Green smoothie with the taste of autumn...
Autumn has really begun…This
is the time of year when all of us are confronted with darkness. Darkness
around us (grey clouds, rain, heavy winds, less hours of sunlight) often
triggers the feelings of gloom and darkness inside us. Our body also responds
to this change of energy: we get a cold or catch a case of the flue. This is
all part of this time of the year: nature invites us to go “inside”: inside our
houses, and inside ourselves….
In the Christian tradition,
this time of the year is being accompanied by the Archangel St. Michael. He
slayed the dragon (devil) and banned him out of Heaven. A beautiful metaphor
for what’s going on inside of us: to find our inner balance (heaven) we
sometimes have to slay a dragon (or two…or ten ;) ). When nature forces us to
go inside, we are bound to come across some of our dragons: hidden way deep
inside. They have been asleep all summer long, but now they pop up and
challenge us to look them straight in their faces! What do you want to do about
it?
Look at it, as an open
invitation. You are the one who decides to clean up your old pain, anger
or grief, or to leave it and sweep it under the carpet! Becoming a conscious,
balanced person, involves taking responsibility and making choices on a
conscious level. You are free to choose, but do decide!
These old pains can hamper
you in your way to inner balance. And an imbalance keeps you from
being whole
and healthy. Acknowledging that these old pains are there, to respect your feelings
about them can already help to restore balance. Dragons that are not
acknowledged will keep popping up when you least want them to. When you decide
to face them, whether you clean them up or want to keep them, the balance is
already so much better. If you do want to keep these old grudges, fears, pains
or grievances, make sure you put them somewhere safe. That is: make a conscious
choice to keep them and find a place for them in you heart or memories. And if
you do decide to get rid of them, find help if you can not face these emotions
or memories alone. You are not alone out there! Every person has their own
battles to fight, their dragons to slay. There’s nothing to be embarrassed
about.
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| St. Michael and the dragon (photo: internet, source unknown) |
For all of you, fighting
spiritual and physical dragons, here’s a wonderful green smoothie that will
boost up your immune-system and spirit. In loving honour of St. Michael…
Cheers!
Ingredients:
4 bananas
1 handful
of red berries
½ handful
of blue berries
1 figue
2 small
apples or 1 bigger apple, preferably sour tasting
1 ripe
pear (peeled)
½ avocado
½ handful
of Goji berries, soaked overnight in spring water
dash of
lemon juice
Goji
berry water (where they soaked in) to taste
Cinnamon
to taste (I used ½ tsp)
1 tablet of chlorella
Vitamin
C, eq. 1500 mg in tablet or powder
½ TSP
Mesquite
1 handful
of spinach
1 handful
of rapunzel/lamb’s lettuce
1 leave
of chard
Blend
really well. This will fix you 1 litre of goodness. I thrive on it the whole
morning, but you can also share, of course! The taste is sweet and sour, just
like this time of the year: the sourness of facing your demons, followed by the
sweet aftertaste of victory when you found your inner balance. Namasté!
Sanna
