Nothing There

Sometimes I need someone to turn to when things are getting me down.

Weeks of stress without someone to turn to and playful or purposeful teasing is getting too much to bear. I run to the phone or to my email account to tell you about it and hope you lend a sympathetic ear or a strong shoulder to cry on but stop myself because in times like these, I realize that you're not really there.

You're not a figment of my imagination If that were the case, I can get treatment and make you go away. You're here and you're not. So I go on and hope for a better day tomorrow.

Etta James, Jan. 20, 2012

Rest in Peace Ms. James

I've been lovin' you too long to stop now




I've been lovin' you too long
To stop now

You were tired
And you want to be free
My love is growing stronger
As you become a habit to me

I've been lovin' you
Way too long
I don't wanna stop now

With you, my life
Has been so wonderful
I can't, I can't stop now

You were tired and your love is growing cold
My love is growing stronger
As our affair, our affair grows old
I've been lovin' you--
Hey--
A little too long
I don't wanna stop now

I've been lovin' you
A little too long
I don't wanna, I don't wanna stop now
Oh, don't make me stop now
Please don't make, don't make me stop now
I love you I love you I love you, oh, don't make me stop now
Don't make me stop now
Please baby don't make me
Don't make me stop now, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna stop now

I've been lovin' you too long
I don't wanna stop now

Focusing on ADHD

This morning they were saying on the news, the medical community has finally agreed diet influences ADHD.

I think what you feed your children will systemically influence the overall health of your children however diet alone can't control ADD or ADHD. It's a psychological / behavioural condition and has to be controlled by training the child to control their impulses and increase their focus.

If your child's diet consists predominantly of pre-packaged, processed or fast foods it's time to reassess how your child is being fuelled and nourished. However, if you feed him/her fresh foods using natural ingredients along with behaviour and impulse training, you will find a marked improvement in their health and actions.

 As for the connection between food and ADHD - it's redundant to make such a statement because the foods we eat affect every aspect of our health so making such claims seems nothing more than a parlour trick of smoke and mirrors.

Originally posted on Jan 17, 2012 10:10 AM
Edited on Jan 1, 2017 to correct spelling

Prosperity Soup

In the South they say if you eat this soup on New year's day, you will have a happy prosperous year.

New Year's Day Prosperity Soup

Ingredients

2 Tbs. olive oil
1 large leek, quartered, white and light green parts chopped (2 cups)
2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp.)
1 Tbs. seasoning (use oregano, crushed chile, seasoned salt .... whatever you like)
8 oz. kale Or spinach, tough stems removed, leaves cut into 2-inch pieces (4 cups)
1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes
1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes with green chiles
¾ cup dried black-eyed peas
1 qt. low-sodium vegetable broth
¾ cup farfalle pasta
Shaved Parmesan curls, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add leek, and sauté 5 to 7 minutes, or until soft. Add garlic and seasoning, and sauté 1 minute more. Stir in kale, and cook 5 to 7 minutes, or until leaves are wilted, tossing occasionally.

2. Add diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with chiles, black-eyed peas, vegetable broth, and 7 cups water; season with salt and pepper, if desired. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 40 to 45 minutes. Stir in pasta, and cook 7 to 10 minutes more, or until pasta is al dente and black-eyed peas are tender. Serve garnished with Parmesan curls.


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