Aloha Beautiful Souls,

Happy New Year

What Does the New Year Mean to You?

How do you feel about this New Year, 2017? Is it just another day, another year? Are you hopeful, optimistic, complacent, frustrated? Do you have New Year’s resolutions and dreams? Is the plan to go on a diet, break old unforgiving habits, or shake loose the dust that weighs you down? Are you all excited to continue on the path you set this year and bring it forward into the next year in a bigger way?

The New Year can be a time to weigh in on the gifts and heartaches we have received over the past year. To rehash the past, compost what does not serve us and bring forth the best, multiplying the goodness in the New Year.

For me, the New Year comes with great excitement to continue on the path I have set this year. To build on the positive and let go of what did not serve me. I am grateful beyond words.

When I reflect upon 2016, I’m astounded how fast this year has gone. This year has brought me closer to my loving husband, 32 years together, and I got to celebrate the joy in our grandaughter turning two. It is also the year we launched Soil to Soil Solutions and online Hub of talented artists, authors, musicians and entrepreneurs striving to preserve our world through their talents. I also got my second book off to a fantastic editor and this Spring will publish “The Life of an Eco Bohemian” Interconnecting From The Soil to the Soul.
There is so much to look forward

After indulging in some holiday cheers,

I will do a two-week detox. (I modify the food plan in the link provided based on the regional foods)

Maybe you wish to join me?

Along with eliminating refined sugar and flour, I’m keen on extinguishing negative thoughts. I’ll eat mostly fruit and vegetables, including fermented vegetables, and continue my routine of hiking twice daily in nature, a plunge in the ocean and double my dose of gratitude.

I will add in extra organic Apple Cider Vinger and drink a Delight Healthy Beverage three times a day.

Apple Cider Delight Drink Recipe:

• 1 quart of water
• 4 Tbsp. Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (with the mother, the chunks of stuff floating in the jar)
• 4 Tbsp. Lemon juice
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 4 Tbsp. Honey (local raw honey)

Makes: 8 cups

Dissolve cinnamon, cayenne, honey, and lemon in hot water (stir well). Add apple cider vinegar to the mixture. Consume right away for a hot beverage, or cool, and store in an airtight jar for an iced detox drink ready at any time. The beverage will be rather concentrated, so drink small cups or mix in water if it is too strong for your liking. Will last for up to a week in the refrigerator.
You can get creative with the Apple Cider Delight Drink, adding in fresh ginger, turmeric, cucumber slices, berries, cinnamon sticks, cloves, fresh fennel…, etc.

Here are some reminders to make this year and years to come more rewarding:

▪ Live with Gratitude and act with Grace
▪ Compost what does not serve you and Plant seeds of change
▪ Do more of what you love to do, incorporate those things in your life without hesitation or question
▪ Focus on and Nurture the positive ~ Rejoice in the growth
▪ Invest in your well-being, taking care of your body, mind, and spirit
▪ Live your life like the future matters, from the depth of your soul
▪ Give more than you take
▪ Unconditionally help others and the Earth
▪ Spend quality time in Nature ~ respect all life
▪ Smile from the inside out

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