light Ascension.

Finally here is the bouquet I bought at a farmers’ market the other day. 

Enjoy the summer, my friends!  (Photo by Mr. Greenjeans)

Online Gratitude Journal Raw Food Adventure Edition #28

Aaaaagh, I forgot to post my Gratitude Journal entry last week! Not that I don’t have gratitude but just too busy living my life. (In my case, “busy” includes meditation, relaxing at Starbucks, and napping, too.) I guess I will make this series to monthly review now.

Eating foods of light and life

Part of the busy-ness comes from my recent adventure in modifying my eating habits as I wrote in my last Gratitude Journal. If you missed that post — it’s about feeding directly on Light rather than on foods. I believe this is the path we are heading as we go through Ascension, and I want to make sure with my own body.

First I tried to just reduce my food intake. This didn’t work very well. Evidently, my physical body was not quite ready. So I changed my plan and decided to increase the ratio of my raw food intake to see if this has a positive impact in the transition. Raw vegetables and fruits are the most light filled foods, and I think eating more of them helps our body to learn how to eat less.

I checked books on this topic at the bookstore and the library. While there are many raw cookbooks (or “un-cook books), I find 12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food to be most helpful. This book explains the benefits of raw foods and practical steps to eat more raw. The author, Victoria Boutenko, and her family has been eating raw over 10 years.

One of the things she strongly recommends in this book is green smoothie, which is just a blended drink made of dark greens like kale or spinach and fruits like banana or berries. She advises to drink it every morning until your body gets enough nutrition and enzymes that it’s been missing. You don’t need to change any other part of your eating — just drink green smoothie every day and after awhile, you will naturally want more raw foods because your body gets healthy and can wisely choose what and how much foods it needs. I’ve been doing this, and really, it tastes better than it sounds!

I also read blogs on raw foods. My favorite is In The Raw. (The link takes you to her post on green smoothie) She has obviously been studying the raw food diet well and I love her warmth and lightheartedness.

Sprouting and life

I also started sprouting. My first batch was a handful of adzuki beans because I have lots of adzuki in the pantry. I bought them to cook, but I’ve been putting it off… so they are over a year old.

I was pleased to see all but one bean sprout despite the age! Sprouts are so cute. It feels special to see these small beans coming to life. It’s like magic — you just water them twice a day and boom, they grow tiny roots and buds. These beans are alive.

It was interesting to check this one bean that didn’t sprout. It had white spot that I think is mould. So all the beans were in the same environment, but only the dead bean got mould, all the live beans look completely fine.

This can apply to human health, I think. If you have infection, whether it’s sinus infection or yeast infection, it may be about the overall liveliness issue rather than the local issue. The cause of the infection is there all the time but healthy body has a way to fend it off. When your body is weak, the external pathogens take advantage of you.

Today I’m grateful for the natural healing power within me. And for the farmers and produce sellers. I look forward to going to the farmers market soon. (Photo by Mr. Greenjeans)

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