Amazing

It is absolutely beautiful out today.... I did not even get hot when I was walking around the lake this morning. This whole week has been amazing as a matter of fact. My only bummer day was Wed. morning because it was pouring rain so I did not go walking. Amazing, why? Because God has just shown himself in so many things lately.... or maybe it's because I'm looking more closely?
It has rained so much lately the river has risen by the trail. The river is on one side and the lake is on the other. There is almost always a cool blue heron in the river fishing. He was still there even though the water was so high. He was up on the bank. Why is that cool? Because even the animals are steadfast in doing what they are created to do.
The river has had a ton of white foam on it. I have seen hundreds of beautiful butterflies and the wild flowers are really taking over with fall colors. The monarchs are all over the purple thistles along the trail as well as bees.
There was a shimmering green beetle on the path this morning.. and garden spiders all across the bridge. They were beautiful too.
I think the neatest thing I saw was like a scene out of Bug's Life movie. It was hilarious! A grasshopper jumps onto the path and a beautiful red cardinal flew down to get him and they were both hopping all over the trail. I was laughing. I have no idea who won the battle.
If I go early enough, I can see plenty of giant fish feeding under the bridge. I know some of them are huge because they should look small from the bridge and they don't.

It is amazing to me that of all the creation that I think is soooo beautiful, WE are supposed to be the greatest. In general, I don't see people the way I see animals or insects or nature...... maybe babies..... but when I study the human body in a medical or physiological aspect, it is truly amazing. I pray I can see that "amazingness" in people I see daily. We take it for granted. Each one of us is created for a specific purpose... with specific talents and abilities and gifts.


I have started praying for a lady I see almost every morning - she talks to herself and drags a metal cart behind her with trash bags and cans in it.... probably homeless or something.
It's strange I see her almost everyday because I don't go at the same time every day. Sometimes I go at 6:30 a.m and sometimes I don't get there until 8 a.m. I also see an oriental couple that walk. The lady walks about 4 paces behind the man the whole time. They never walk together or talk. There a little oriental guy that runs too. It's pretty sad when a 70 or 80 year old guy is running around the track and I am walking. It makes me try harder to make sure I go every day. I want to be 70 and running around the track too.

Progress

So what's wrong with tap water? Tap water is treated with chlorine. When the chlorine combines with organic material, it can form a chemical that is a carcinogen. What's a carcinogen? A cancer causing chemical. Besides that there can also be pesticides, fertilizer and other industrial chemicals in the water. Fertilizer has nitrates in it and when they combine with organic material, they form nitrosamines which are known to be carcinogens. Pesticides kill bugs... go ahead and drink a cup of wasp spray! No thanks.

Wonder why cancer is one of the top killers in the nation? hmmmmmmmm.........

What else have I changed? No more pork or shrimp (shellfish). Leviticus 11:9-10 says we shouldn't eat things in the waters that do not have fins and scales. I do have to admit that the weekend we were camping, Edgey made polish sausage and it sounded good and before I even thought about it I had taken a bite of it. They have done some studies now that show pork and shellfish can cause chaos for your immune system. So if you continue to eat it, take note of how you feel the day after.
Whatever you do don't eat fatty meat. Animals store toxins and pesticides, etc.. in their fat. If you eat the fat, you are ingesting the toxins too. Stay away from the fat.

No more white coffee filters either..... and organic coffee. White coffee filters have been processed/bleached and contain dioxin which is a potent carcinogen. Get the ugly brown ones because they don't have dioxin. I wonder how much of that I have ingested in my lifetime.

I had fresh strawberries this morning and a smoothie made from vanilla kefir and frozen fruit and some agave syrup. It tasted sooooo good... especially after sweating from my walk.
It was very humid on the walk today. I did see a nurse I used to work with. She was running with her dog. A skinny minnie. Someday I will be able to jog. When I walk tomorrow I will have been walking for a whole month. It should be a habit by now, right? I keep trying to walk faster and faster. I have to make myself pick faster songs on the ipod so I can force myself to go faster. I did jog for at least 1 song this week. Today I jogged 2 songs. At some point I want to start making the loop twice instead of just once, but I don't feel it yet. When I started walking it took me about 45 minutes to walk the whole thing. Now it takes about 30 minutes. Yay. It may be slow progress, but at least I am moving forward. And, even though I may have only lost a 1/2 pound this week, it's still 2 sticks of butter and it's better than gaining!

Yesterday my friend came over and I gave her 2 stacks of clothes that I can't wear anymore. Most of my pants are falling off my behind. I have gone down 2 sizes. Now if I could just lose my chicken wings under my arms ........ Wonder what I have to do to get rid of those?