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Monthly Archives: February 2013

How Do We Start to Practice Plant-Based Eating?

How Do We Start to Practice Plant-Based Eating?

FIRST WE STOP AND NOTICE WHAT’S AROUND US: For the two weeks before big curb-side pick-up, I shuffle through the garage and kick the recyclables piling up in bulging bags. Almost tripping over crushed pizza boxes, empty cans of baked beans, and tomato sauce jars— surpluses from gotta-have-it purchases— I stare at these lifestyle leftovers. I crave quick comfort foods. Don’t we all? Continue Reading

Everyday Miracles and Daily Intentions Silence the Hungry Ghosts

Everyday Miracles and Daily Intentions Silence the Hungry Ghosts

I was like the Hungry Ghosts but I no longer eat peanut butter or chocolate. It’s a miracle. This phenomenon does not have the quality of parting the Red Sea, nor the quantity of multiplying fish and loaves. This recent abstinence is more like receiving a great cosmic massage. Call it a Blessing; some stronger hand interceded, mediated between my habitual behaviors and my best interest. Continue Reading

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