Monday, January 31, 2011

Make your voice heard

http://action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/declaration_of_farmer_and_citizen_rights/?akid=294.158598.tnUv23&rd=1&t=6

copy and paste and sign the petition to Obama!!!!!

news from organic valley/ URGENT!!!!

Please copy and paste....URGENT!!!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/note.php?note_id=179363872099481&id=20674850824

Sunday, January 30, 2011

chemo sick update

I'm on cycle 7 #2 and every time the sickness from the chemo is different...Friday the sickness came on very slowly and then BAM...I was super sick on Friday night...slowly improving but not awesome yet...just now coming around to take a shower and walk around the house...

Had a lot of time to watch and hear what is happening in Egypt...what is happening to the GMO /non-GMO controversy ...feeling a lot of emotion about our decisions...locally and globally...there are consequences to greed and power...of course we all know this...but it doesn't change anything unless we change it within ourselves...it matters...it matters...it matters!

Friday, January 28, 2011

a helpful response to the whole foods etc regarding choices

Pamela Melcher also commented on Angelina Elliott's link.

Pamela wrote:
"Customers are demanding organic more and more.  We will get it.  Customer demand created Whole Foods, and we can create something better.  Form follows function.

I live in Portland, Oregon where there is massive support for organics, and I love you all, but it has been apparent up here, in contrast to many stores here which hold a higher standard (New Seasons, Alberta Co-op, Food Front Co-op, Food Fight, People's Co-op, etc.) that there are many ways in which Whole Foods has been co-opted and selling out for many years.  They have engaged in monopolistic practices.  These other stores in Portland also charge less for the food, have a friendlier, more helpful  staff,  have better quality food, have a larger percentage of their food organic, and the organics are more local.  And they are thriving.  Former employees of Whole Foods have many war stories to tell.  And these more principled stores are not backing down.

We can do better than Whole Foods.  Plus, of course big agra is trying to buy Whole Foods out and intimidate them.  All is not lost if Whole Foods caved.  They did not have the best interests of their customers, the farmers and the earth at heart in a deep way, or they would not have caved.  I am not surprised by this.  Saddened, but not surprised.  They are now showing their true colors.  They have not been the solution for a long time.

The demand is there.  We can create new structures.  Form follows function.  Community Supported Agriculture.  Co-ops.  Food buying clubs.

One amazing buying club is part of Earth Shift Products.  They are an online wholesale buying club.  They carry raw, organic, vegan superfoods at 35-70% off the market retail price, which are very high quality.  Hemp seeds and some coconut shreds are now on sale.  I love these people so much that I became an affiliate.  You can get a free year membership by going to http://www.facebook.com/l/f468f;www.earthshiftproducts.com and entering my affiliate number, E474, in the space provided.  Plus there is a free community associated with them where there are many leading edge educational videos about all aspects of heath.

Azure Standard is a supplier of food buying clubs for grains and nuts and beans, etc., etc.  http://www.facebook.com/l/f468f;www.azurestandard.com.  They would be happy to expand their business.

In food buying clubs you pay a discounted price or the wholesale price, which is usually 40-50% less than retail.  The food buying clubs started the organic movement back in the late 60's and early 70's  in people's living rooms and garages, in churches.  I was part of it.  It is not hard to do. I started one myself.  Those buying clubs spawned the food co-ops.  Once the co-ops were viable, Whole Foods and others moved in on the market and watered it down.   We can grow our own food, which is better because it is fresher.  We can forage for wild food, which is usually more nutritious and is free.

I do not have all the answers, but I know that our pure intent can create something better than Whole Foods.  Don't let people who do not love you break your heart.  You can do better.  A lot better.  Buying clubs are fun.  Very freeing and empowering.  In those early days we visited and swapped clothes,  books, seeds, plants and ideas and inspiration.  I learned how to build a cabin from other members.  We laughed cried and and played together.  We were friends, and still are.  We were a community, and still are.  You are not powerless<3<3<3

In my life, everything that ever happened resulted in growth to something better.  I can see that faster when I ask myself when something "bad" happens:  "If this were happening for my highest good, what would that be?"   And I get amazing answers.

I wish the same for you."
To see the comment thread, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?angelina.elliott%2Fposts%2F195629507114500&mid=3ac7a13G4229f861G22acf9eG13&bcode=O8z_J&n_m=theinnerhouse%40gmail.com

Thanks,
The Facebook Team

another link to educate yourself about this health catastrophe!!!

http://www.naturalnews.com/031139_GE_alfalfa_deregulation.html

please read and educate yourself  !!!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

I won't be going to Whole Foods anymore...

I won't buy from Whole Foods or purchase from organic valley or stoneyfield farms...such a tragedy...http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_22449.cfm

see article and decide what's important to you...I'm so sad about this...

some disturbing news ...not about me this time...

http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_22449.cfm

Click on the above link regarding health news!!!! Important information if you're interested in non-gmo foods...wow!!!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

hour by hour

strange patten this time...as of last night...I was still recovering from last week's bowel obstruction scare ( still didn't have to go to the hospital) and then right into another round of chemo which was harder on me this time...I felt intense abdominal pressure...started to think I was developing acites ( fluid accumulation from the cancer cells) then finally last night there was a fluid shift and the pressure decreased and this morning is better...not really sure how to navigate all of this other than to stay in the moment...I've missed a lot of work and so grateful to be working again this week...my work is my life-line ...I've also made a decision to try a different environment of care if and when I need to be in the hospital...I thought I was in the Scripps group...I just assumed I had to choose all Scripps locations for everything...it turns out that my PPO lets me choose whomever offers my insurance...I have been hearing about Sharp Memorial for some time now...just recently I heard even more wonderful comments that has inspired me to look more closely at going there next time...all private rooms...excellent cancer floor ...all environments will have pros and cons...just feeling like a change will be good for me...an uplifting hospital would be a wonderful change...who knows...maybe I won't need it at all!!!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Rumi speaks again

You are happy, happy, but I am a thousand times happier!
Whom have I encountered in my dream last night? I know not.
I am so happy, I cannot be contained in the world;
But like a spirit, I am hidden from the eyes of the world.
If the foot of the trees were not tied to earth, they would be pursuing me;
For I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.
Rumi, Quotable Quotes

finally feeling better...

WOW...it's Monday morning and I'm just now feeling better...this was a tough one...I plan on being at all of my work commitments this week...from this morning through Thursday...and then chemo on Friday...all is good...much love...

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Rumi speaks...

I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He was not there;
I went to the ...temple of the Hindus and to the old pagodas,
but I could not find a trace of Him anywhere…
I searched on the mountains and in the valleys
but neither in the heights nor in the depths was I able to find Him.
I went to the Ka’bah in Mecca, but He was not there either…
I questioned the scholars and philosophers but He was beyond their understanding…
Then I looked into my heart and it was there
where He dwelled that I saw Him,
He was nowhere else to be found…Rumi , Quotable Quotes
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By: Rumi

had a tough one

I had chemo on Friday...I'm losing count now...I'm either on cycle 7 or 8 number one...this was a tough one...the symptoms started immediately...still feeling the chemo cocktail hangover...should be much better by tomorrow

Thursday, January 20, 2011

improved!!!

I feel GREAT...back to crazy normal...back to work today and ready for chemo tomorrow...just here with my peeps...drinking up the love...

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

finally feeling a real improvement

ahhhhhhh so much better...spasms are less now...energy is low due to lack of food since Sunday but will improve as I am able to eat something...sending lots of love...we'll see...

spasms continue...yet feeling better

I don't understand the pattern of pain that I'm feeling...it's never been like this...I do feel better...yet...I have waves of intestinal spasms that are coming and going in no apparent order. I don't feel the type of pain that would take me to the hospital...just unsure...I have chemo on Friday so maybe I'll have more answers ...maybe it will subside soon...I do intend to work today...only a few hours...canceled my evening comittments so I can rest more...truly a step at a time...

Love to all,
Summer

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

send some healing to my belly...

still having spasms...more than earlier today....DARN!!! Not sure where this is going...maybe it's the last part of it and tomorrow will feel much better...that's what I'm thinking....still...I could use some healing love my way...

spasms continue ..

Still not ready to work this afternoon as I had planned...spasms continue and I'm so weak from lack of eating since Sunday...so sorry...tomorrow will be much easier...I just know it...anything scheduled this afternoon for work...please accept my apologies...see you tomorrow for what is scheduled...thank you for your patience...

current update

Hi Friends,

I had such a fantastic experience at my Buddhist workshop intensive...local retreat (ish)...Thursday - Sunday...I was thankful I didn't have a bowel obstruction which prevented me from attending...however...after eating lunch on Sunday...I started to experience bowel obstruction pain...fortunately, it took a slower path to more pain than usual...by Sunday night I was in bed...then on the bathroom floor for several hours not knowing for sure what was going to happen...I was lucky this time...since Sunday noon I have not eaten...only taking sips of water and so far I have managed to stay out of the hospital this time...also the pain was manageable...waves of pain more tolerated than what usually sends me screaming to the hospital...however...wasn't able to work Monday or Tuesday so far...pain is lessening...still haven't added food...not sure when to add anything more than sips of fluid...I feel so lucky this time...I'm sorry for any inconvenience I have caused anyone not being able to show up for work...I love being with you all in my classes and private sessions...it is very difficult for me to not show up...and yet ...this kind of pain ...even though it was less pain this time...makes it impossible to do anything more than be horizontal...practicing patience...I plan to continue as normal later this afternoon unless a set back occurs out of my control...otherwise...anything scheduled from late this afternoon on is a go!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

oh happy day!!!

In honor of the young yogis coming to my classes...Welcome to yoga Ariel and Jayden...with gratitude and love inspiring me to new levels with the youthful and innocent spirit you bring to me!!!! Ariel is 12 yrs old and Jayden is 81/2....WOW!!!!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Taking a break this week from chemo

I had my 6th cycle of chemo #2 on Friday and had a delayed sickness...felt queasy until Monday morning...all is good now..taking a break this week due to my Buddhist workshop...it's number 12 of a series I've been studying for the past 3 years...it will be Thursday through Sunday night although I will still teach my yoga class on Thursday night...it starts right after...I just had a fantastic yoga class at yoga vista...so many enthusiastic students...the room just kept filling up with fantastic energy...Cycle 7 #1 starts next Friday and will run 3 weeks on and one week off...the usual normal schedule...sending lots of love out to all!

Monday, January 3, 2011

oops...looks like it's really cycle six

I'm really on cycle six...time flies when you're in the moment...hee hee

Feeling awesome today...sharing and loving and dancing and singing and ....

Sunday, January 2, 2011

cycle 5 has just begun

I just completed cycle 5 number one of the same chemo..Dr. Bahador felt it was best to stay on the same chemo since the MRI and blood work show improvement...it's truly a moment at a time.

My New Year's Eve was lying on the sofa feeling chemo sick and really just appreciating that I'm alive for 2011...

Fill yourself up with happy and meaningful moments...Here's to starting the week off feeling good again and truly appreciative for every moment!

Love to all,
Summer

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