Day 77

When we lived in FNQ in 2008 we had the most incredible view from the lakehouse of the gargantuan Bartle Frere silently watching over us day and night. I mentioned on day 67 about our adventure to the top of that grand old sage and the words of Hilary that inspired me: "It’s not the mountain we conquer but ourselves". As I began my week meditating on those words I felt as if they are becoming a reality more and more as I press through barriers that have stood in my way and it's so exciting! I am not needing as much sleep now so I have decided to arise at 4am when I am naturally waking and have my Hour of Power (HoP) before heading off to the gym around 5:15am. So I had planned my HoP for the week on Sunday evening and today I got off to a great start! The Dedicated Cyclist from New Zealand has been inspiring me with his green powered meals so this week I am focusing on loading up on even more greens. In addition to my green smoothie I am having big bowls of all things green - brocoli, courgette, cucumber, asparagus, green beans, sprouted lentilles du puy (french green lentils), avocado & pepitas, topped with an olive oil, coriander, apple cider and mustard dressing. I haven't eaten raw brocoli in the past but am discovering it's quite nice in a raw veggie salad. The health benefits are simply wonderful, in fact it has been called a miracle food. Having said that I all food in it's natural state has life-containing power that we can use to nourish our bodies. As the cooler season enfolds us lets follow the advice of Hippocrates and consider everything we consume so that our food be medicine and our medicine be food! Adieu....