Heliotrope Tree House

Sunday, June 12, 2011

It is a Reflection...

YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU
A son and his father were walking on the mountains.
Suddenly, the son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating,
somewhere in the mountain: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"
He receives the answer: "Who are you?"
Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"
He receives the answer: "Coward!"
He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE.
It gives you back everything you say or do.
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.
If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.
This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

A Mother's Love

My daughter changed my life.

Because of her, I have become a better person...always striving to be the best I can be...

For HER.

I have never loved anyone or anything the way I love my girl.

There is nothing I wouldn't do to keep her happy, healthy, SAFE...

My silly little one.

My sweet little companion; my child.

My greatest blessing and joy.

From the first time I held you in my arms,

till the end of time...

I love you, Josette.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Chocolate Raspberry

There is just something about this combination that makes me

feel a little weak-in-the-knees...

Last night, I baked a delicious vegan chocolate cake using this awesome recipe.

I hereby declare this my new go-to recipe for chocolate cake. Wow.

I love Andrea's blog. In fact, it is where I've been learning a whole lot about

delicious vegan cooking.

The heat eventually got to me last night. After the cake was made and partially eaten, I decided to do without the frosting. I mean, I'm not one of those people that needs frosting to enjoy a cake. In fact, most of the time, if it's fresh- I prefer it plain with just a dusting of cocoa or powdered sugar.

But while wondering the aisles of the health food store...Look at what I found?

I justified the purchase because summer is coming and we will make good use of this

yumminess...Sorbets? Cakes? Fresh fruits? Smoothies?

Oh, yeah.

This find made me happier

than it probably

should have.

xoxo

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Nature Girl

I'm doing amazingly well with my new diet.

I'd say I'm about 90% vegan. The ten percent is the egg whites I eat once a week, if that...

and the organic chicken or fish--also about once a week.

I think it may just be a matter of time that I cut this amount out altogether.

But if not..Hey, I'm feeling happier, healthier & stronger than ever.

My Memorial Day dinner:

Indonesian corn cakes with arugula & black bean salads.

Yum.

Tonight, we went out for burritos.

Instead of an ice, I opted for my very own

frozen Mexican hot chocolate: Rice milk, ice cubes, cocoa, & cinnamon all

blended up in the Magic Bullet.

So good with chocolate chip cookies!

My new medicine cabinet remedies that kicked a mean sinus infection's butt

last week: colloidal silver, grapefruit seed extract, quercetin, and phospherous homeopathy remedy. They seriously worked like a charm...and I was able to tear up

the script for antibiotics. Yes!

In skin care news: Simple toner made with 3 parts apple cider vinegar mixed with 1 part water in a spray bottle beats any product I've ever bought before!

Lovin' the natural life.