Daily OM: Think Globally, Eat Locally

Think Globally, Eat Locally


Have Fun and Save the Planet

by Madisyn Taylor







Eating locally produced food as much as possible is best for your body as its life force is stronger from being fresh.





We all know that our planet needs our help right now, but we often feel unsure about what to do, where to make an effort, and what will really help. The good news is that we can heal the planet on a daily basis simply by buying and eating food that is grown locally. Food that has been transported long distances doesn’t contain much life force by the time it gets to your kitchen. Making a commitment to shop, buy, and eat locally is not only a very important part of creating positive change, it can also be delicious fun.



One of the best places to begin the adventure of eating locally is a farmer’s market. Stalls brim with fresh fruits and vegetables grown on nearby farms. Not only is this good for the environment, it’s good for the farmers since they benefit from selling directly to the consumer. The consumer benefits, too, from the intimate experience of buying food from the hand of the person who grew it. In addition, the food is fresher and more diverse. In supermarkets, particular varieties of fruits and vegetables are favored due to their ability to survive transport to a far destination. Alternately, at a farmer’s market, you will find versions of the fruits and vegetables you know that will surprise and delight your senses—green striped heirloom tomatoes, purple cauliflower, white carrots, and edible flowers, just to name a few.



Make an effort to buy as much of your food as possible directly from local farmers. You will become one of a growing number of people eating delicious food to save the planet and having fun doing it.

The Gamer Boy

The Gamer Boy
Written by: SassyDebs


The boy who lays in bed,
Obessed with games,
Nothing to do,
Bored to the hills,
Games is all he knows.


Time to grow up,
Leave them games alone,
Do what needs to be done,
You won't be bored,
When the days stuff is done and the day is over,
Then is when it is time to be a Gamer Boy.

A Birds Call

A Birds Call
Written by: SassyDebs


Birds in full flight,
Birds send out their call,
Chirps here, Chirps there.


One bird chases another,
One gives the mating call,
One comes to the call,
Accepted call mating goes on.


Both fly away,
Singing their happy call,
Momma looks to nest,
Laying her eggs a plenty,
She calls to her man,
Thats a Birds Call.

Daily OM: Overachieving and Overreaching

Overachieving and Overreaching


A Sign of Imbalance

by Madisyn Taylor







Sometimes when we don't feel good enough, we create imbalance by overachieving or needing to be the best at something.





Overachievers are people who have achieved but still feel the need to do more, creating an imbalance in their lives. People who exhibit this behavior may be trying to compensate for feelings of insecurity and doubts about their worth. They may be chasing unresolved issues from their past into the present, or they might not be looking at their lives as a whole, but judging themselves based only on one aspect of their being. If this is a word that we’ve heard used with respect to our choices and lifestyle, it is worth examining in order to balance our lives for a more rewarding experience.



If we find that we cannot allow ourselves to experience and enjoy the present moment, putting pleasure off into some distant future, it may be a sign that we are being driven to achieve more than is truly necessary. Pushing ourselves beyond the point of exhaustion, or to the exclusion of important people in our lives, robs us of true and meaningful joy. Once we make the connection to the eternal part of us, it can nourish us and allow our priorities to shift from chasing after an elusive feeling to being fully present in the moment so that we can live our lives in the now.



Sometimes we need to look to those we love and admire in order to realize what we value about life. We can take time to note what we like about others, and then turn the mirror to reflect the light of those same words and feelings toward ourselves. It can be quite a revelation to see ourselves in this nourishing light. When we can put the energy that we’ve been devoting to a phantom sense of achievement into the truly satisfying aspects of our lives, we can restore the balance between our inner and outer worlds and experience true joyful peace.

Campfire Smore's

Campfire Smore's

Written by: SassyDebs

Pit of wood sticks and logs,

Light you to a blaze,

Flames flicker in the night,

Slowly flames come to a light flicker.

Marshmallow on a stick,

Slowly turning in the flame,

Roast the skin until gooey,

Graham cracker and chocolate in hand,

Pile it together and you have a Campfire Smore.

 

Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls
Written by: SassyDebs

A walk down a wooded path,
Sunshine breaks through the leaves and branches,
Rays filter in to light the path of a beautiful day,
As the night approaches,
I walk the path into darkness.

Darkness falls upon the path I walk,
The Moon rises as the stars twinkles,
The Moon rays light my path to guide the way,
Darkness is something to embrace not to run from,
Darkness tells a story as I walk my path,
Feel the moon rays, woods, and the twinkling stars all around you,
Thats when the day comes to an end and when you feel Darkness Falls.

My Fragile Father

My Fragile Father
Written by: SassyDebs

Father a fragile,

Cane in one hand,

Walking the parks paths,

With a bouncing dog at his feet.

Fragile my father may be,

Strong will to live,

Father falls ill,

Heart beating to fast,

Liquid flows through to slow it down.

Father in fragile state,

Now on the mend,

Back in the park,

Steady as before,

Thats where my fragile father is on happy days.