I have had several adventures with trial and error over the last couple of weeks and learned a lot. I've learned that pearled barley is not a raw grain and it won't sprout. Pearled barley has had the hull removed and gone through steam processing. I soaked pearled barley with sunflower seeds planning to make a hearty  bread. I noticed after a couple of days of sprouting that the sunflower seeds were sprouting, but my little barley pearls weren't sprouting (although they had gotten very soft). I'll look for raw barley the at the health food store.

 

Rice was my next teacher. I really enjoy making rice milk. The first few time I made it it was really really grainy, so now I strain it between five and ten times. The finished product is very creamy and smooth. I usually soak my rice overnight and sprout it for one day in preparation for milk. This time I decided to sprout it longer. Perhaps increase the nutrition and make the grains a bit softer. After three days they had nice long tails so I decided to make milk.

 

It looked so good, but it tasted BAD! Usually I love the sweet nutty aroma of rice milk being made. The fragrance had changed from a nutty smell to a distinct vegetable scent, which makes sense because they were now little plants. So I'm sprouting more today and I'll let it sprout for one day this time!

 

A couple of days ago we bought small dish drainer to make sprouting a bit more convenient. It's working. Here's a pic.

 

Wishing you an amazing and joyful day,

Asante

aka Luvli Lotus

 

I am feeling absolutely amazing today. I've been really inspired by the lives of Teresa Jordan and Shazzy and their work with juice fasting, so I'm preparing for several days of green juice fasting. Oooh i already feel enveloped in a high joyful vibration.

 

While searching for independent artists to feature in Divine Revolution Magazine I stumbles across Yolanda Johnson. She is amazing. This is the song I'm rockin today:

 

In case you can't see it, here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JzNpGC1gKw

 

I'm preparing for another issue of Divine Revolution Magazine. It's going to be great! I always worry that is may not turn out and as I begin to work on it I realize it's going to be phenomenal.

All the best to you,

Luvli Lotus

It's been a good long weekend. I had my second speaking engagement on Saturday. It went well and gave me an opportunity to see things that I'd love to improve in my public speaking. I am considering joining Toastmasters. I think that will be great opportunity to gain feedback on my strengths and things I can improve. I was reminded of Toastmasters by Tonya Zavasta. I've just finished reading her book 'Your Right to be Beautiful', and in the end she mentions being a member of Toastmasters. Sounds like a great idea. I'm taking a little break on speaking engagements until February.

 

My husband just had his 32nd birthday. It's his first birthday since we've been married. Little Lotus and I found a wonderful book about old fashioned movie monsters for him. He's a huge horror movie lover. We had a lot of fun shopping for his gift. He's really a wonderful man, which makes me feel great about my own personal growth. I know that the folks around us are reflections of our inner lives and I feel like I've come a long way emotionally to have co created such a wonderful relationship.

 

Little Lotus is learning to sleep in her own bed now. She's four and she has slept with me from her first day of life. Last night it took 4 hours to put her to bed. Tonight we're making magic monster spray to help her have courage in her own room. She's also learning to clean her own room, which has been a wonderful way to keep her occupied. Yes, she's growing! It's great for both of us to gain confidence in her abilities. When she does something that she didn't think she could do she looks so proud.

 

Have the most amazing and wonderful day!

Luvli Lotus

 

So much balancing in parenting, living, loving, working. I love it all and I am still learning how to be present with it all.

 

Yesterday, Little Lotus and I made a compost bin for our balcony. We're so excited! We have so many veggie scraps and several indoor veggie plants to feed.

Here are the steps we followed.

 

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WE DRILLED HOLES IN THE BOTTOM AND SIDES FOR VENTILATION & DRAINAGE.

 

THEN WE ADDED A LAYER OF DAMP NEWSPAPER,

 

AND A LAYER OF POTTING SOIL.

 

NEXT WE ADDED OUR FOOD SCRAPS,

 

AND OUR RED WIGGLER WORMS (WE'RE BEGINNING WITH 100 WORMS).

 

WE TOPPED OUR BIN OFF WITH ANOTHER LAYER OF SHREDDED DAMP NEWSPAPER.

 

WE PLACED OUR BIN ON SMALL BLOCKS INSIDE OF ANOTHER BIN TO ALLOW DRAINAGE, THEN WE PLACED THE LID ON LOOSELY

 

Today I noticed quite a few fruit flies around in our bin so we're going on a walk to collect autumn leaves for our bin.

 

Little Lotus is watching Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends on TV. I really like this show, because it's about a big family who live in a cozy tree house... beautiful. The message of this episode is slowing down to see all of the beauty around us... I hear that loud and clear!

 

Luvli Lotus

 

I did it! 1-2 Green Smoothies a day for a week. It was truly phenomenal. One days 4 and 5 I blended my fruit with celery. I did not like this as much as blending fruit with leafy greens. In the future I'll juice my celery instead of blending it. On days when I excercised and had my green smoothie I felt an increase in the positive effects of the daily green smoothies. I think I'll do another week!

 

Saturday we went to the grand opening of a raw restaurant and academy called 105 Degrees in Oklahoma City www.105degreesacademy.com. Raw food Author and chef Matthew Kenney is a partner is this venture. It was really nice to meet Mathew Kenney and see such a great intentioned business. We really enjoyed their smoothies and desserts.

 

LIFE IS WONDERFUL!

Luvli Lotus

Publisher/Editor DivineRevolution Magazine