Welcome, ! (and other topics...)

[Guest guest]

Hello !!!

Adam, Thanks for the clarification about on/off topic. That is why I

enjoy this group very much.

The Bear Tribe experience just sounds really cool and interesting. I

had no idea things were going on like that. My impression of Spokane

as a teenagre was that it was dirty and dark, almost cultureless. So

glad to hear it was pulsating with more energy.

We are celebrating the spring upward energy in Japan with massive

thunder showers, and today, snow! Ugh, only a few more days until

being embraced and kissed by Hawaiian trade breezes and rolling salty

waves. Yes!

> Hello, everyone!

>

>

> On behalf of the entire group, and Reggie (the Group founder and

principle

> moderator), I'd like to welcome ! Please introduce yourself,

> , share anything you like about you and your journey, and

feel free

> to ask questions!

>

>

> Mike, the suggestions that you shared with for her talk about " You

> are What You Eat " are awesome! I'll be teaching a class next month on

> macrobiotic living to my fellow classmates at massage school--and you're

> comments opened some great possibilities.

>

>

> , what approach did you take with your presentation? How'd it

go? The

> information that you posted about soy was very useful, too! The research

> confirmed that traditional whole soy products--tempeh, natto, miso and

> tofu--are extremely beneficialy, while the newer processed products

(those

> where portions of soy are isolated) may have adverse implications.

>

>

> , I was in Spokane with the Bear Tribe in '92 for about three

weeks.

> I did kill and clean the chicken. And then gave him to the cooks for

them

> to prepare and serve to the others who would be eating the chickens.

>

>

> The point of the exercise was, in a broader context, to teach us

that food

> is all around us, particularly in emergency situations--if we know

how to

> identify it and want to do with it. According to Native American oral

> history, humans only began eating animals to get through major climatic

> changes when their gathering areas were not yielding adequate

supplies of

> plant foods. The teaching is remembered as being a temporary

solution; of

> course, that part has been lost in practice for many reasons.

>

>

> , you also asked what would be considered " off-topic. " I like how

> Reggie answered this question when I asked her: there's nothing

off-topic.

> This Group's intention is to listen, to help, and to serve one

another in

> any way we can. Reggie's feeling was that " rules " limit self-expression,

> and she wants to create an environment that supports each person's needs

> to vent, to process, and to learn. Some people may choose to read

all the

> dialogue. Some may choose to skip much of it. And that's all good. Each

> person will find what he or she needs.

>

>

> I look back at that e-mail that I wrote, " Some Comments for Group

> Discussion, " and I have to laugh. Perhaps someone was a bit tight--I

think

> my Liver, Kidney and Bladder meridians were talking to me that morning.

> Anyway, I loved and appreciated what was reflected back to me.

>

>

> Hope you're all starting to feel and enjoy the upward, renewing

energy of

> Spring!

>

>

> Love and peace,

> Adam

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone ~

I joined last week but have been so busy, I've not been able to

introduce myself yet. My name is and I live in Boise, Idaho.

is my sister and is the one who told me about this online

group.

She's been so successful with macrobiotics, but I like a lot of

others online here, have had a hard time incorporating it into my

daily life. I can do really well for 3-5 days and then crave

goldfish crackers, chocolate and bread--basically anything besides

brown rice and vegetables!

My reasons for going macro are;

1). I would LOVE to get off my anti-depressants (and I've heard that

eating macro can cure depression)

2). I am about 15-20 lbs overweight

3)....and simply to feel better

Hope to learn lots from everyone on this site.

Blessings to all ~