Fed Up- Full Documentary Movie:

Hey, beautiful! I just found this documentary that I thought you might want to watch with me. It's called Fed Up!, and here is the summary of what it's about: 

"This is Fed Up! Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture and Sustainable Alternatives. Fed Up was released in 2002 by Wholesome Goodness Productions. More than a decade later, it still remains relevant. Most of the statistics are worse now and we are starting to see the rise of insect resistance to plants engineered to produce their own pesticides. There is still woefully little research available on long term ingestion of GMO foods and most foods in the US still are not labeled. 
FED UP! explores the unintentional effects of pesticides, the resistance of biotechnology companies to food labeling and the links between government officials and major biotechnology and chemical companies. FED UP! answers many questions regarding genetic engineering, the Green Revolution, genetic pollution and modern pesticides through interviews. 
FED UP! also introduces us to local organic farmers, presenting community supported agriculture and small- scale organic farming as real alternatives to agribusiness and industrial food." (taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaAQRfxpSjI) I hope you enjoy it!

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Scientists Mapped 8000 Galaxies (Out Of Billions) & Made An Amazing Discovery!

Good morning! I couldn't sleep at all last night after watching this amazing short video. It blew my mind (in a good way), and I couldn't stop thinking about how unbelievably massive the universe is. No really. Try to wrap your mind around it after watching this. Scientists have actually mapped out and animated 8,000 galaxies! There are billions more to go, but this will give you a taste of where we are, and how unimportant the drama in our lives is. Laniakea is the name for our newly discovered home supercluster. It makes problems small instantly. 

I have been through a lot of things in my life, and I got through some of the really difficult times by visualizing something a friend told me to years ago; To picture yourself floating up outside your body to look back down at yourself, then float up even higher outside your home, then above your city, your country, your continent, and then hover above the Earth and look down. What happens is something astronauts call "The Overview Effect", which is a term that expresses the pristine awe felt by anyone who gets the privilege of looking back at the Earth from space.

Just think about that when you are having a bad day, and you will instantly feel better. I love you tons, and I'm sending you all my light :) 

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Jim Carrey, Famous Vegan: Inspiring Video :)

Good morning! I found this short, inspiring video, and thought you might like it. Jim Carrey has been transformed in the past several years, and if you don't already know, he now goes all over the world giving inspirational talks on consciousness, the soul and how to achieve our dreams by getting past fear. 

You can see in his eyes that he has gone through something and come out the other side changed. He's now vegan and an advocate for non-vaccination. I love listening to him, so take a minute to hear his words. If you are receiving this via email just visit the blog to watch the video: beautiful-vegan.com.

Thank you for being YOU!!

Journal Entry: Camping in Northern Ontario, And My Fear of Bears..

We're back from camping, and we had an amazing time, despite the cold, rainy weather that dropped on us, and my crystal clear realization that I am terrified of bears.. My fear was wildly out of control, encouraged by the signs everywhere that said "You Are In Bear Country. Bears Active In Campground", which I have to say, is not a good selling point.. And then my imagination took over from there. 

I did not sleep a wink. Most likely nothing would happen at all, and I know that some of you will say "Bears are so cute and won't hurt you", or something like that, but I think that kind of camping, even though I lived in a tent by myself in Costa Rica for half a year, is not for me. The only thing separating me from them is a piece of fabric  (tent), and even though we took all the precautions, I did not feel safe at all. I couldn't stop my thoughts of suddenly encountering this huge animal, stronger than me, with teeth for days, crazy claws, and is food obsessed. 

Even though everything was fine, my fear made it not fine, and I sent myself into panic that no matter how hard I tried to meditate, control my breathing or try to put myself in the place of the bears (what they might be thinking), I could not calm down, especially as night fell. I just stayed up, and every crack of a twig was for sure a bear..  It was interesting to watch myself go through that, but I'm not proud of it. I'm an animal lover, so what was the deal?

On another note, I made lots of really delicious camping food, and will be doing a section in the new book on what to bring and how to prepare it! One thing I made was a Raw + Spicy Peanut Pad Thai! By bringing zucchinis, a made-in-advance sauce and a spiral vegetable cutter, This camping meal was prepared in a few minutes. I also made a tahini dressing and a basil pesto to make other versions of the pasta, with appropriate vegetables, nuts and seeds to go on top :)) 

James and I did an incredible canoe outing on the second day that lasted seven hours (one hour too long for me, but I loved it, and felt safer on the water..). And we did two portages, which I have never done before, (James carried the canoe, while I got all the other things). Ontario is stunningly natural and breathtakingly beautiful. I managed to take some nice photos of a loon and her duckling, a painted turtle and a lot more :) 

All in all I loved being in magical forest, filled with wild mushrooms of every order, moss-covered rocks and powerful trees. I just need to get my fear in check. 
I hope you are all testing your limits and doing things that you love too :)

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Message From the Future :) Beautiful Video:

Hello, beautiful! Someone sent me this video from the future, and I thought you might like it ;)


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I love this video of a kid deciding to not eat animals:

Good morning, beautiful! I've seen this video before, but I watched it again this morning and I was moved again, so I thought you might like it. I feel like the kids are waking up to profound realizations at very young ages lately, and they have valuable lessons to teach us.

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