Legalize Hemp!

God really does work in mysterious ways! And He is so perfect and loving, it's mindblowing! Today, through a little book I got for free at Harvest Health Foods, Heavenly Father gave me some knowledge on something that will aid my high-raw, vegan diet a lot. The book is called Healthy Hemp. It tells what an amazing plant hemp is- that it was used before the 1800s to make most sails, and contains such high levels of Omegas 3, 6, and 9. I wish I could just regurgitate the whole book right here on this page, let me tell you, Hemp is almost too good to believe! Super-sustainable, more pulp yielded per square foot than timber, and the original drafts of The Declaration of Independence were written on hemp! The "achene" (small and dry fruit usually containing an oily germ, like sunflower seeds) is removed from the hull of a female plant seed, and are then called "hemp nuts". Hemp does not contain any THC, and is one of those true things that suddenly became taboo when viewpoints changed, and is slowly making it's way back, sort of like home-births. I challenge everyone out there to think for yourself and question everything, learn to be yourself, and eat some hemp!

Almost too much truth to believe. Learning is nearly too fun to be true, but it is, and every second is learning. Loving life with Pono! We're both flourishing- being here and now, where we are, and living oh so faith-full-eee, loving T-R-U-T-H.

Food Mood

Sooo....I'm on a food journey: to find food security, peak health: and the pressure's on because I will be giving Pono food soon- that won't be too challenging, I will stick with organic fruits and veggies for a little while, but my plan was/is to get good @ food prep, keeping in mind choices that I would make/be able to afford were I not in my parents' home. I am transitioning slowly from high raw, quick-eating vegan, (snacking okinawan sweet potatoes on the go, munching this and that veggie/grain all crazy) to setting a good example for Pono: having at least one beautifully presented, balanced meal a day, LOCAL, mostly raw, organic vegan. I know, a lot of words and may sound extreme to some people out there, but I don't find it extreme to feel I only have time and money/resources for pure NUTRIENTS, AND working on the meal time/scene/company nourishment dealyo...finding that culture...... Anyway, let's just say this girl misses her Hawaiian home, because after reading "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" and beginning to feel as passionate about eating mostly local organic as I do raw vegan (a) I always say I'd eat an animal if I knew and like who/how it was killed etc, just have no desire really to seek it, and haven't had a cow or a cow's friend offer me her milk any time of recent and b)I've never been 100% raw so I'm still experimenting and learning, I just know I feel heaped of energy and life when I eat mostly raw) BUT arriving in Michigan in March and reading that book.....put me in quite a pickle for that passion..... so the other day I thought I'd try my hand @ foraging and help my ma out @ the same time, removing her proclaimed enemy from the front lawn, dandelions, and gobble 'em up. My problem is trying to combine many new ideals @ once- I've been meaning to start drinking green smoothies for a while, and forage, and so I thought, why not throw my dandelion greens into my smoothie? (ps the Vitamix is the single piece of technology I think I'd like to take into the wilderness @ this point, assuming I had a small solar device to power it....) Well....even with a nasty cold that I thought had taken my tastebuds away, the fact inspiring me in the first place to recommit to eating for nutrients and energy on that faithful day, but this bitter jug touched my buds differently. I plugged my nose and swallowed the jar, but getting a little overjealous, I made about.....30 oz. of it....so, I escaped my responsibility for the blessed minerals and vitamins and kindly shared with my mother's beloved chicken pets, who kindly allow her their eggs to consume and sell.....and....they loved it ;) well- it's a start- I can make a pleasing lunch for a chicken, hopefully soon I can say the same for a child :)

God is with us

Soooooooo blessed. "Too blessed to be stressed". Lonely, but on the path.... which will take away all loneliness. As I ran the Riverbank 10k last Saturday (only 2nd time I've left Pono....I know...), I just kept thinking about the sheer joy of being responsible for others. I was thinking about the (excuse my stereotype) Africans and other foreigners who often win races, and all those who know they must win to support their family- About how nervousness leaves you when you serve and use yourself for others, and then know others "need" you- you become confident and endowed with strength- Feeble and lonely as we may feel, if we are on God's side, we will win. Satan is the only enemy, and his tricks are contention, hate, pride......Peace, understanding, disciples of Christ who lead with purity and love, examples to the world are on God's side. I want to share all of my joy on this blog, of that one idea- that giving is and will be the way. I also fight myself for recognizing any "negative" (in my mind) emotions, like loneliness, but feeling Heavenly Father with me, and seeing and feeling the overwhelming lights at the end of this tunnel, I felt it may be nice to say just one phrase like that, "I feel so lonely", as I embark on this journey and share with you how non-lonely it is to follow Christ, to use my intelligence to work the laws of the earth with the laws of heaven, "Love God" and "Love thy neighbor as thyself" and all the joy that's coming coming coming. I feel it, can't wait to share it, this post will stand alone for it's feeling of being alone. To all single mothers out there, we are not alone, we are one. Love one to love all, and love all to love one. Spiritual and temporal are inseparable, pray, live, have faith, believe. This life is a test, Ima be my best, God does the rest, and for Pono I am blessed.

Let me tell you- it's a tricky and confusing world out there. Confusing. a bagillion cultures, languages, people, ways etc. and then there's truth. nature. laws of the universe. God's Plan of Happiness for His children. communication be a tricky one for me right now, but maybe you can get da spirit of this.... LIFE. faith (spirit action). Jesus Christ is the only thing that's keeping my mind together these days.... I know He is perfect. He gets everything. He doesn't give us more adversity than we can overcome. And He's given me a lot of good. And so has Heavenly Father, we've been talking, it's changed everything. (I was trying to keep this NOT so serious, but we'll get to some pictures and more tangible things later, earthly joys, once some issues resolved.) It's easy to be out of balance- but when I listen to the spirit and call out, it tunes me with truth, presence, that every moment REALLY DOES MATTER, how I use myself, to love my family and others, I soar. I'm sort of like a natural disaster to myself these days- I'm looking for weak things in myself to tear down and reconstruct from the ground up. I haven't much to lose, everything important is in my soul to stay, and with Pono in my arms, I'm only going up up up - I'm not looking for a life of comfort, of superficiality. I'm no longer expecting to agree with many people on many things, I am seeking to get EXPERIENCE, from FAITH IN ACTION. I am seeking TRUTH and to LIVE more Christlike, I'm excited to overcome these adversities, I really am! I'm excited not to feel bitter/dumbfounded about the lack of/sucky culture of the continental US, to stop pitying Americans who hurt themselves not appreciating the rights and responsibilities we have, to discover, create, take part in a culture that helps each other, loves introspection, loves the globe, loves the earth, hates idleness, hates idols. To be grateful and alive myself already, by the work I've done have no way of turning back on myself, on God. to stop letting gifts and opportunity waste away in my hands- to stop acting powerless and START TAKING BIG AND LITTLE LEAPS AND BOUNDS AND KICKS AND STRIDES AND BLOWS AND STROKES AND EFFORT. yes, to be humble, an example and a follow, a disciple. I'm excited to become a master holistic healer, integrating knowledge and practices, truth, gifts from all around the world and be able to help Pono's "colic" so we can have one peaceful night, one semi-scheduled day! I'm excited to be a peacemaker, to get out of myself and know (by living) that I am the main responsible leader, example, and nurturer or Pono's life, that I must stand for peace, dig, lead, dig further into the truth. because ignorance is NOT BLISS! to attract people that are fighting AND living for peace and joy, truth and righteousness, and show Pono this is why we are here and this is love. this is a humble mother trying. to be real and raw and trying. and here and now alive. fully trying. to live truth and love outside of my head and heart. to use my talents, be no hyprocite! cuz I hate Satan and Love God. I love truth and hate deceit. and old people who made mistakes are not the enemy and ima ask every question, look in every nook and cranny, find truth, fight the important battles. Satan is real, he's strong, he's everywhere. But God is bigger, better, more. and He's going to win. and I will too. and God is a solution good enough for all of us and feels very very right to soak my spicy unPH-balanced soul in for....hopefully the rest of my stay on this earth. with lots of beautiful nature. and knowledge. that i'm so hungry for. knowledge, experience. I'm really only irritated WITH and BY satan, and he's not gonna beat me, nope. I'm Emily and I'm gonna own this earth and love God!