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What’s on my plate this month?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"a return to core values<\/strong>
\nMy plate this past week has been more of a glass, a straw and a bowl of blended goodies than an actual plate.
\nYou see I’ve taken this week ~ the week after a flurry of summer guests, the week of my 47th birthday, and the week of the anniversary of my husband Isamu’s passing (eleven years ago yesterday) ~ to sink back into myself, back into my core.
\nTo cleanse.
\nTo quiet.
\nTo nourish.
\nAnd to realign with my true intentions.
\nIt’s also been an opportunity for me to experience the benefits of\u00a0Refresh: A TrulyFood Summer Cleanse<\/a>\u00a0before leading you through it in just a couple of weeks. And I’m not ready to let those benefits go.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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This past week also had me thinking, for reasons that may or may not be obvious, of a post I wrote a couple of years ago that I wanted to share with you today. The post is about that re-alignment, about tapping into our true potential, and about the ways in which we can each be reminded to come back to our core values.
\nI like to think of our core values as root source. It’s your home base. Your gut instincts of what\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>and what\u00a0is not<\/em>\u00a0right for you. And this is why I love the\u00a0TrulyFood Summer Cleanse<\/a>\u00a0for this level of symbiosis.\u00a0It’s all about the gut and sinking into your personal core.<\/a>
\nNow for that post which may lead you simultaneously singing and reflective.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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I have a confession to make: I’m a sucker for musicals. And as a sucker for musicals I developed a bit of an obsession with the TV show\u00a0Glee<\/em>, which is now, sadly, cancelled.
\nAnother confession is that I don’t own a TV. I haven’t for almost half my life. For the most part its hard for me to understand when people have\u00a0time<\/em>\u00a0to watch TV. But as I learned to love all the assets of my laptop computer, I also discovered that I could savor a TV show or two like a drop of precious indulgent nectar.
\nThe first season of\u00a0Glee<\/em>\u00a0was a little pithy and high-\u00addrama for my tastes. I was in it for the singing, dancing and musicality. This seemed to evolve in the second season. And then, a couple of summers ago, in a desperate attempt to satisfy the craving for that specific indulgence, I stumbled upon\u00a0The Glee Project<\/em>. Devoid of sarcastic humor\u00a0The Glee Project<\/em>\u00a0was reduced to the hard work, practice, talent and initiative of a slowly decreasing number of kids pouring their heart and soul into their efforts to secure a dream. . . a seven episode spotlight on\u00a0Glee<\/em>, season three.
\nBut what does\u00a0The Glee Project<\/em>\u00a0have to do with you?
\nWhat does it have to do with your core values and your gut instincts?
\nIt all boils down to episode 7 on the first season of\u00a0The Glee Project<\/em>\u00a0and a 20\u00ad-year-old boy named Cameron; a self\u00ad-proclaimed nerd with a lyrical capacity and authentic determination that inspired a flurry of emotion in me. That’s a lot to say about a young man more than half my age on a reality TV show!
\nBut I’m not alone.
\nCameron’s a guiding light for us all and similarly inspired many. I’m hopeful that his intentions and constitution will inspire you too.
\nOn episode 7 of\u00a0The Glee Project<\/em>, the six remaining contenders were charged with a focus on the theme of sexuality. Each episode had a unique challenge. There were topics like individuality, vulnerability and tenacity. Things we all explore as we journey through life.
\nYet the eye on sexuality was particularly difficult for Cameron. It conflicted with his religious beliefs and, as a result, he faltered in his performance.
\nIn keeping with the show’s progression, Cameron was called in for a “last chance recital” along with two other hopefuls due to their hiccups in the group production. One of them would be asked to leave the Project, thus losing their chance to win the spotlight on\u00a0Glee<\/em>.
\nIt was both Cameron’s “last chance recital” and his response to the challenge that I want to embrace as an example for poising yourself on your own journey to health and your core values. The performance was a heart\u00ad-stopping rendition of\u00a0Blackbird<\/em>\u00a0by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney about the civil rights struggle for blacks after reading about the race riots in the US. And Cameron, after singing from the soul, was forced to speak to his difficulties with the sexuality assignment of the week.
\nYou may guess or know what Cameron did.
\nHe didn’t follow the pack. He trusted his gut instincts to lead him to his own version of success.
\nAnd what I can tell you is this: Cameron knew himself.
\nAt the ripe age of 20, this young man knew his strengths and his limitations. Through tears and grief he found the way to stand for them, to stand for his core values. And from there, I believe he has taken his broken wings and learned to fly.
\nWe can look at the oppressions of life as those inflicted from our culture or the outside world. They can be self-imposed by psychological barriers and limitations we put on ourselves. Even our health struggles and afflictions can feel like the ultimate persecution.
\nYet within the confines of constriction and injustice, you may just find your wings. It may take dropping into your root ~ your gut and your heart, the natural organs associated with this season ~ yet from there you can learn to fly.
\nAs Cameron learned, sometimes the strength of aspects of ourselves comes with some flip-\u00adside weaknesses. Knowing those weaknesses ~ knowing\u00a0yourself<\/em>\u00a0~ and accounting for them, instead of ignoring them, is what enables you to soar beyond any limitations.
\nThis is the season to fly.<\/p>\n

Lyrics to Blackbird:<\/h2>\n

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
\nTake these broken wings and learn to fly
\nAll your life
\nYou were only waiting for this moment to arise
\nBlack bird singing in the dead of night
\nTake these sunken eyes and learn to see
\nall your life
\nyou were only waiting for this moment to be free
\nBlackbird fly, Blackbird fly
\nInto the light of the dark black night.
\nBlackbird fly, Blackbird fly
\nInto the light of the dark black night.
\nBlackbird singing in the dead of night
\nTake these broken wings and learn to fly
\nAll your life
\nYou were only waiting for this moment to arise,
\nYou were only waiting for this moment to arise,
\nYou were only waiting for this moment to arise
\nWarmly,
\n\"AndreaSig\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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