Detox Time and Planting Microgreens
The
Unternyer Gardens in Yonkers, N.Y. Looks like a spring road trip to me.
My friend and I are starting a strict detox next week. As she said this morning,
‘The scale doesn’t lie’. I detox for different reasons, but the plus is that I
always drop a few pounds too. My detox efforts focus on cleansing of heavy
metals and other accumulated toxins. It’s great to have a girlfriend who’s also
a partner in getting clean.
This
time around, my detox will focus on warm liquids. In the depths of winter, I
need warming nourishment, and cold juice fasts don’t make the cut. I’ll be
drinking lots of clear vegetable broth spiked with coconut oil, black garlic,
and cayenne, tea, and of course, chaga. Summer is the time for lemon juice
fasts and the like.
It
snowed last night. Not enough for back country skiing, though, so I say poo.
Give me no snow and sunny skies, or 6 inches of powder I can trek on. My skis
are primed to go: newly waxed and completely checked. So Mother Earth, I
respectfully ask you to create opportunities to use them. I am wearing my
Soleil ski boots today, because a girl can dream.
So I
woke up this morning bursting with gratitude. Sure, all the troubles of life are
there: unyielding bills, money shortages, difficult jobs, a house that needs
attention, family demands, worries about health and the environment, bad news
from around the world, and sadness and suffering everywhere.
Still,
I can’t imagine wanting another life. Every day is a chance to grow, learn
something new, bless someone else, comfort and love an animal, plant a seed of
compassion, spread a good word, minister to my husband, see a good movie, drink
some chaga, forgive, make love, and thank the universe for my time here.
Have
you ever heard of the Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers, N.Y.? It’s 45 historic acres
of gardens and architecture just north of New York City. It actually contains a
Persian paradise garden. A friend of mine told me this morning that she went
there last weekend with her partner. Now, my curiosity is engaged. But I think
it would be a better springtime trip, so when tulip season approaches, I’ll see
who wants to join me for a day there. It looks spectacular.
Tonight, I’m going to plant a small tray of seeds for
microgreens. It occurred to me yesterday that the 1.5-foot by 1.5-foot wooden
microgreens tray I bought years ago needs to come out of storage. Microgreens
are supremely nutritious and a potent Jing food. And they’re super easy to grow
in a sunny window in winter.
ཞི་བདེ
Peace on Earth
