Books and going raw...

[Guest guest]

Ouch! Sorry to hear about your ankle Sharon but how interesting that

it allowed you to finish your book. That's what the book I'm working

on is about. How sometimes what we feel is the worst thing to happen

actually turns into the best thing. It's a children's book. My

ultimate goal is to write a book loosely based on a friend of mine

who died last year in Iraq. We worked at one of those Military Boot

Camps for at risk youth together and made the difference in a lot of

lives that had hit rock bottom with drugs, gangs and horrible family

situations. It was awesome and Bo, my friend, was the dearest man.

 

Gosh, your daughter was kidnapped … I'd like to read your story.

 

I love the elderly too! I have a million stories from the facility

where I worked. My office was on the second floor which was a locked

down unit for those in last stage dementia and along with the

sadness of dealing with those dying on a regular basis, there was

also the daily roll in the floor pee your pants funny times. They

could roam anywhere they wanted and many would often walk right into

my office and stand a foot away from my desk and just watch me. Try

writing a month's worth of progress notes with 5 people standing

around you desk trying to figure out what you're doing. Many would

ask me why I watched TV so much … lol … they were referring to my

computer monitor but most of them were too old to know what that

was. I just told them that I was lazy and begged them not to tell on

me.

 

Sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. I know that process is

an adjustment and I wish you all the best on your journey.

 

About the raw diet, for me it's uncooked veggies, fruits and grains.

I discovered the benefits after preparing for a 40 day water fast.

In preparing to go strictly to water for an extended period of time

I had to do 2 weeks of raw foods then graduated to 2 weeks of water

and juices and then just water. You start the fast on the first day

you go to water. I didn't make the 40 days; I broke the fast at 22.

I was working full time, caring for a family of 6 and my youngest

son was on a traveling baseball team … I think I could have made it

had I not had the long drives and late nights. It was an incredible

experience and it heightened all my other senses. I plan to try it

again now that my life has slowed down somewhat but I'm not ready

yet. I need to go in for a physical and get in the right frame of

mind.

 

Blessings,

*mona