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I love my job! Today I got to lay out on the grass with a 4 year old little boy who is too sick to go home and lives in a nursing home he needs a ventilator most of the day to breath and is fed through a tube. He has probably felt grass a handful of times in his life and felt the sun and breeze on his skin a few times too.  Even though he cannot talk and lacks the muscle to smile I knew how happy he was!  I am so grateful for my own health and hope everyone with a healthy child never takes…

I was beyond pleased to see that I have another pair of dress pants that I can give away because they are now too big.  The scale still wobbles back and forth, distorting my perception or my accomplishments, but I know better than to listen to it.  I may only weigh 8 pounds less than I did 23 days ago, but it's obvious that some of the fat as turned to muscle.  I have been taking photos every few days, and though I'm not willing to post them here, at least not yet, I am happy to say that the…

More of a personal blog!

I just wanted to document the changes that have happened since eating more raw foods. I used to always get cramps several days before coming on, but now I only get them 30 mins before my first bleed! I do still feel crappy when I have just started, but not near as much as I did when I was eating meat. I also have WAY more energy today than I normally do. Last month, as I was on holiday in Spain whilst I was on, I pretty much ate beans or cooked veggies with…

just joined freelee's Raw Til 4 group and I am so excited to be getting support and feedback on what i'm doing. the accountability will certainly help cause seriously, peeps be offering me cheese covered salads, MCDONALD'S!!!!! (like really guys? really? i'd rather eat cardboard), icecream, pizza, pasta...even granola bars. anyhow, so thankful for the HCRV community. my lifestyle has changed so much just over the past few months! I've become so much more aware of my body--i had no idea that…

Contentment is knowing that if tomorrow never comes it will be ok, because you have said today what you needed to say, you have loved completely and forever, you have laughed and been happy for the now, and you have made the world a better one.

Live for contentment <3

With love, Esperanza…

    Looking back at my last blog post, i was struggling so badly.  A few months after that i went to the Woodstock Fruit Festival 2012.  I met the most amazing people and made life-long friends.  I had some of the best experiences and listened to the best lectures.  My fruity friend Dot and I were keen on going to Dr Graham's "Fasting" Lecture.  We had both been struggling, and for me personally i couldnt stand the chronic pain i had been dealing with for the past 5/6 years.  As soon as the…

Compassionate Liberty  exists as a emerging revolutionary tendency, and a mode of relating to life that goes back to the dawn of humanity. The practicing of compassionate liberty can seem incredibly difficult to learn and keep, while at the same time, enjoyable…

Anybody else do cross fit on this lifestyle? I do and I love it..I look forward to it everyday, it's like playing in a sport, always improving and having fun. Being healthy just makes you feel invincible performing. Of course, I am the only 811er there, but I'm just proving what the lifestyle does with my performance. Everyone should try it one time and tell me about their experience!

I'm beginning day two of my new life style, and I already love it. Already I feel like my whole perspective on food has changed. The idea that I could eat until my heart's desire is making my relationship with food so much healthier. Every time I eat, I am nourishing my body. I don't need to ask myself a myriad of questions about the food..Is this healthy? Will this make my stomach hurt? How much should I eat? What if I eat too much? Will this help me lose weight? I feel good and energized…

Hey Doug Would U Give Us a 199 Year Lease to 1 acre of your Costa Rica Land If We Invest/Build a Raw House on it for a 811 micro Community?

Doug for many months I had an idea that I was chewing on in regards to your sitting idle beautiful land in Costa Rica (Uvita Region).  If a group of us raw vegans invested 50g's 60g's total to build a nice mid size house on one acre of your land situated in a lush costal south pacific Costa Rica would you give us a 199 year lease not to…

Besides the dates and kale juice I think this is just about the worst meal plan for any woman who just given birth, how can you even sustain yourself on this many calories???

7 AM: Wake up, have a green tea

BREAKFAST: A Think Thin bar or Clean Shake

8 AM – 9:30 WORKOUT

POST-WORKOUT: Kale Juice

1 PM LUNCH: healthy wrap made with low-carb, low-calorie Mountain Valley tortillas, 1.5 tablespoons almond butter, chopped dates

AFTERNOON: A small handful of…