Life-Change-Acceptance-Forgiveness: Piecing it all together

LIFE. It’s all about learning how to love people unconditionally while they are here and release them valiantly when it is their time to go. To be able to love with all your might and let go with every ounce of grace you can goes hand in hand. We are not meant to be on this planet forever. We are not meant to hold hands with other physical beings forever, see the same eyes forever, exchange the same words and relish in the same thoughts forever.

Every day we must anticipate CHANGE.

Change. It can feel like a slap in the face sometimes yet is the one constant in life along with death and taxes. We have to roll with it or risk being run over by pushing against it. It comes in waves, sometimes storms. It can go against the grain, and yet we need to be able to catch onto the wings of change and somehow keep afloat. Compromise with multiple angles and adhere if we want to survive. Stay sane. Allow our minds to grow forward, up, and out into a bubble of optimism.

Breathe in with serenity and breathe out with ACCEPTANCE.

Acceptance. It is never about what we think it’s about. We think we need to learn how to understand other people and their mindsets, their opinions, their faults, their struggles and it has nothing to do with that. Acceptance is within YOU. Once you have that grandiose understanding of who you are, what you’re about and take a fine tooth comb through your own emotions until you can grasp that intricate little piece of YOU that you’ve been struggling to understand. Only then will you understand that acceptance of others comes naturally once you have reached the root of what YOU are all about.

It is about loving yourself unconditionally and understanding the art of FORGIVENESS.

Forgiveness. It has nothing to do with apologies and forgetting the wrong that has been done to you. It has to do with loving yourself enough to do RIGHT to your soul. It is the greatest gift you can give yourself. You have to love yourself enough to let go of anger. Respect yourself enough to know your own worth. You don’t deserve the doubt, the regret, the wonder of trying to figure out everyone's baggage. Their wrong doing is not your burden to bear. Love and let go. Realize the reward of an honorable conscience and a well rounded heart. And so continues the journey of LIFE.

Can't get enough of these yummy balls :)

I love getting creative with energy bites and home-made granola bar recipes! This is my version of the “perfect” mix of protein, omega fat, fiber, and anti-oxidants rolled together in a little ball of sweetness. The maca powder adds a hint of butterscotch and nuttiness and the mild crunch of the chia seeds makes the texture unique and adds a punch of anti oxidants and calcium. These little suckers are addicting!


~Nutritious and delicious Energy balls~

1 cup dry oats (I use a mix of steel cut and old fashioned oats)
1/2 cup ground flaxseeds
2/3 cups organic coconut flakes
1 1/2 tbsp. Navita’s Naturals chia seeds
2 tbsp. Navita’s Naturals Raw Maca powder
1/2 cup roughly chopped 80% cacao chocolate (I use Ghiradelli)
1 cup peanut butter (I use MaraNatha organic)
1/3 cup organic honey
1 tsp. vanilla

Method: Stir all of the ingredients together until blended. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour to firm up. Roll into golf ball size bites and store in the fridge. Enjoy!!