Dark. Cherry. Chocolate. Smoothie. This morning the news (and my heart) is full of the sadness and fear of all number of disasters: Hurricane Irma and clan, wildfires burning up large chunks of the world, an 8+ rated earthquake in Mexico. Yesterday we attended a memorial service for our neighbour's 22-year old grandson who died in a car accident across the world in Western Australia. On our walk this morning we prayed for Facebook friends in Florida, our dear friend's mom who is somewhere between Florida and Boston, and others in distress. Meanwhile...
in an overcast but mild-weathered, quiet, somber but peaceful Comox Valley tucked away on idyllic Vancouver Island North, on a Sunday morning, we feel grateful and blessed to be spared, at least for now, of the devastation that we see happening livestream. We have an assortment of fresh harvest foods-- from our garden and elsewhere-- and a supply of frozen organic fruit, etc. We are experiencing abundance and I do feel a little like this post says "Let them eat cake" by so saying. I have no doubt that there will be a time when we too will be "without" (food, comfort, relief from extreme disaster). What can we do now? Pray. Help out (donate monies through reliable, on-the-ground agencies such as the Red Cross and
ADRA Canada). Be responsive to those in our family and friend circles and community who are suffering and need help and emotional support. And...
just getting on with life in as healthy a manner as we have at our disposal. If you have the chance to enjoy a really delicious AND extremely healthy smoothie today, I want to refer you to this one by Dr. Michael Greger: the ingredients are a little pricey, granted, but not out-of-this-world expensive like some supplements and drugs are... I buy
dark sweet frozen cherries (organic) at Costco and a bag that costs around $12 makes about a dozen 8-oz. smoothies. Other ingredients include
Fairtrade dark cocoa (organic),
frozen organic bananas,
flax seed, and
water. Dr. Greger uses
date sugar. I haven't used any sweetener but can see where the date sugar would amp up the whole delight of the experience. This is a healthy drink for anyone who is experiencing heart problems. There are no added fats to clog up the arteries, and the cocoa apparently opens them up more. Find out all about the recipe and about the health benefits of the ingredients
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