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Volume 9 Issue 2 – February 2012
“How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an
ability to appreciate the positives in our life - and a commitment to
action. Every day, it's important to
ask and answer these questions: 'What's good in my life?' and 'What needs to be
done?”
– Nathaniel Branden
“You get told that the world is the way it is, but life
can be much broader once you discover one simple fact; and that is that
everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than
you. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.”
– Steve Jobs
"Your mind is like a garden. If you plant seeds of love, compassion, truth and integrity, then you reap the rewards. If you choose not to plant anything, then weeds will overrun your garden; the weeds of hate, anger, negative thoughts and actions."
– Barry Gottlieb
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Welcome to Gwen’s Healing Garden Newsletter. This newsletter is issued
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get out into their gardens as soon as the weather warms up and the first
green sprout appears. Gardening for the SoulThe universe is designed to be reflective. Whatever you put out comes back to you. This is called the Law of Action and Reaction, the Law of Karma, or is simply referred to using the phrase, "What goes around comes around." Read more Each of us nurtures in our mind a 'picture' or 'box' of who we are and what we are capable of achieving. We will only attempt those actions that fall within this box of what is possible. We reject as impossible anything that falls outside the box. Read more In a community we are affected by the words and actions of each other. Witnessing any act of kindness makes us feel good inside, and when we are having a less than desirable time, a kind word or gesture carries us through the rough spot. Read more All
of life is welcoming you into a new reality, which is unfolding and emerging
right before your eyes. Read
more When I learned the rules of the road, back in the state of Missouri, I remember the yellow traffic light meant one should "slow down." Now it has been over 25 years since I took the written driving exam and my memory could be failing me. What I find interesting though, is that my husband's definition of the yellow light is "proceed with caution." Read more ____________________________________________________________________________ Win A Book!!! Do
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e-mail. _________________________________________________________________________________ Ø To keep deer out of your garden, try
laying down trellis fencing or mesh with large openings between the rows and
around the perimeter. Set the fencing
on three-inch-high (7.5 cm) strips of wood so that it’s raised off the
ground. Deer won’t step on it because
their feet will get caught. Ø If you cultivate to control annual
weeds, don’t hoe deeper than two (5 cm) inches. As you cultivate, you’ll force all the weed seeds that are in
the top two inches of soil to germinate.
Once all the seedlings have been killed, few additional weeds will
appear because most seeds buried two inches deep or more won’t germinate. Ø Since fleas don’t like vitamine B1,
feeding your cats and dogs brewer’s yeast, also called nutritional yeast,
will give them a nice shiny coat of hair, as well as keep them flea
free. Just mix in a tablespoon (15
mL) or so with your pet’s dinner. Ø A coat of penetrating stain applied to a
smooth wood surface may last only two to four years, but a second
application, after the wood has weathered some, will last as long as ten. Ø The cucumber is an effective cockroach
chaser. Place cucumber skins wherever
you have a cockroach problem. The
vegetable’s repellent quality comes from a naturally occuring compound in the
plant called trans-2-nonenal. Ø To keep ants out of a room, sprinkle
baby powder where they enter, such as on a windowsill or under doors. The ants won’t walk through the powder. Ø To catch wasps that get inside the
house, quickly spray them several times with a water mister. The weight of the water on their wings
keeps them from flying and makes them easier to catch. ________________________________________________________________________________ Recipes
Purple Food Energy: Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus) Berry Crisp
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh raspberries 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh blueberries 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) fresh blackberries 4 tbsp. (60 mL) white sugar 2 cups (500 mL) unbleached all-purpose flour 2 cups (500 mL) rolled oats 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) packed brown sugar 1 tsp. (5 mL) ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. (2 mL) ground nutmeg 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) butter Preheat oven
to 350° F (175° C). In a large bowl, gently toss
together raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and white sugar; set aside. In a separate large bowl,
combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut in butter until
crumbly. Press half of mixture in the
bottom of a 9x13 inch (22x33 cm) pan.
Cover with berries. Sprinkle
remaining crumble mixture over the berries. Bake in the preheated oven for
30 to 40 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly and topping is golden brown. Blackberry, Mango, Banana Smoothie 2/3 cup (150 mL) frozen blackberries In a blender, add water, blackberries, mango, banana, and ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Blackberry Spinach Salad
1 pint (453.6 g) fresh blackberries 3 cups (750 mL) baby spinach, rinsed and dried 6 oz. (56.7 g) crumbled feta
cheese 1 pint (453.6 g) cherry tomatoes, halved 1 green onion, sliced on the
diagonal 1/4 cup (50 mL) slivered
almonds, or any nuts you like (optional) In a large
bowl, toss together baby spinach, blackberries, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes,
green onion, and nuts, if using. Fruit Salsa
5 kiwis, peeled and diced 1 quart (907.2 g) strawberries, finely chopped 1 pint (453.6 g) fresh blackberries, chopped 4 apples - peeled, cored and coarsely shredded 2 tbsp. (30 mL) fruit jelly, any flavor 6 tbsp. (90 mL) brown sugar 1 tbsp. (15 mL) cayenne pepper 3 tbsp. (45 mL) habanero hot sauce 1-7 oz. (198.4 g) can green salsa 1/3 cup (75 mL) lime juice Place
kiwis, strawberries, blackberries, and apples in a bowl. Stir in jelly, sugar, cayenne pepper, hot
sauce, green salsa, and lime juice. Stir together. Yoghurt Parfait
2 cups (500 mL) vanilla
yoghurt 1 cup (250 mL) granola 8 blackberries In a large
glass, layer 1 cup (250
mL) yoghurt, 1/2 cup (125 mL) granola and
4 blackberries. Repeat layers. See Purple Coloured Foods in the Plants, Food Colours, & Recipes
section of this web site, and http://www.gwenshealinggarden.ca/Recipes.htm
for additional information about the healing properties of purple,
phytonutrients, and recipes. (See
The Healing Garden: A Place Of Peace Chapter 7, Colour and
Healing Energy, page 64 for more information about what the colour purple
means and Chapter 8, Colour Energy, Plants, and Recipes pages 86 – 88 for
information about using purple in the garden and recipes.) _________________________________________________________________________________ Privacy Statement: Your email address and any information you
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