Cacao: The Real Chocolate

I gave up eating chocolate in the early eighties as part of my commitment to improving my health. I switched to carob.  It became hard to find unprocessed carob treats without a lot of sugar and fillers. Recently I started finding out more info on Cacao, the bean that chocolate is made from and it is wonderful. I put some raw organic cacao powder, organic rice milk, and a pinch of organic cinnamon together and blended them up in my blender.  Then I heated it for a few minutes, added some organic maple syrup and made the best hot chocolate on earth.  I tried this room temperature as well.  I’m still learning about the benefits of it and came across this article. I’m hoping that it is an alkaline natural food and not hybrid like so many so-called food like substances.  If you have any additional info, please reach out and let us know. Check it out. Peace.

http://www.secrets-of-longevity-in-humans.com/raw-cacao-benefits.html

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House of Numbers, Full Documentary

 

House of Numbers, Full Documentary

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Whitney Houston R.I.P., 1963-2012

 

Whitney Houston

Whitney and Bobbi Kristina

May God rest her soul in peace.  It didn’t really hit me until today when I saw an E! Entertainment special on the beloved superstar. I really got moved. Maybe I didn’t want to get emotional about her passing. I’ve seen so much death in my own family and a few weeks ago I got very moved by the memorial of Joe “JoePa” Paterno. As each person talked about him I got more and more emotional.

 

Thanks to E!  Entertainment for celebrating one of this generations most extraordinary talents. Whitney Houston, wow, I remember when I first became aware of her in the 80’s. I was visiting my college roommate Phillip, who had that first album and I remember how enamored we were with her incredible voice. I sat there listening to Whitney as Phillip gave a play by play description of what she was doing musically. It was like he was a sports commentator at a football game.

 

Anyway I’m watching this program right now and they are talking about how Kevin Costner waited and postponed the filming of the “Bodyguard” for Whitney. That’s how important she was to the industry in the early 1990′s.  Of course her Star Spangled Banner, is up there with Marvin Gaye’s version, my two favs.

She had just finished the movie “Sparkle”. Hmm. I’m going to say Rest in Peace Whitney, because I wasn’t there and don’t know what happened or what it was like to be her. Life is challenging and to have that kind of talent and be that famous must have been a tremendous thing to handle for her.  All I know is that she gave so much through her music and I am grateful to have been alive to witness the artist known as Whitney Houston. I will always love you. Peace

Whitney

 

 

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Guns and Roses

I loved playing with guns as a child. We watched all of the violent t.v. shows and then went outside and acted out the shows. Westerns, spy flicks, war flicks you name it.  I thought that the white men with guns were heroes on t.v. growing up in the sixties.  The white guys were the heroes and I wanted to be like them. Fast forward a few years and I think very differently.  I don’t believe that guns have made life better.  If they solved problems then we wouldn’t need them by now.  They just create more problems.  One commandment from the ancient scriptures says “Thou shall not kill”.  I like that one.  No one who believes in mass murder of people deserves to get any type of award.

Many film and t.v. producers are obsessed with guns and covert operations and murder.  We wonder why kids do violent things after they watch a video game or a movie? Hmmm. Where do they get the idea to be gangsters? Hmmm.

I have compassion for those who believe in violence.  That is where they are in their consciousness.  If they had different information they would think differently.  They entire world is linked and we are all part of the human family.  We have not agreed to that as a world yet.  My dream for the world especially the wealthy folks is to learn to love people more than money.  It can happen.  We can transform this life into one where we understand the inter connectedness of us all.  I am envisioning such a world.  It shall come to pass.

I want to be free to be me.  I want to be free from government and oppression.  I want to be free from violence.  I want to be free to love.  WAR is not the answer but a sign of immaturity and greed.  Fighting does not make one noble or Nobel.

Teach love.

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Live the Richness

the now

 

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR

Live the richness
+++++++++++++++++++

Stop focusing your thoughts on wanting things, because
whatever you want, by definition, you do not have. Instead,
put your thoughts, your energy and your efforts into more
fully manifesting and enjoying what you already do have,
which is everything.

When your thoughts are focused on want, those thoughts build
a wall of separation between you and life’s immense
abundance. As soon as you let go of the want, you begin to
see, to feel and to make positive use of the very real
connections between you and whatever you envision.

Quit telling yourself you don’t have it, and begin realizing
that you can already start to experience it. Look at your
most treasured dream not as something you hope to achieve
someday, but as something that is already unfolding right
now as a result of your actions.

Don’t let your highest vision for life become a source of
frustration by merely wanting it. Allow it to be a source of
inspiration, power, effectiveness and fulfillment by
expressing it in whatever you do.

The path you are on today is connected to another path,
which is connected to another path, and another. You have
access to the whole of life’s abundance, and by walking the
path, step by step, you experience the beautiful fullness of
that abundance.

Remove the conditions you’ve placed on life’s richness, and
see that it is here for you today. Go ahead, live that
richness, and create more and more fulfillment as each
moment passes.

Ralph Marston

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Be Alive! Acting Workshop

Be Alive! Acting Workshop

with Tico Wells           

http://lineagedance.org/performing-arts-center/classes/                                                                  

 

Be Alive! Acting Workshop, is designed to unleash the great actor inside of you through scene study, technique, sensory work and performance.

The class is designed for both stage and film acting.  There will be a strong emphasis on using the imagination and commitment to choices that are bold and captivating.  Learn to live onstage and be fully alive! Teens and adults welcome. All levels.

 

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Happy Everyday!

Special to thanks to all who have visited this blog this year and to all who reached out to contact me. I do have a question for everybody concerning blessings. Do we have to ask for blessings? Is  being blessed a birthright or is there a force that selectively blesses? Let me hear some comments. I know we have a lot of people who are experts on the subject out there. Holla back.

Be safe going into the new year.  Earth, Wind and Fire has a song that says “life is just a day, daily games we play”.  We calculate time and by the revolutions of the Earth.  We get sun and darkness and call it a day.  365 of those we call a year.  But really it seems that there is no real time.  Let’s wish each other a wonderful life and not just holiday or day.  Enjoy in whatever type of celebration you are into.  Take time to reflect on making life better if there is such a thing.  If you don’t have a lot of money to spend on presents this year, don’t trip. Give of yourself and who you are. There is no law that says you have to go out and buy stuff. It’s great if you can and choose to but don’t sweat it. Peace. Bless you always.

Tico

 

 

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Healthy Meals

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Tebow Time! Denver Does it Again!

Check out this auto tune song about Tim Tebow. Great stuff. I guess you can tell I’m a football fan huh?

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Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is tackled by Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher during their NFL football game in Denver December 11, 2011. The Broncos won 13-10 in overtime. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is tackled by Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher during their NFL football game in Denver December 11, 2011. The Broncos won 13-10 in overtime. REUTERS/Rick Wilking | Reuters

Broncos win in overtime again. 13-10 against the Chicago Bears today December 11, 2011.

 

Why are sports commentators afraid to talk about God? Why? Tim Tebow  of the Denver Broncos, has been praying and giving thanks to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and has won seven out of eight games, since he took over as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos.  No one wants to come out and say that the miracles that we have seen are happening from a divine perspective.  We talk about being a nation under God but when people who are in the media especially sports announcers, bump up against the God subject,  they get all goofy mouthed about it.  Why can’t we believe that there is a force beyond our understanding as human beings? Does that upset sponsors so much that they scare the network heads? Are the network heads so afraid that not enough people don’t believe in the concept of a God that they won’t buy all the silly products that are being peddled on these airwaves? Do they think that we don’t talk about God and spiritual subjects when we are not watching football? What? There seems to be an energy that when we tap into, things happen in a particular way. God, The Holy Spirit, The Ka, The Force, Deity, Almighty, Buddha, Allah, Amen, etc. Call it getting in the zone ok, but why can’t we give the credit to God if we want?  Thank God.  I know each team is praying but maybe when it’s your time for favor, there’s nothing anyone can do.  Maybe there is a destiny that we are aligned with.  An individual destiny, a team destiny?  Why not? I don’t know but I’m not afraid of the question either.

 

Tebow and the Denver Broncos are tapped into the force and winning beyond their apparent skill level. Faith. Belief. Trust. Focus. Intention. Purpose.

 

Some people are so uncomfortable with Tim Tebow being a believer in his faith.  I say go ‘head wicho bad sef, Tim Tebow.  Praise God, be true to your faith.  I love it. Great game, great seven game run.  God is good. Belief is good. Faith is good.

 

Keep the faith ya’ll. Whatever your faith use it for the good.  I don’t put down anyone’s religion or belief system.  I think we all need tools to support us in getting through this life is a beautiful way.  The love of God and one’s belief happens to be a great tool!

 

One love.

 

Tico

Tim Tebow

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Meeting the Pres.

I’d love to meet Obama. I’d like to be able to speak to him and have him tell me the truth about what he has learned and who he is and what he is doing. Is he a good man with good values or is he a bought soul posing as someone important. I’d really like to know what he was briefed on when he became president. Did he get the skinny on 911. Can he really make things happen or is their a shadow government that runs the show? Does he condone war and killing of innocent people?  Does he think war is insane as many people do.  Does he have the power to help the poor? Is he afraid to say the word African American with the ease that he speaks of loving Israel?

I also, wonder what did people think that he was going to do and what did the folks that voted for him want if anything? One thing that I got from this administration is the thirst to learn more about how this country works.  The more I learn the more I see that I don’t know and most Americans don’t know either. Many think that people are crazy when they dig into the inner workings of our country.  It usually sounds crazy because its usually so far from what we have been told.  I believe that youtube.com is the new university and that it is the wave of the present.  It moves faster than the traditional educational system.  Our educational system as it stands may be outdated.  The internet has changed the game forever, both positively and negatively.  It all makes life worth living.  Peace T

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