tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241275037227012652024-03-19T05:34:41.031-07:00Existing'sTrickyShanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-26607004589748485792012-05-30T09:01:00.000-07:002012-05-30T09:01:57.557-07:00Dancing With the Angels<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">On the night of
April 23 the world lost one of its brightest lights and I lost my only child.
On that night, Shanna Sandmoen relinquished her struggle for life in the
physical and passed peacefully from this world. She returned “home” to joyously
dance with the angels, and I know this as I have seen her dancing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">If you have been
following this blog than you know about Shanna’s illness and the courage,
optimism, and humor with which she faced each day. The path she chose was a difficult one and it
was a path many people found hard to understand. Still it was her choice to
make and who is to say that a different path would have led to a happier
ending. The truth is there are no wrong or right paths, some paths may be more
arduous than others, but they all eventually lead us to the same destination...home.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">There was so
much more to Shanna than most of you ever knew, she was creative,
compassionate, selfless, courageous, intuitive, and talented. She was a born
leader and naturally gravitated toward managerial positions. She preferred
writing by hand and loved sending hand written letters. She was an avaricious
reader who could spend hours exploring a book store. Dogs were so firmly
entrenched in her heart that doggy was her first word. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">She was
passionate about women’s causes and admired strong women like Queen Elizabeth
I, the singer Tori Amos, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. On more than one
occasion she put herself in danger to help a friend. She talked to angels and
had the ability of looking into your eyes and “reading” your soul.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">I hope that you
have been touched by Shanna’s story and inspired by her words, and I hope that
when you think of Shanna, you don’t just remember her as the girl who had
cancer. Instead remember her as the girl who was passionate about dogs and
vegetarian food, the girl who loved music, dance, poetry, art, theater and
ballet, the girl who joyously played the violin, piano, and harp…the angels do
love to play the harp! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Most of all remember
her because She Loved, She Laughed, She Lived!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">I end this blog for
Shanna now on it’s two year anniversary in the same way in which it was
started, with one of Shanna’s favorite quotes from E. E, Cummings; </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">“Existing’s
Tricky, but to live’s a gift.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">In Loving Memory
of Shanna</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Goudy Old Style";">Rhonda Sandmoen</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Shanna's ashes have joined those of her grandparents in the Unity Village Rose Garden.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: purple;">Her Celebration of Life is being held June 2, 6:00 to 9:00 at the Unity Village Clubhouse. </span><br />
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</div>Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-12918370041284123982012-04-16T12:30:00.000-07:002012-04-16T12:30:00.606-07:00Sprout Magazine<span style="color: #29aae1; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Saying no to what no longer serves you; saying yes to what brings you joy, lights you up, and makes you come alive. Making space in your life for what nurtures, soothes, and stretches you. Connecting with others honestly, openly, and graciously while not diminishing your own importance. Listening to that divine whisper deep inside you and having the courage to do something about it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Y’know, I learn best from people who lead by example. I strive to do the same with my own life, practicing gratitude as often as I can, using creativity to save and strengthen me. I share these methods and more through Sprout, my online magazine (<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.sprout-mag.com/" style="color: #015782; text-decoration: none;">http://www.sprout-mag.com</a></u></span>). Every issue is a joyful gathering of love—honoring our unique voices, taking the time to press “pause” in our lives and savor what matters most. I also write three weekly features on my personal blog, Persistent Green (<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.persistentgreen.com/" style="color: #015782; text-decoration: none;">http://www.persistentgreen.com</a></u></span>), which embrace these ideas.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>3. What inspired Sprout?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">My whole life, I think! Sprout was originally a teeny-tiny seedling of an idea in my preteens, although at the time my vision looked more like dot-matrix print-outs, stapled and mailed all over the world. I grew up loving words and embracing the power they have to transform our lives—and I wanted to help spread that inspiration. I wasn’t ready, though, and so the idea slipped away. It resurfaced about a year ago with the realization that digital possibility now blasted doors wide open. Suddenly, threads running through my whole life tied together: my love of photography, writing, editing, art, and connecting with likeminded people all over the globe. Sprout suddenly made sense. All these threads could tie into one beautiful whole.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>4. Creating a magazine sounds like an overwhelming adventure; could you share with us the process of starting up a magazine? Such as getting permissions, your site up, getting subscribers and submissions, etc.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ha! Yes! It IS overwhelming—but now it’s overwhelmingly good. In the beginning planning stages, I was paralyzed by possibility—all the potential ways I could shape Sprout, all I needed to learn, all I had to research and plan and organize. I gathered piles and piles of notes and scribbles and question marks and exclamation points. One day I finally got up enough courage to just BEGIN—however imperfectly. Honestly, it would take pages to tell you how to begin a magazine, and there are so many different ways to go about it. The most important thing for me has been learning to embrace my unique viewpoint, and knowing what Sprout’s mission is—and sticking to that however I can. It’s a learning process, and I’m constantly thinking how to improve and grow. For me, the product has been vital—and everything else will fall into place with time.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sprout’s mission is to uplift and inspire through color, beauty, and meaning. I want Sprout to be filled with moments of grace, celebrating simple joys in our daily lives, honoring our blessedly imperfect journey and cultivating what matters most.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Releasing 3/15: Creativity (so much goodness in this one!)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">4/15: Kindness</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">heart, until one rises to the surface. I look for topics that are close to my heart and that will speak to others as well. What do I want to cultivate in my own life? What do likeminded souls want more of in their lives? That’s where I find my themes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>7. How would someone go about submitting to your magazine?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Easy! Check out my submission page here: <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.sprout-mag.com/p/guidelines.html" style="color: #015782; text-decoration: none;">http://www.sprout-mag.com/p/guidelines.html</a></u></span>. I’m open to all types of submissions (art, poetry, essays, fiction, tutorials, recipes, etc.) as long as they’re from the heart.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">8. You also have a personal blog, Persistent Green (loved it!), share a little about this.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Thanks, Shanna! Here’s part of my about page from Persistent Green (<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.persistentgreen.com/" style="color: #015782; text-decoration: none;">http://www.persistentgreen.com</a></u></span>): “I’m on a mission to color the world, to seek beauty in the mundane , to practice gratitude, and to celebrate abundant joy in this divinely blessed life.” I share three weekly features—Tuesday highlights a tidbit of inspiration (quotes that move me), Thursday focuses on the gratitude practice in everyday life, and Saturday spotlights inspiring people and products.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>9. You are so creative, where do you get your inspiration?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Everywhere! Seriously, I really am a joy-seeker: I look for beauty and color and inspiration everywhere I go, from the curl of an orange peel to dust motes dancing in light to clouds skittering across blue sky.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Shanna, thanks so much for having me here! I think discovering self-love is so important. I was a very timid and quiet child who didn’t believe in herself. Only recently have I discovered that what I have to offer the world is important—and I think that’s true for all of us. We have to learn to love ourselves—and then we can love the world.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sprout: <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.sprout-mag.com/" style="color: #015782; text-decoration: none;">http://www.sprout-mag.com</a></u></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Persistent Green: <span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.persistentgreen.com/" style="color: #015782; text-decoration: none;">http://www.persistentgreen.com</a></u></span></span></span></span></div>
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what’s one dumb thing that you used to believe in?</h1>
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That’s what the 80′s in the New Age got ya: <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">predeterministic thinking that is dangerously narrow</strong> — doesn’t leave much room for mystery (maybe The One isn’t who you thought they’d be), and limits your options (what if there’s more than just one?)</div>
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<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 800; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What I now know to be true:</strong> The One Is the One because you say they are. It’s the partner you choose, the partner you declare sacred, the partner to whom you vow — in your own way — to love like they’re the only One.</div>
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<b>My Answer</b>: <i>This question bothered me. Is anything we believe really dumb? As children it's cute to believe in everything and anything until we reach a certain age and we need to "grow up". Fairies aren't real. You can't be an astronaut. We don't have the ability to move things with our minds. You need to let go of the "imaginary" friend", they aren't really there. Well screw that, if you believe it, it's real. And I understand what Danielle is saying about belief in the "one", but maybe instead of being one person, it's one soul, and I think sometimes our souls are spread between several physical bodies, so in a way, all those people are "the one" and I there's. No belief is dumb, like there are no dumb questions. Belief is a beautiful thing: I'm going to ride my Unicorn now. </i></div>Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-63436735495143350122012-04-11T10:00:00.000-07:002012-04-11T16:42:26.531-07:00Poetry Wednesday's: The Box by Shanna Sandmoen<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This is a weekly series that I posted on my Enlightened by Books blog. Every week I would feature a new poem/poet. This month, I am participating in a 30 Day Poem a Day Challenge, so I thought I'd share a poem that came from that challenge. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I pulled out the box, encased in dust and lost memories, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">memories that will remain locked in mystery forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beautiful photos; adventures never revealed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Grandma, holding a rifle, laughing, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pictures of her dancing in the garden,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so free, gracious, beautiful, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and her smile; I wish I had seen it personally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She never shared her stories, not until</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then she told me of a farm house, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">parents and great aunts and uncles I never knew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh how I wish we could speak now!</span></div>
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"Painting to Please the Soul, the mind, the eye, but not the ego"</div>
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<b>How would I define Radical self love?</b></div>
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I do not feel that loving yourself should be anything radical. I believe loving yourself should be something that you do everyday. It should be something that people tell themselves each night they lay their head down, and each morning when they start their days. Human nature causes us to be very insecure and full of self doubt. We constantly talk ourselves out of things instead of jumping into an adventure that can be a step closer to a life you want to live. It is sad to me how we all have certain standards, and ways of thinking that have been etched in our brains. We don't love who we are and how God made us. We constantly compare ourselves to others, and become envious of those who do love themselves enough that they know they deserve to be happy. Loving yourself is knowing you are here for a purpose and you deserve to find what that is. You must love and respect who you are and others will follow. You have to be a leader and set an example. Others will in turn love you as a reflection of how you treat yourself. </div>
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<b>When did you discover your love for art?</b></div>
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I have loved creating since I was a child. It was something fun to do. In preschool I painted all day at the easel while other kids switch from one activity to the next. I began to enter some contests growing up. Winning some awards I think encouraged me. It felt good to be noticed and praised for something that I did exceptionally. In high school I took classes at the KCAI. My dad gave me my first painters box, filled with oil paints. It was so wonderful, that I can remember the smell of those oils and it takes me back to the days of first learning the medium. I went on to college, learning to work in all kinds of mediums. I began to find myself and what I wanted to create. I learned that my heart could speak through my work with out ever having to open my mouth. It was very therapeutic for me. After college I began to explore a career in art. It wasn't until years later of hard work that I began making an income with my work. To this day I think what I fall in love with most about my art is the way it makes me feel, and in turn how it can make others feel. These moments and interactions with my audience is priceless. Pieces of me extend to others, and in some small way I hope that I can make their day a little brighter, and feel less alone in this big big world!</div>
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<b>What inspires you?</b></div>
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EVERYTHING! LIFE! My faith motivates me through my work. Life is the content that fulfills my canvas. Each piece tells a little story that I feel in some way there is a person out there that needs to "hear" it. I paint because it feels good. No matter what mood I am in, there is always a purpose to create. Ups and downs is what motivates me. Life is not always easy. The tough times make a great story to tell when faith gets you through. Through it all you learn to love other, love yourself, and be thankful for everything that you have. </div>
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<b>In what way do you spread the message of radical self love?</b></div>
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Simply, I don't think that art has to be "shocking", "political", or controversial to make an impact. All of those things are in our faces on the news and in the newspapers, spread across the internet, and on our Facebook pages. It is impossible to get away from. For me I like to paint pieces of happiness, hope, and love. People don't hear someone say nice things enough, and they aren't saying these things when they look in the mirror either. I think everyone needs encouragement knowing that whatever they are going through is temporary. "This too shall pass". We never know what each day will bring us. But, if we know we are not alone it somehow helps us get through another day. I hope that my works sends out these messages of learning to love yourself and others. I hope that my paintings simply put a smile on your face when it might seem impossible to. </div>
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<b>ANYTHING ELSE?</b></div>
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Lyrics, music, and poetry inspire me. I write my own poetry almost thinking about it as if I am writing lyrics. Here is one I can share….</div>
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"Mended"</div>
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She closed her eyes to open her heart. </div>
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All of the labels she put out of her mind. </div>
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She took her life to a place she never imagined. </div>
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And she found one strength to mend her broken wings. </div>
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Come fly with me. </div>
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Rise above it all. </div>
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She stood alone waiting. </div>
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She knew the others would see... how much better life could be. </div>
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<br />Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-42486741258772355772012-04-10T05:00:00.001-07:002012-04-10T05:00:10.513-07:00Healing is More Than Physical<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a friend who recently confessed she has an autoimmune disorder. She hesitated to reveal this to people as she makes a career of helping people heal and improve their diets and has been a shining example of what living the Almost Vegan life will do for you. However, she bravely chose to reveal this in hopes that people would realize that her diet actually prevented her from subcumming to this disease earlier. You can read Amber's story <a href="http://almostveganchef.com/2012/04/03/coming-clean-my-battle-with-hashimotos-disease/">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can completely relate to this, as recently my health took a downturn, and I too, promote healthy living as a way to heal. However, as I've said many times, healing is physical, emotional and spiritual, and without balancing all three, illness will creep it's way in. Eating healthy and getting exercise is fantastic and will no doubt keep you healthy for a long time. Eventually though, if the underlying issues that caused you to be unhealhty in the first place are not addressed, at some point you will experience health issues again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Therefore, I have decided to create a series of posts on the emotional and spiritual tools for getting healthy. This is where I'm at in my journey right now as well. I've been great at eating right, but when it comes to the other stuff it's been a challenge for me. I'll be discussing:</span><br />
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<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louise Hays "You Can Heal Your Life"</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meditation</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Violet Flame</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Energy Healing Techniques</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">QiGong</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prayer</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visualization</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Creativity</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuning Forks</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Healing Codes</span></i></li>
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<br /></div>Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-72838526981836177732012-04-07T05:00:00.000-07:002012-04-07T05:00:09.468-07:00I Heart Isa Mokowitz: Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes<br />
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<b>From Amazon</b>: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is not your mother’s low-fat cookbook. There’s no foolish tricks, no bizarre concoctions, no chemicals, no frozen meals…no fake anything!</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Appetite for Reduction</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">means cooking with real food, for real life. (Skimpy portions need not apply.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>Ok, here's my 32 Things list! I'm pretty excited about all the writing projects that I have on here. I will make more of an effort to post updates this year as I check things off the list!</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Participate in Nano Write Month</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enter Hay House Fiction Writing Contest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read the entire Xanth series by Piers Anthony</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dye lavender streaks in my hair</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Attend a service at Unity</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meet Kris Carr</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Walk the Labyrinth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be Financially Independent</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Laugh 30 Times a Day</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get over 300 followers for ALL my
blogs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get at least one article a month published
in another blog or magazine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meet Amber
Shea from Almost Vegan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Attend the Expect Miracles workshop at
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Listen to all of Gabby's lectures</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read 100 books</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Get my Etsy shop Beegan Bakeries up and running</span><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meet my soul sister Shelia from Ohio</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Attend Laughter Yoga</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heal Congestive Heart Failure</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Confirm my cancer is in remission</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch the series finale of Chuck</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finish season five of Merlin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Write 52 new poems</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Publish an e-book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Create a painting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meet the Spirit Junkie sisters I haven't met yet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do a Julie/Julia project with Spork Fed cookbook</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make a peach pie from Isa Moskowitz's Pie in the Sky book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Move into the basement apartment at my Dad's house</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make at least one recipe a month from Pinterest</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do Goddess Leone's Business e-course</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read Danielle La Porte's "The Spark Kit" and "Firestarter Sessions"</span></li>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out <a href="http://mysmilingheart.org/2012/03/30-days-of-beauty-2012/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">30 Days of Beauty</a> and follow the hashtag #imbeautifulbecause on Twitter. Post your own thoughts on beauty! </span></div>Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-28240116282261093652012-04-05T05:00:00.000-07:002012-04-05T05:00:05.598-07:00Wild Sister Magazine<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wild Sister Magazine is a gorgeous ~60 Page online monthly magazine created by Jen Saunders. Each month has a theme, such as Gratitude, Self Love, Abundance, etc. The magazine is filled with articles, stories, poetry, artwork from Wild Women from every perspective of life. I discovered this magazine a few months ago and have been incredibly inspired by it. I contact Jen to see if she would answer some questions for us. Happily, she said yes! Click <a href="http://wildsister.com/archives/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;">HERE </a>to subscribe to Wild Sister Magazine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. How would you describe Radical Self Love? </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To me, Radical Self Love is loving your whole self, the light and the dark of who you are. It's being comfortable in your own skin, shining your light, loving beyond fear, and knowing what makes you happy – and <i>doing</i> what makes you happy. It's authenticity, vulnerability, and honesty. It's knowing you are enough. It’s shining your light so that others can shine their light, too.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2. In what ways do you feel you spread the message of Radical Self Love, or ways you might want to?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I feel I spread the message of Radical Self Love through Wild Sister, which focuses heavily on inspiring and empowering women. I hope I have been able to spread this message by example too, by loving myself, learning to be kinder to myself, and sharing my vulnerabilities with others.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am planning to spread this message even further this year, firstly by launching the Wild Sisterhood – an online space for women to connect and work together to lift each other up and change the world – and also by starting a new passion project of mine; painting empowering portraits of women.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3. What inspired Wild Sister?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I've always been fiercely passionate about helping women see how amazing they really are, and I became so frustrated seeing my closest friends frowning at themselves in the mirror, putting themselves down, and putting other women down to make themselves feel better. Of course, I have been guilty of all this too, but it always made my heart ache to see women who were so beautiful to me dulling their light.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I feel it is my purpose in life to use art and writing to help women love themselves, own their power, and follow their heart. Wild Sister magazine is how I do this, and I hope to add more ways to live my purpose in the future.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4. Creating a magazine sounds like an overwhelming adventure; could you share with us the process of starting up a magazine? Such as getting permissions, your site up, getting subscribers and submissions,etc.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It all happened so quickly, and I honestly had no idea what I was doing! I have been extremely fortunate to have such amazing women working with me to create each issue. It's absolutely a team effort, and I'm so grateful to be surrounded by creative, intelligent, brave, kind, and authentic women.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I had been blogging for a while, and I became friends with other bloggers too. So, when I decided to create a magazine, I emailed all my favourite bloggers and asked them to be a part of it. Once I had writers, I got to work on creating the website and spreading the word. The writers sent me their first submissions, I found an amazing Assistant Editor (Dani of Positively Present), and I worked non-stop for a week to put the first issue together in time for the release. Luckily for me, I was living overseas and unemployed at the time, so I had plenty of time to dedicate to getting Wild Sister off the ground!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It all seems like a blur now, but I can tell you it involved a lot of time in Wordpress, Photoshop, Pages, on social media, and many, many emails. In fact, it still does! But I am very fortunate to be in love with what I do, which makes it easier for me to dedicate so much time to it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5. What are your goals with Wild Sister?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I have so many! I want Wild Sister to inspire and empower as many women as possible, because I fiercely believe that by empowering women we can empower the world.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I want the Wild Sisterhood to be a sacred temple for women to come together, be inspired, and change the world.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Causes that focus on empowering women are especially important to me, so I hope to support them through organising fundraisers and other passion projects with the Wild Sisterhood. Our first one is coming up in April, called 30DaysOfBeauty, so stay tuned!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I want Wild Sister to be a movement, one that promotes positive media, self-love, equality, kindness, and love. I want it to spread a ripple effect of love through the Universe, and encourage more movements.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6. You have a specific topic for your magazine, what's coming up?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The March issue is focused on women we admire, and the April issue topic will be 30DaysOfBeauty, encouraging positive body image and self-love. Future topics are still being decided.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7. You've created a new social networking program that you are about to launch, tell us a little about that.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oh I'm so excited about this! It launches on Wednesday 22nd February (my 25th birthday!) and it's called the Wild Sisterhood. It's an online community for women, and also serves as a subscription to Wild Sister Magazine! It's kind of like Facebook, but with more focus on women, empowerment, and positivity!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It will make reading the magazine a much more interactive experience. Members can download the latest issue from the Sisterhood store and talk about their favorite articles and share their Aha! Moments with fellow readers – and even talk to the writers who wrote their favorite articles!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wild women connecting from all over the world, forming friendships, sharing stories, supporting each other, owning their beauty, inspiring and empowering one another. Magic!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8. How would someone go about submitting to your magazine?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The submission guidelines are on the website (<a href="http://wildsister.com/contribute/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration: none;"><u>http://wildsister.com/contribute/</u></a>), and it's pretty easy to do.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We include about 5-10 submissions from readers in every issue, and we've just reopened submissions for 2012!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9. You also have a personal blog, My Smiling Heart (loved it!), share a little about this.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I started My Smiling Heart after I had a life-changing physical/mental/spiritual breakdown, or rather, break<i>through</i>. My whole world had been turned upside down, and My Smiling Heart was my therapy, a way to document my journey as I rebuilt myself from ruin.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More than a year later, it's a positivity blog, a place to share my art, and where I bare my soul. I wouldn't be who I am today without it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10. You are so creative, where do you get your inspiration?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you! Inspiration comes to me pretty randomly. It can be sparked by anything, a movie, nature, stories, a thought, art. My biggest inspirations are women who love themselves, take hold of their power, and use their lives to make the world a better place.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I love being married! I'm so surprised by this, because I never thought about getting married when I was younger. But it's so much fun, I can't explain it, I just feel so blessed that I get to spend every day with my favorite person in the world. I'm a very lucky girl!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you so much! Your questions have been so much fun to answer, you can interview me anytime! :)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hi! I'm Jen, a stargazing, rainbow riding, empowerment artist. I’m the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Wild Sister Magazine, and a positivity junkie who loves to dance with words, paint with love, and connect with kindred spirits from all over the world.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wild Sister: http://www.wildsister.com/</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Twitter: @smiling_heart</span></span></span></div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-89640877368726964562012-04-05T02:34:00.000-07:002012-04-05T02:34:59.721-07:00And the Winner Is....Jen Saunders from <a href="http://mysmilingheart.org/">My Smiling Heart</a> and <a href="http://www.wildsister.com/">Wild Sister Magazine</a>!!! Congrats on winning my contest for followers. I will be contacting you for your address and getting your package out to you shortly!<br />
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Don't fret dear ones! I have more contest ideas up my sleeves. Thank you to everyone who participated; I hit my goal and then some.<br />
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<br />Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-54152129977045338952012-04-04T15:00:00.000-07:002012-04-04T15:00:06.612-07:00Poetry Wednesday's: Universal Truth<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with its ferocious beauty; the dolphins prance, dancing, mermaids by their side</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Galloping through the forest, sending dreams of wonder to little girls across the galaxy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">precious, she communes with the Sun and Moon, spreading the Universal truth,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our Spirit, it sings; heart-songs travel the rivers, searching for peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I have an article in April's Wild Sister Magazine, released April 1st. I did an interview with Jen, creator and publisher of Wild Sister on one of my other blogs (which I will repost here). Essentially, it's an empowering, monthly, online magazine for women which covers subjects such as Gratitude, Radical Self Love, Forgiveness and this month's theme is 30 Days of Beauty. My article is entitled "Caner is Not a Dirty Word.". Please consider ordering a issue; it's only $5 dollars. You can also subscribe and she has three options, all which give you access to the new Wild Sisterhood, an empowering Social Network site for women. Order your copy today!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've decided to merge all three of my blogs into one. I split them into six at the beginning of the year (yikes!) mainly because I realized that I have many interests and Existing's Tricky seemed more of a health blog. Over time I realized I am a crazy person and narrowed it to three: Existing's Tricky, Radical Self Love and Enlightened by Books. This seemed like a good balance; a health blog, a book blog, a gratitude and spirituality blog, but I've come to realized that not only is it a lot of work to maintain, but essentially I've split myself into pieces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of my favorite blogs is called Yes and Yes. Creator Sarah's entire viewpoint is that she has many interests: she travels, reads, does the yearly birthday goals, likes music, artwork, cooking, etc. She created a blog that discusses many different topics because she is a multi-faceted being. As am I. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So why continue dividing myself? I mean, raise your hand if you are just one facet of self? Many of you are interested in health, happiness and reading, right? So I'm going back to one blog. There will be changes though. You'll see more posts, more variety in posts, more creative pursuits, affiliates, contests and more. I'm going to keep the other blogs active for a few weeks while I switch some things over, but afterwards Existing's Tricky is my baby, my life, who I am...completely. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Health tips and information on going from a Standard American Diet (SAD) to a variety of healthier options from a wholefoods diet all the way to a raw foods diet. We'll talk about the farming industry, going local, preservatives in foods, how to switch from coffee, milk, etc. to something better. Recipes galore!</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I have many reading challenges going and I read 2-3 books a week, so expect to start putting your summer reading list together as I have some great books to review. </b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Danielle's La Portes Burning Questions, exercises from Goddess Leone's Goddess Circle, Spirit Junkie motivation, Radical Self Love inspiration, healing the mind and Spirit. </b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I've been getting crafty lately and this month I'm involved in a 30 Day Poetry Challenge, 30 Day Photography Challenge, a Creativity Program and so much more. I will be releasing my first e-book sometime in May, so keep your eyes open for that!</b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of the day I completed or nearly completed about 2/3 of the items, which I'd say is pretty good. Some of the items I just didn't care about anymore, such as doing a jigsaw puzzle or knitting. A few the opportunity just didn't come up, and due to some major health complications this year some goals went on the wayside. Overall, I had fun with it and will be posting my "32 Things" shortly. </span></div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go on a Missouri weekend and see all historical landmarks</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Journal Daily</span></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.25em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.25em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schedule myself a Spa Day</span></li>
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The average person is bombarded daily with toxic chemicals and <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/heavy-metals.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">heavy metals</a>. Once these dangerous substances enter the body, they can increase free radical production by as much as a million times.</div>
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This can have deadly implications for our health, including the development of cancer, many other diseases, as well as generally poor health. Because these toxins can do so much damage, it's a good practice to cleanse your body of these heavy metal and chemical substances. The other phase of improving your health is to eliminate the sources of the toxins from your living environment and diet.</div>
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Preparing for the Chemical & Heavy Metal Cleanse</h2>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In preparation for the test, I recommend that you fill out our <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/cleansing/general-health-questionnaire" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">General Health Questionnaire</a>. It will help to point out symptoms that you may have overlooked. As you remove the toxins form your body over several cleansings, these symptoms you've listed should begin to slowly clear up.</li>
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To keep track of your progress while you detoxify your body, I recommend that you test your heavy metals levels every 30 - 60 days.</div>
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Supplies Needed for the Chemical & Heavy Metal Cleanse</h2>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Plenty of distilled water or <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/organic-living/water-purification.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">purified water</a> (I recommend using a <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/wellness-water-carafe.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">wellness carafe</a> to purify your tap water). Use this water to take your Zeotrex® and to make the "Super Water" which I advise drinking during the day while cleansing Distilled Water can be purchased at any supermarket.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The chemical and heavy metal cleanser <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/supplements/zeotrex.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Zeotrex®</a>. (1-Bottle provides 30 days of cleansing)</li>
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How Long Do I Need To Perform the Chemical & Heavy Metal Cleanse?</h2>
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Toxic chemical and heavy metal cleansing can take a minimum of 30 days, or up to 12 months. In most cases though it takes longer than 30 days, so please be patient with your body. Since everyone is different it is hard to predict how long it will take to fully cleanse your system of stored chemicals and heavy metals.</div>
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The length of your cleansing time depends on the levels that have accumulated in your body and your daily exposure to these harmful compounds, as well as the condition of your immune system. Cleansing the body of chemicals and heavy metals should be done slowly to reduce the detoxification burden of the body.</div>
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Instructions for the Chemical & Heavy Metal Cleanse (Days 1-30)</h2>
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My cleansing process is designed for 30 day cycles. I recommend 2 different cleansing products for removing toxic chemicals and heavy metal buildup from your body. Follow the daily dosage recommendations below for 30 days or until you notice improvement in your health or until testing shows that your body is free of heavy metals. <strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If you want to achieve the best results possible while cleansing, follow my daily water intake, dietary recommendations, and other useful tips explained further down on this page.</strong></div>
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At the end of the 30 days, you should re-evaluate your current health status or toxic load. If you still have health concerns or levels of heavy metals determined by hair, blood or urine analysis after 30 days, I suggest taking 10 days off and repeating the cleanse. Continue with this process until you are clean or your health has improved. Then, take the maintenance dosage of the products below to assist your body in removing chemicals and heavy metals on a regular basis.</div>
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What Should I Drink During the Chemical & Heavy Metal Cleanse?</h2>
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Your best results will come with drinking Dr. Group's "Super Water". Calculate half your body weight; drink that amount in ounces of Super Water" every day of the cleansing process.</div>
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How to Make Dr. Group's Toxin-Free "Super Water"</h3>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Add 3 tablespoons of raw non-pasteurized organic <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/healthy-foods/bragg-apple-cider-vinegar.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar">apple cider vinegar</a> to the gallon of water. Shake well. If the taste is too strong for you to handle, reduce to 2 tablespoons per gallon until you become accustomed to the taste.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Optional:</strong> Add the juice of ½ organic lemon and 1-2 ounces Organic <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/supplements/aloe-vera-juice.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Aloe Vera Juice</a> per gallon of "Super Water". This is not necessary but will improve your cleansing results.</li>
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Dr. Group's Heavy Metal Cleansing Diet</h1>
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You're finally on your way to achieving optimal health through intestinal, liver and gallbladder, harmful organism, chemical and heavy metal and living environment cleansing! Although I give strict dietary guidelines for performing my the <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/cleansing/heavy-metal-cleanse" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">heavy metal cleanse</a>, I want to share with you my general dietary recommendations for performing my other cleanses and for that matter a plan which you can use on a daily basis throughout your life.</div>
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The <strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Heavy Metal Cleansing Diet Plan</strong> is a general plan which can be modified by you or your natural healthcare practitioner to suit your individual needs. A balanced diet, getting regular sleep and sufficient exercise, reducing your daily toxin threshold, and maintaining a positive state of mind are required to obtain maximum health. The first step in any diet plan is to understand how the body utilizes and processes the nutrients it needs.</div>
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Let's start by looking at the biorhythms regulating our body's nutritional needs.</div>
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The Human Body's Biorhythms</h2>
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All creatures on this planet, including human beings, are naturally attuned to three daily body cycles. These cycles have precise and established hours set by the laws of nature.</div>
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BODY CYCLE #1 - THE ELIMINATION CYCLE</h3>
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During this cycle, the body naturally tries to purge itself of toxic waste materials and unnecessary salts, proteins, and acids. During this cycle you should consume adequate amounts of fresh seasonal fruit (preferably organic or locally grown) to support the body's natural toxin elimination cycle. Not only does fruit supply the body with living matter to draw out unwanted substances, it also ensures the intestinal tract remains well hydrated and nourished. Fresh raw fruit provides the ideal ingredients for supporting the body's Elimination Cycle.</div>
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BODY CYCLE #2 - THE ENERGY CYCLE</h3>
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During the Energy Cycle, food and nutrients are processed and stored to provide you with energy for your day. The best way to support your body during the Energy Cycle is to eat plenty of fresh raw vegetables (such as a salad) with a starch source to provide your body with the energy it needs to maintain its natural biochemical balance.</div>
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BODY CYCLE #3 - THE REGENERATION CYCLE</h3>
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This is an opportunity for the body to take the time it needs to heal and regenerate. This is when the body should get quality sleep. During this cycle, the body assimilates all the foods that you consumed during the day and then processes the nutrients to regenerate itself cell by cell. If the sleep cycle is disrupted by irregular work patterns, night feeding of infants, travel across many time zones, or other factors, the body loses its ability to regenerate cells, which leads to their degeneration instead of regeneration.</div>
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General Recommended Diet Plan</h2>
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Now that you've learned the basics about food mixing and optimal combinations, read on to find a ready-made diet plan that you can start today. This is no bland, uninspiring diet, either. The foods I've included (if prepared properly) are so loaded with energy and flavor, you won't ever want to return to eating the high-fat, processed foods we've become so accustomed. Eating 5 balanced meals at the recommended times each day can help restore the health of your colon, and consequently restore and enhance your overall well-being.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">DOCTOR'S NOTE:</strong> I recommend getting a full evaluation by a qualified natural healthcare provider, as well as having a food allergy test performed. The Heavy Metal Cleansing Diet is a general diet plan based on the body's biorhythms as well as my clinical experience. Every person should have a custom plan-one developed to meet their specific dietary needs</div>
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SAMPLE MEALS</h3>
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Have breakfast between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. Eat organic fresh fruit or drink freshly squeezed fruit juice. Eat or drink only fruit. Try to mix up the fruits during the week. For example, do not eat bananas every morning. Try melons now and then, as they are one of the easiest foods to digest. Melons actually proceed directly to the intestines after being consumed. If they are held up in the stomach by other foods, they will decompose quickly and ferment. A melon is a great way to start the day. You can eat a variety of fruits throughout the whole morning, but never mix sweet fruits with acid fruits. It's okay to mix sweet with subacid or acid with subacid (see below). Eat as much as you want until you are full. Remember, we are supporting the body's Elimination Cycle.</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">SUBACID FRUITS:</strong> Apricots, apples, pears, nectarines, sweet plums, cherries, mangos*, raspberries, kiwi, blackberries, blueberries, and cranberries</li>
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(Should be eaten halfway between breakfast and lunch)</div>
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For a nice brunch, you can snack on 1 of the following items:</div>
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Choose option #1, #2, #3 or #4. (For example, you might eat #1 on Mondays, #2 on Tuesdays, #3 on Wednesdays, and so on.) Remember to chew your food well before swallowing.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">RAW NUTS OR SEEDS:</strong> My favorite! It's said that a handful of seeds will provide the body with 12 to 14 hours of energy. Many people have reported that after eating seeds for their mid-morning snack for three months, they noticed a 300 to 400 percent increase in their energy levels. Make sure your seeds or nuts are raw. Roasted seeds have lost their life force. For more flavor, you can mix in some hempseed oil, garlic juice, balsamic vinegar, or organic apple cider vinegar.</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Almonds</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sesame Seeds</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sunflower Seeds</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Walnuts</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Wheat Berries</li>
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Siberian cedar nuts have one of the highest life-force energies and are the most nutritious and medicinally valuable pine nuts in the world; you can purchase these from <a href="http://www.energyoflife.ca/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">www.energyoflife.ca</a>. I also recommend that you read the book series, Anastasia by Vladimir Megre, which will open your eyes and touch your soul.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">ORGANIC GOJI BERRIES:</strong> If you're not familiar with the remarkable health benefits of <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/healthy-foods/goji-berries.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Goji Berries">Tibetan Goji Berries</a>, do yourself a favor and try them. They pack more nutritional value into each bite than just about any other food. Eat a couple handfuls to curb your appetite before your lunch meal</div>
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Have lunch between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Choose 2 to 3 alkaline vegetables (no acidic ones) and combine with a salad of fresh spinach, mixed lettuce, and greens (such as arugula, beet greens, or kale). Organic salad dressing or a mixture of oil and organic apple cider vinegar are excellent complements. Select only the red or dark-green leafy types of lettuce. Iceberg-type lettuces are usually hybrids and contain virtually zero nutritional value. Spinach (and baby spinach) is an excellent source of nutrients, and besides that it tastes great in salads. You may also mix some raw seeds or nuts of your choice into the salad.</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chick Peas</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Cooked Barley</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Lentils</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Oatmeal</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ezekiel Bread</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Potatoes (Red, Baked)</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rye</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Pumpkin</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Rice (Brown or Wild)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sauerkraut</li>
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If these can be eaten raw, then it is best. Otherwise, I would recommend you steam, boil, or bake.</div>
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(Should be eaten halfway between lunch and dinner)</div>
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These options will be the same as your mid-morning snack (listed above). Choose options #1, #2, #3, or #4 (For example, you might eat #1 on Mondays, #2 on Tuesdays, #3 on Wednesdays, and so forth)</div>
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It's best to have dinner between 6 and 8 p.m. As with lunch, eat a large, fresh vegetable salad (with only alkaline vegetables) before anything else. Mix 2 tablespoons of organic flaxseed oil, cold-pressed olive oil, hempseed oil, or grape seed oil into your salad. This dressing will provide more flavor as well as the essential fatty acids your body needs.</div>
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Although you need to pick one protein source for dinner, I strongly recommend you avoid meat. If you absolutely must have meat on occasion, limit it to 1-2 servings per week and make sure it's organic. Meat should come from animals raised without harmful antibiotics and hormones.</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Legumes*</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/benefits-of-hemp-milk/" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hemp Milk</a></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Cold-water Fish (Cod, Halibut, Sole, Haddock)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Wild Game (Deer, Squirrel, Duck, Quail, etc.)</li>
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If the foods listed above don't interest you, I would strongly recommend you give <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/healthy-foods/sunwarrior-protein-vanilla.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sunwarrior Protein</a> a try.</div>
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*Legumes include beans and peas, and can be a good source of protein if eaten with mixed vegetables (in a salad) or with a complete protein (seeds, nuts, meat, and eggs). On their own, legumes are incomplete proteins and contain only certain amino acids.</div>
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If you want a little extra seasoning for your meal, Celtic or <a href="http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/healthy-foods/himalayan-crystal-salt-fine.html" style="color: #214d90; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Himalayan Crystal Salt</a> is an excellent substitute for regular table salt and Braggs™ Liquid Aminos blend can perk up any dish!</div>
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Make sure you don't overdo eating at dinnertime. Let your appetite be your guide and (I'll say it again) chew your food thoroughly!</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fun card from my friend Jocelyn, my friends have been WONDERFUL!!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've been home, and when I say home, I mean my Mom's house, from the hospital for almost two weeks now. It's been an interesting transition because a) I'm not in my own home b) I haven't lived with another person in a decade c) It's been longer than that since I've lived with my Mom d) We've had Home Health Care people (nurses, physical therapist, occupational therapist, etc) in and out all week e) and my biggest accomplishment was I learned how to shower myself again (which I'm proud of).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All in all, stressful, but BRILLIANT at the same time. Today is my 31st birthday and I'm so grateful for all the lessons I've learned this past year. I've been in the hospital three times; I spent the best weekend of my life at Kripalu with my mentor Gabrielle Bernstein and met my Spirit Junkie Sisters, who have supported me all the way. I also had the worst vacation of my life with my Spring trip to Oregon; dropped out of a Vipassana meditation retreat, got rained on at the beach, and lost in Portland. Visited the Harry Potter theme park, yipee! I suddenly have a new family; soon to be step Mom, 5 grown "brothers and sisters" and 2 young ones, and numerous uncles, aunts, etc. My Dad is happier than I've ever seen him. My cancer is dissolving and recent events provided me with a new Soul Sister. Overall, I am grateful and looking forward to homemade manicotti and some delicious chocolate cake concoction from Eden Alley. I also hope to venture out once or twice this weekend; one to spent a lovey Sunday afternoon at a local ice cream parlour, Murray's with my new family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Having my Mom as a caretaker, I have a pretty dedicated health plan, which already is working. My blood pressure, which has been low for several months, is now normal. I can already do many things for myself that shock the physical/occupational therapists. One of the things on my list, CoQ10 has a testimonial from a guy who had an infraction rate (it's how much blood your heart is pumping through your veins) of 22% (mine is 20% and normal is 55-75%) and in six months went up to 50%! There are also similar stories of people doing this with something call Limu Juice, which has a special seaweed. In orange juice, it's not bad. I'm doing both, plus Hawthorn Berry for my heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We've also started QiGong exercises, a Chinese technique that moves the Chi and has healed millions for the last thousand years or so. Very simple, slow exercises. I also have arm exercises to build up my strength and muscle and will be starting a simple yoga in the next week. I am also doing a healing technique called the <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/thehealingcode">Healing codes</a>, which is similar to EFT in some ways, but more about shifting energy. I do it in combination to the <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/the-violet-flame">Violet Flame</a>, a healing prayer/meditation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Also, don't forget I have two other blogs, <a href="http://radicalselflovebegrateful.blogspot.com/">Radical Self Love</a> and <a href="http://www.enlightenedbybooks.blogspot.com/">Enlightened by Books</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shanna</span></div>Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-76992687069086451872012-03-28T05:00:00.000-07:002012-03-28T05:00:15.320-07:00My First Night In ICU<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>It's what it's born to do. </i></div>Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-63515665532745868172012-03-27T05:00:00.000-07:002012-03-27T05:00:00.749-07:00I Heart Isa Moskowitz: Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: 100 Dairy-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Treats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cardiologist measure the heart using what they call the "infraction rate". Essentially, the pumping potential of a healthy heart is 55-75%, mine is 20% (up from 15%!). Because of this, my heart can't keep up, hence the crazy fluid leakage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NOTE: I COULD NEVER HAVE HAD CANCER AND WOULD STILL HAVE DEVELOPED HEART FAILURE. THIS IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE DISEASE I HAVE DEVELOPED!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I say that for all the naysayers who will say now "if only she had done chemo" and shake their head. Well, if I had done chemo, I would be dead. My slowly deteriorating heart would surely have given out. And as far as cancer goes, my tumors continue to shrink and heal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what now? I have started some heart herbs, CoQ10 and Hawthorn Berry. I am drinking 8oz Limu juice, a seaweed that has proven to heal heart failure. I am doing some emotional work with the Healing Codes and Violet Flame. I have incorporated QiGong in for exercise and some arm exercises to strengthen my body. We are continuing our previous healing, getting really focused. I alternate between a green smoothie and superfood smoothie. Items include E3 Alive, Colostrum, Missessence Radical Berry, Bee Pollen, Raw Honey and Marine Phytoplankton. I have also been drinking MSM and D-Ribose, great for rebuilding hair, nails, and healing skin. I spend time visualizing my healing, talking to my angels and doing meditations. A good night's sleep is helpful for anyone. I KNOW I will heal, and in four months I will be vacationing in the Berkshires of Massachussetts at Kripalu, hanging out with my Spirit Goddess Gabrielle Bernstein and all my Spirit Junkie Sisters at Gabby's Loveatarian Retreat. </span>Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-35961178040157739262012-03-25T20:02:00.001-07:002012-03-25T20:02:27.119-07:00CONTEST: SEEKING FOLLOWERS!!<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I need your help! Thursday is my birthday and if you read my blog Existing's Tricky you know I have a project called "31 Things Before I Turn 31" Now, there are a few items I won't get done before the 29th, partially due to lack of interest and some due to health. HOWEVER...you can help me with ONE. FOLLOW MY BLOG!!! My goal is 100+ followers and I have 96. IF JUST 5 OF YOU DO THIS I WILL HIT MY GOAL!!!. </span><br />
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GOT IT? GOOD! NOW GET TO IT!!<br />Shanna Sandmoenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16133163141060540510noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324127503722701265.post-35293068222499959652012-03-22T09:49:00.002-07:002012-03-22T09:49:49.867-07:00Photos: Pre-Cancer to Now<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My body has transitioned so much these past eight years. It's gone from a Women's size 18 to emancipated. Pictures speak volumes, and I want to share with you how my body has changed. Saying that, in a few months, when my arms gain muscle, my hair regrows, and I get my sexy back on, I'll show you those as well. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the beginning, right around diagnosis time. Me at my heaviest. But good grief look at that beautiful hair!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is from 2006, about two years into my diagnosis. I would say I was a size 12-14 here. Look at my gorgeous hair!! Ok, not going to cry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beginning of 2011. Still plenty of hair, but I notice now that my arms are starting to get pretty small.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I saw this I cried. I didn't know who is was. I asked my Dad "who is that emancipated creature on my camera, where are the pictures we took of me?" It took me several minutes to realize, that IS me. These were taken just this week on the day I came home from the hospital. You can see the water weight bloating my stomach, but my god, my arms!! And my face! If you had a closer look you would see I've lost a great deal of hair, and am getting a bald spot. This is where I'm at now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As my heart heals, the liquid will release. As we start my arm exercises, fill me with TONS of nutrition, and heal my heart, My body will return. I would like to look like I did in 2009. I feel like it's my healthiest look. Next week I will explain Congestive Heart Failure, how I have developed a condition completely separate from cancer, what we're doing about it, and life at my Mom's house. This July I'm going to Kripalu for Gabby Bernstein's Loveatarian workshop, and I plan on having a lovely head of hair, strong arms, strong heart, and much smaller tummy. </span><br />
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