http://www.nefa.org/events/connecting_new_englands_creative_communities

A summit to ignite New England’s creative potential is taking place this March 9-11th in Providence, Rhode Island.

Goals are stated as, though not limited to :

• To share strategies cities, towns, regions, and self-defined communities are using to engage the creative sector
• To begin to develop a regional network of communities leveraging creative community development to enhance their prosperity and quality of life
• To discuss a regional approach for collectively promoting and supporting creative community development through policy, research, programming, and resource development
• To build the capacity of the creative sector to take a leadership role in making New England a better place through creative community building

Hassen and I plan to make the trip – details to come !

This is the third morning of juice & I’m definitely feeling benefits off and on throughout the day. Moments of ease. Overall, slight headache and mild general discomfort…feels good to release some old baggage ! I’ve been thinking about rest this week especially because I’m accustomed to large amounts of coffee in the morning & getting my day going is not a question. Without the caffeine push I am more considered in my efforts which can feel a lot like indecision or tiredness. I’m curious to see if I’ll in fact feel more efficient in the long run or if my desire for speed and efficiency will change…or both ?

today’s juice:

Carrot, celery, apple, zucchini, lemon, ginger

Today for breakfast & lunch I’ve had fresh juice. I plan to continue this for the rest of the week in an effort to improve my over all health and well being. There are certain things that I am unable to juice with my current juicer, but I’ll share my recipes as I go. Because I am unable to run kale and grasses through, I supplement at some point in my day with Healthforce Nutritional’s     “Vitamineral Green” in water.

Some of the documented benefits of juicing include :

• increased nutrient intake- juice is nutrient dense
• less energy spent digesting heavy meals = more energy available for the day
• less energy spent digesting heavy meals = more energy available for cellular clean-up & detox
• clear, radiant skin
• healthier kidneys & liver
• sense of self care, nourishment & overall self value

Juicing is of great benefit to the liver- signs that your liver is happy and functioning well are emotional balance, ability to deal with anger, mental clarity, good digestion, clear skin, and healthy stress management. Our liver is regenerating itself all the time, though a few  things that you can add to your juice to aid this process are beets, celery, apples, ginger, and lemon.

Monday I made two batches of juice- carrot, celery, apple, ginger, lemon in the morning. Later around 1Pm we had apple,  celery, lime, ginger, spinach.

Today:  apple, celery, lime, ginger, spinach juice.

The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime, makes the ridiculous; and one step above the ridiculous, makes the sublime again.

[Thomas Paine The Age of Reason]