Year Four, Day 107: My One Good Day

I am having a very good day today. I'm almost afraid to blink. I feel completely balanced. I can breath freely through my nose and my lungs are clear. I do not hurt anywhere.

Perhaps I do have a soy allergy? I also have started using Flonase again. But I've used it before and did not see such a dramatic result.

It could be a combination of everything I am doing: Qi Gong, daily hooping, walking, breathing exercises, keeping up with household chores, praying, eating healthier - staying away from wheat and now soy, focusing on whole foods - drinking more water.

Or perhaps I am just having my one very good day a month. I'll take it!

I am also starting to appreciate my daily routine. And settling into my new community. Today after I did my Qi Gong and hooped, I made a big pot of turkey chili - ground turkey, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, green chiles, fire roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, cumin, chili powder and a dash of cinnamon. It tasted divine! Even my granddaughter ate some, expressing her approval with "Nom noms!"

I only wish I had my sense of smell back. I imagine it smelled as good as it tasted!

After my morning granddaughter shift, I headed downtown Vancouver. Usually I go downtown and hop on the Express bus, only heading to Starbucks if time permits. But today I was early enough to visit the library. I love starting my afternoon at the library! I returned some DVD's, and checked out a new one, along with a book: The Next Person You Meet In Heaven, by Mitch Albom. It looks like just the ticket for my frame of mind today.

Now I am at a library in Portland, talking to you! I will be heading out soon to teach students. But I found an interesting book on detoxing: Optimal Detox by Christopher Vasey, ND. Again, just the ticket.

So now I shall head out into my day, to teach and to learn!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita

p.s. My Day 20 hooping video is still uploading. May have to share it tomorrow. Happy Thursday! :)

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