Chinese noodles with kale and sundried tomato

Chinese flour Noodles,  

baby spinach and kale with sundried tomato.. My lunch... Breakfast.. Feels like lunch time.. Anyway.. Yum yum.. 

Lean Lamb for my meat eaters

Seared  Lamb, 

spinach pasta and a medley of peppers and raw slaw
I have meals for meat eaters too!!!
Ask me how

Stop trying to prove yourself worthy... To the wrong people...

STOP STOP STOP...
OK ok.. I know .........easier said than done.
First you have to realize you're doing this so common thing... You know.. trying to prove that you're good enough... Prove that you're worthy. You find yourself in a situation and no matter what you do, how well you do, those persons think you're worthless,a liability and not an asset.. All the while receiving and even asking for any and everything you are willing to give..

There are moments when, you scratch your head, look up and try to figure out how did I get here? 

You may ask yourself... Do I devalue myself? How could everything I've done be so overlooked, How could I not be of any real value to this person or persons?

Couple things:

1. We do not all value the same things. and even in those times when it seems we do, We can often define what it is we value differently.

2, Everyday life trains us to function this way.  Our jobs, Society tell us to prove prove prove....compete compete compete... UNTIL you get a gold star or UNTIL you get that pat on your back..  

Continue to try to prove yourself worthy, 

prove yourself good enough,  

prove that you should be here..

Of Course, there are levels to this. On one hand we work hard and let the work speak for itself which is natural and then there's the extra proving.  The going the extra mile.  

You know.... have you ever noticed you are always available,  Always say yes, Always 2 steps ahead trying to be proactive?

Have you ever wondered why there are some people who will walk up to you, maybe they know you, maybe they dont... but immediately commend you on your shine, your abilities, your skill.

But you've been so caught in this web, trying to prove that you can get there if you just work hard enough, help more, do what no one else will....
So caught you can't hear those applauds, those accolades because you're waiting for receipt for purchase that was never made.

That's right... Some of us have heard it... "Well I didnt ask you to"  STAB STAB STAB.  Oh how that hurts...  

See that's the one that we have to stop doing.  You See there is no receipt or signoff because we just do.

Take it from me.  It took me a minute to actually realize there are things that I still do in life trying to prove to people who, I believe are very important to me.  I wanted them to tell me I'm doing a good job... 

HEY look over here!!!  Do you see me? Do ya Do ya?

They may... but at what capacity? Do they see your real strengths or only what they can envision for you? 

You can't torture yourself. You have to decrease the amount of energy you give away to this.

9 times out of 10 those people cant give you the approval you're looking for because they have yet to give themselves that same approval.

At that moment it is up to you to decide if you will to search deeper to figure out why you are drawn to to attracting that approval.  Is this trauma related? is it situational or learned in some way...?

and 

have the courage to take enough time to stop and remove yourself initially from that abuse.  The abuse from yourself that is causing you to believe you have to prove your worth by being someone's liability or option Even when you are worth way more.

This isn't easy...

But we must physically and mentally RISE UP and STOP trying to prove ourselves worthy.... To the Wrong People.

~

Ali

The Avocado Rose

Spiraled some sweet potato and Just tried the avocado rose and love it.. So easy and cute and now I get to eat it..

Raw veggies and squash and pumpkin seeds too

Yummm..

John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum Movie Review by Ali

The 3rd John Wick... If you are a fan of all the action and the character Keanu plays.... I will let the cat out of the bag.. You will not be disappointed.

Keanu showed out and I found out he still does 90% of his own stunts.  Even as he is priming he moves pretty well.



Halle Berry aka Sofia kicks major booty. She handles the guns and the dogs like a pro. I just want to know... would you drink the water from the water bottle? eeeek
Hail Halle!!

Let me tell you who else kicks butt!!!
The Doc who assists John is a straight trooper.  I was like yep...nope... haha. To avoid death.. he almost died. You gotta go see to understand what I'm talking about.
THEN... there were the Horses and the Dogs.  YO!!  first off I was like they better not hurt any animals. I am so not a fan of animals dying in films especially how horses fall etc... Ok I digress.  Anyway.. if you didn't like horses and dogs.. OHHHH you are gonna love 'em after this.

There were hoops and hollers, screams and DA-DAngs all through out the theater and movie.

It was an interesting story.  If you have seen the previous 2, there is some tie in. Keanu aka John kills an important person of the High Table and now he has a bounty on his life.  and not just any bounty... it started at $14mil.  Ok... IM in.. haha
There were rotary phones, tons of tats and piercings in the office that looked like it was placed in the 50s and everyone had those weird push up phones..  The ones you know are only used as throw aways and for assassinations.  The Adjudicator played by Asia Kate Dillon was a trip.  I give her credit.. she was so unbothered.  And Zero played by Mark Dacascos was super funny and a skilled fighter.

There was a lot happening and I was rooting for John and Charon. I wasn't sure how I felt about Lawrence Fishburnes altercation with the Adjudicator

I will say it is about 15-20 mins too long. But the fights were Great, the gun and animal scenes amazing and you get a chance to learn some great assassin vocabulary.

So what happens to John Wick?  Is it over?

Rating: I Give it an Ali - BAM!! 

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Ratings:

    BAM - Great! Go see it

PEACHY - amusing & pleasurable

HUMDRUM - Ehhh...

RUBBISH - well it's Rubbish

Dare me to put Avocado in a Parfait???

Who doesn't love a treat.. 💜💜

This parfait is so good with a twist. 

Homemade chocolate granola, raspberries, blueberries and no dairy avocado infused whipped cream

So yummy

Eating healthy-er isn't a death sentence 😜

#parfait

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Movie Review by Ali

Alright ya'll so I grew up on Godzilla,which was first aired in 1954, but it has been in my house since I was young and I admit it has been a minute since I partook in a Godzilla movie.

I don't know where to start.
I saw the movie on 5/30/2019 in Real 3D and it was CG heavy, action and destruction packed!!!
To say in the least.
Almost too much.
This story was about Godzilla reclaiming his KINGship over the other beasts.  There was a spider, the 3 headed dragon , the eagle, the moth etc....
I lost count.  Godzilla is the expected hero.  He is to be the humans savior.  Ultimately he has to fight the 3 headed dragon creature King Ghidorah or possibly watch all of humanity become extinct.
The human story was less than exciting and was barely tolerable in terms of the acting.
But the humans are of course the orchestrates of this mayhem. They thought they could control the rising of each creature and bring balance.
Well, I don't know if they were successful.

You see the family breakdown and unity, the tragedy that causes the separation and who wants to be the savior, make up for all the wrongs...

If you love Godzilla, the beast fights, I dont think you will be disappointed not one bit.
For me, I actually like to be able to see what I am looking at and if it's CG I want to see the definition and clarity.   I want to see who or what is fighting or throwing out fire or electric beams.

It was a lot of nothing it seemed like to me.  They could have left out a lot of the family dynamics, but I get it.  Brighten up the film and let me see who is fighting.  I kind of like a little bit more than a lot of rubble crumbling to the ground.

Anyway, a little over 120mins, I say check it out if you are already a fan.  If not, you might be good waiting for the dvd. Just saying...

Rating: I Give it an Ali - HumDrum with a side of BAM action!!

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Ratings:
BAM - Great! Go see it
PEACHY - amusing & pleasurable

HUMDRUM - Ehhh...

RUBBISH - well it's Rubbish

Never had Pho like this

Rice noodles,  tossed in Pho and hot pepper sauce,  topped with seared scallops and garnished with lime zest...red pepper sauce and light dry kale slaw

Yummy

Less than 15 mins to prepare... 

Best things to do for Holidays...

If we didn't have holidays to remind us of a national day... How often would we say...
Thank you
I love you
You are amazing
You are beautiful
You are kind
You are a great Dad/Father
You are a great Mom/Mother
Shout out to all the Moms or Dads
You are an exceptional grandparent
You are appreciated
You are a ⭐teacher
Heres a gift for you
Here are some flowers
I got you a watch or game tickets
Let me take you to dinner for being great
Can I help you
Etc......

Do we wait for national holidays to remember one another or do we do it daily anyway???

..
Why not try these for the holiday and see how much more fun you have.
ciao

Simple & Clean Meal Replacement

Simple morning Meal replacement... with blackberries...

Ibuse this to drop weight and get my food choice intake under control..

I also use a cleanse tea every other day or sometimes daily..

When I eat raw and clean I  want to feel the goodies in my blood stream and not have it masked by toxins...

Share what works for you???

#mealprep #mealplan #detox #foodporn

Can You put YOURself First???

Just a Word..

Personal diary log...
This has been going on a 4 yr learning process for me... In every aspect of my life, work, personal life, serving others.. etc... Admittedly, I have failed often.

My emotional energy has been low so I've been doing more intentful meditating practice and noticing the impact to my overall balance Crown to Root. 

Understanding how much of myself I naturally give away or offer without thinking is astounding...

 It hit me this morning and over the past month...
It is taking a long time to start working through this process because I noticed that as I start doing for me.. Planning for me.. Exploring what I love first with no outside interference, I have to pick and choose what else can fit in my LEFTover space.. 

That hasn't happened in my life..

 My stuff always filled my LEFT over space in the past... 

I realized how much of a disservice I am to myself and then to those around me.. 

**I had to ask the tough question...HOW can I be what I am designed to be if I always put me on the backburner and never nurture my design?**  hmmm...

I still find myself almost feeling bad & trying to make up for my absence.. 

Ie.. Like Im making up for the fact I have dreams and aspirations.. 

It's crazy...

**I always use the reference when flight attendants tell you to put your mask on first on a plane before assisting anyone else...or

how we hear.. Love you first before you try loving someone else..** 

I am learning to be in spaces where I am appreciated, energy is balanced, respected and truly wanted..

anything else I am only killing myself slowly...

** Life is Ambiguous... Organic energy and timing can not be forced

And I realize I am still not applying it when it came to people around me.. I still allow the external to drive...
I am practicing creating space for ME.. And whatever doesn't fit.. to Let it not fit in the beginning instead of trying to figure out how it should fit.....**

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