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Stay On The Path For Progression Is Inevitable

Just get started.
Just do it.

Do not be too worried about huge goals and incredible achievements.

Stick to the path and proceed steadily and consistently.

You will be surprised how much progress you make in months and years to come.

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One of the Best Things Parents can Tell Children

You Have A Choice

It so happens that right at the time I was entering university, the military finally opened its doors to female cadets.

Since childhood, one of my dreams was to be an officer myself.  I wanted to fly jets and planes.  Mostly, I realized it was a long shot to get into NASA.  And the next best thing to rockets and space ships would have been flying the most advanced military jets.   Last option was at least be head captain and fly commercial planes.

I'm actually okay and happy that I winded up riding planes instead.  And just trusting pilots with doing the flying.

As for the reason I did not wind up a cadet/officer...

Well as a psychic I would naturally say: It wasn't my destiny.😊

Though I would say here what my dad told me when I tried to insist...

My dad told me one of the best things parents can tell their children: You have a choice.

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The Ultimate Fix to Resolve the Hassle of Juice and Smoothie Feasting

Dragon fruit smoothie remains to be my top favorite DIY ice blended drink, though I've actually taken a break from blending in opt for more water instead.  This post is making me change my mind.😍

So, Juice and Smoothie Hackaround...

One of the top complaints about juicing and/or blending isn't actually about the juicing or blending per se...

👉But about the fact that washing the juicer or blender is quite a hassle.  Some machines are just too complicated or heavy.  And especially for city people who work the regular corpo job... blending or juicing requires extra effort or great interest to actually get into the habit➡unless they're already in to it.

For blenders, there are solo-sized blenders already.  However, it doesn't truly make a huge difference about washing.  Dish washing is dish washing.  Period.

One thing:  the whole idea about blending and juicing is about "drinking your fruits".  The liquid state supposedly allows you to absorb more of the nutrients in contrast to munching your fruits and veggies.  That doesn't mean you should stop eating whole fruits and veggies.  Variation is essential.  And eating whole fruits and veggies still has its own advantages.  Juicing and blending have their own benefits.

If you just have no patience at all with juicing/blending...

Three ways to deal with this:

1)  If you prefer eating your fruits, that's already so much better than not eating any fruits.

2)  Infusions or teas.

For infusions, you just have to slice your fruits and add them to a jug filled with plain water.  Leave overnight or for a couple of hours.  You can place in the fridge or add ice.

Tea... not all herbs/fruits/veggies are that awesome as DIY tea.  Google is your friend for this topic.

The good thing about tea is that they usually do not have any additives.  The ingredients are usually just dried/dehydrated.  However, I do not guarantee that packaged/manufactured brands (especially those who produce huge volumes) do not contain some amount of preservatives to prolong shelf life.  Which is the reason a lot of people tend to do DIY homemade teas instead.

3)  Manual juicer or good ole squeezing to make juices.  Manual juicers are smaller and portable.  Though there are complex manual juicers...  there still are a lot of variations which are convenient and portable.  So much handier than electric-operated machines, too.  Ergo: virtually solves the hassle when it comes to washing.

However, these hackarounds won't give the same quality as blending smoothies.  So if you still love your smoothies... blender is the best way to go.

I'm a blender-kind of person, mostly because it's still less of a hassle compared to juicing.  Also, there's a lot of things you can do with a blender.  Apart from smoothies, you can use it to make homemade plant cheese, plant milk, and sauces, too.

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The Underlying Motivation of People To Turn Light, Pranic, or Vegan

Although it was norm for me and my family to frequently visit Baguio, this specific trip was actually one of the most impactful for me.

When I first decided to just stop eating meat, I didn't call it vegan or plantbase back then because I was hearing about those but never actually paid attention.  I had no judgement against the idea of not eating meat.  I just thought it was interesting not to do so.  But I never gave it a lot of thought, because I had this personal motto that food is happiness.  And at a young age, I figured and told myself that I would never starve myself just for a diet or lose weight.  I was never weight/figure conscious.  Perhaps my parents/family raised me well enough to have a good sense of accepting myself for my weight and figure.  If any... I use to think I was too thin and even wanted to gain at least ten more pounds.  Other than that, I didn't question my figure.  I even decided that the whole weight+height equation must be wrong, since I could never get out of 110lbs. no matter what I do.  Yet, science assumes I should be around 5 to 15 pounds more than I should be.  And honestly... even if I currently have this "massbuilding+toning self project" going on... I don't exactly care what weight I get into, mainly because I can accept myself for my physical physique.  I think that's actually one reason why I have been delaying my own progress and haven't been as aggressive as body builders and fitness buffs are.  I'm not worried or concerned about my figures... and am happy about who and what I AM.

The one word that did stick to me was #fruitarianism.  Mostly because I heard it on the radio and it was presented as a story instead of just some kind of flash news.  As you can see... I have a thing for stories.  And soceven if I heard fruitarianism only once on a radio more than 10 years ago, it actually stuck with me.  And maybe one other reason is that I naturally loved fruits even as a kid.  I had trouble with many different foods.  But I was okay with fresh fruits, and always would coax my parents to buy fruits if they brought me with them to the grocery.😍

So the whole #veganism was "an after effect".  I was already doing what I can to keep meat out of my meals.  And eventually figured maybe I can run some research.  That's how I stumbled into the whole veganism movement thing going on.  And found recipes.  I also stumbled upon stories of other people, which matched up with my own personal experiences.

So, yes... it was when I ran a search that I realized there were "words" to describe what I was doing.  That was the only time all the stories of friends and coworkers sank in.  I had at least a handful of people who told me about how a coworker or classmate or schoolmate was vegan... it all never sank in and made sense, until that moment when I was researching for myself.

This is another reason I don't force people into #wholefoodplantbase.  I understand that it can be so absurd or completely new/strange to some people.  But time can come when it will make sense.  Especially when they themselves are interested and want to know more.

If vegan/light/prana/wfpb is for you, it will happen for you.

To me, as I often quip:  It's about life choices and journeys.  What are you choosing?  What journeys are you designing or have designed?  Though there are potentially other factors, those two are often basic to the equation.

Moreover, as I also do say:  Truth be told, you already are.  We already are.

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