I'm going to India after x-mas, backpacking for about 5 months, and I'm wondering if anyone know about any raw community, restaurants, markets, people.. anything! (oh, and i've never been to india before, so if anybody has some travelling tips, it will be greatly appreciated! :D )

thanks!

thank you BB, Leif and Ivan, words of wisdom! I needed to hear some other persectives and itmade me smile! thank you!

Pea! how u going?? I miss u! do you know if they have sold the house yet? i soo want to go back to adeaide, but i need a job first if i'm going down! say hello to jas, di, artie, bec and lars for me! :D

jennie, one of the most amazing ppl? wow! ditto!! cause ur so you! if that makes sence.. :D and yes i'll take one of those small houses thanks! 

wellll, i've been without a internet access for some time, glad to be back!
not too much of a change. oh, my bed arrived today, yeey! finally i have my own bedroom, it's been a while!

still working, still loving it. the weather has been smashing, sunbathing all day long when i'm not working.
but have been slacking with raw, even with meditation    i've been on autopilot lately, i need a slap in the face and a kick in the butt! i wrote down so much great goals and affirmations in australia, and i almost haven't looked at it since i came home, but i just did, and i'm printing it out and hanging it on the wall. the key for me is meditation though. if i meditate enough and properly, everything else falls into place, so that's nr 1. priority!

this was short, but i'm soo tired, work starts 7 am tomorrow, gotta go to bed! my new comfy bed!    nighty night!

peace out

hello everyone! long time no see

soo, I'm back in Norway. and ever since i got home i have had so many thoughts going through my head it's driving me crazy! on the first day of my arrival, i thought it was too soon to come back home. obviously i was thrilled to see my little sis and mom, we all hugged and cried. but things got back to normal soon. coming home reminded me of who i was before i left, seeing the house i visualized all the things i used to do. and the habits died for a while and came back when i moved back home. so yes, maybe it was too soon. i feel like iv'e grown so much during my time in Oz, but i feel somewhat disconnected here. it's like i left a part of me in oz, and all that was left when i came ome was the old me.

i did bring back some good habits though. i drink 1/2 L og green juice every morning and i meditate. i have to, othewise i would be going crazy! i do find it harder to connect with myself being home. old insecurities i had are coming back. my family, although i love em to death, are so different to me. i feel like i'm the black sheep in some ways, and it's hard for me to be myself 100% around them. i know they love me no matter what, but i stil want to feel connected with them, like i used to more so before.

i'm trying really hard to not be frustrated, and just be happy with what i have here, but i don't and i feel so bad because of it. i feel guilty for not being ecstatic to be home, which just adds to the frustration.

but the biggest thing for me right now is that i don't know where to go this automn. i think about it 24/7. i wish i could just relax and have faith that everything is gonna work out perfect, but i just can't stop thinking about it. i thought London was it. perfect; good for business, good raw/vegan community, only 1 1/2 h on plane from home. but it's not Adelaide. it's funny, when i left home i didn't miss Risor (my home town) at all. not even 0,1 %, nothing! but as soon a i came home i started thinking about addy. i miss the beach, i miss the mall, i miss central markeds,i miss clinton's organic shop, i miss the buss the tram, that guy standing on rundle selling "the big issue"! i miss it all! apart from my friends who i obviously miss the most, i miss the raw house most of all. the ppl, the sounds the smells.. it would be so hard coming back now that they're selling the house. my best memories from oz, hands down, is the first few months i spent in that house. everytime i think about it, i just want to turn back time! and i tear up.

if it was a mind-heart thing, it wouldn't be a problem, follow ur heart! but it's a heart-heart thing! being close to my family, or living in Addy, which i truly feel is my home?

but that's enough babble for now! gonna go read "awaken the giant within" by tony robbins, love it!

peace out

110% question everything!!

as a gift: flowers and jewelery or something original?

Hey eve! thanks! the b'day was great! will post photos soon! 

yeey for the smiley, Harley! LOL

oh BB, that's my favourite scene too!
one of my favourites is dirty dancing 2, love that! I have it at home and I can watch it every day, I never get tired of it! and of course titanic, my absolute favourite!  although i never watch the ending cause I can't stop crying

see you tonight sach! 

good morning forum!

it is such a beautiful day! sun is shining 
this morning I went outside in the back yard to meditate. I was facing the sun, hearing the buzzing of the flies and the birds singing. I said my affirmations quietly. I felt so connected, it was a beautiful and profound moment, finally getting the hang of this meditation thing!

for 2 years I have been goalsetting, but not really reaching my goals. I have come up with a great way to set my goals and achieve them. now I haven't read any books on goalsetting, so there are probably many other and better methods out there, but this works for me!  so I want to share it with you.

I organize my goals, so one will be

my raw goals

what: thriving on a 110% raw diet and knowing what foods work for me
when: in 2 years (yes that's right, I'm giving myself 2 years to transition! i have already "wasted" 2 years strict raw,  bingeing, strict raw, bingeing.. and it has not been good for my body, so what if I used those 2 years to transition? I'm afraid to rush into it now, but maybe it will take me shorter. or longer!)
where: everywhere!

the helpers

here I write everything from kitchen "stuff", books I wanna read on the subject, how to get good quality organic food living in a cold country (I am happy to say I have a long list!) to what and who inspires me, who supports me, meditation etc etc..

first step:

the diciplines/action steps. f.eks mine is green smoothie in the morning, eat fruit thouhout the day and have a big salad before I eat anything cooked.
but the most important here is metitating in the morning, which goes under my personal/spiritual goals, it's hard to categorize cause it'a all connected! thats why i put them all together in a "first step routine" where i put all my "first steps" together. raw goals, personal goals, finacial goals etc. so yeah.. this might leave you confused or... not anyway this is roughly how I set my goals and it's working great

I am no longer wrighting down my old favourite goal, how much weight I wanna lose this month, or this week even! I can set a long term goal for how much I wanna lose, but how am I supposed to know how much my body will loose in a month? and i don't need the extra added pressure. I am just gonna do my daily diciplines, and my body will work it out

peace out!

Today I wil laugh
Today I will smile
Today I will take control of my life
Today I will be my true self
Today I will take the time to see the beauty around me
Today I count my blessings
Today I give thanks
Today I have a deep appreciation for myself
Today I will do a good deed
Today I will spend quality time with my friends/family
Today is the greatest day of my life

what are your todaysies??

yup, that's the one!
have an awesome time tomorrow, whish I could be there! 

Ivan, that is beautiful! I will print it out and hang it on the wall, thank youuuu! 

Saaach! you knock me sideways with your awesomeness!
I had the biggest smile on my face while reading your post! you're so sweet, thank you! I'm so glad you're coming to celebrate my birthday with us, we're all so exited!
I hope not too many years go by before we see each other again. (and I'm not doing the piggy dance! )

since I'm going home soon, these few weeks I have reflected alot upon how this year has change me, and I can see things in perspective, now that I have been away from home, which is good! I have actually reflected so much upon my life that it's driving me crazy sometimes! I have thought about my childhood, and all the stages iv'e gone through, the people in my life, good and "bad" and my experiences. soo much stuff has come up that I have been in denial about, and I have grown so much spiritually, I can't believe it! I have changed so much! it's a bit scary as well.

they say the hardest part of travelling is to return home. and I'm starting to realize that that's true! it's not just about leaving the place and the people I love so much, behind, but meeting my family and friends again. have they changed? will they act differently towards me now that I have changed? will they think I'm weird? will I find it hard not to be around likeminded ppl? will they have any expectations? will i go into old habits? so many q's! is'a a bit stressing. but please don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see my fam and friends again! I can't wait to hug my mum and my sis! the longest i've been apart from my mum before I left for Oz was a week and a half, going on a field trip in year 10 and suddenly it's almost a year! I miss her!

I've realized it's not lame to love yourself, actually it's the opposite!
I've realized that I can't change my body for the better and hate it at the same time
I've realized that the "worst" experiences in my life has been the best!
I've realized that my mum is even more amazing than I thought, and that my sis is actually awesome!
I've realized that i NEED to forgive

that was about 5 in a billion things I have realized during my stay!

I have gotten so into affirmations and meditation, and it's helped me sort things out, and oh my god, amazing things have happened! it's made me more calm, confident, more connected with myself and the universe. I've also gotten into writing a diary, and it's helped me alot! getting all these good, bad, weird, awesome, crazy thoughts down on paper, releasing it to the universe and get on with it!

from one thing to another! I made  really good salad today of romaine, spinach, tomato, capsicum, cucumber, sultanas, grated carrot and beetroot, lemon juice, some cracked pepper and strawberries! (sounds like a weird combo, but it's good )
I have never been very good at making gs, but I have come up with an awesome recipe and I drink it every day! it's spinach, 2  bananas, 2 dates, 2 stalks of celery, lemon juice and some filtered water, yum!

peace out!

Erin!! I'm so glad I got to meet you too, your'e the coolest! I wish you could be here for my bday!
going home is gonna be bittersweet!

oh, I was gonna start this thread free, you beat me to it! 

happy happy happy happy birthday, babe!!! love you so much! 

oh my god, that can be taken in soo many ways a few inside jokes there!
I like to use the smileys to express my feeeeeeelings  (although that was totally random, but so cool hey!)

but all (inside) jokes aside, thank you! thank you for letting me stay in your home, I absolutely love the energy of this house, you are all so special to me! 

I'm sooooooooo exited to be journaling again!!!! I have missed it terribly! I haven't been journaling for a while, for reasons that are so stupid, I'm not even gonna mention it! but just so you know it has nothing to do with you guys on the forum

after I stopped journaling, i felt like i left the rp community and just standing outside looking in, and it's no fun!
so I am finally back to journaling yeeeeey        

ok, soooo... I've had a great time in Oz, going back in just 3 weeks! it's gone so fast I'm just like no, not home yet! I wanna staaay! but, need to get home to my fam! can't wait to see them again, even though i talk to my mum for hours and hours per week, I still miss her terribly! and the same goes for my little sis, and of course my lovely friends, god, I'm so lucky!

this time apart from everything has been so good for me. it's made me appreciate my family and friends so much more! and I have also found out who are my real friends, i.e. those that I have stayed in touch with. but most of all my little sis. we used to fight ALOT! and all I could see was her "bad" sides. but now I find myself bragging of Camilla every chance I get!

I am in a good place with raw now. after almost 2 years of pushing myself into raw, telling myself that i have to be 100% or nothing, it's been physically and mentally draining. it hasn't been a fun 2 years. but it's all good, a learning experience. I've come to think that the bad experiences are the best experiences, cause they are the teachers of your life! anyway, after reading Alissa's book, I decided I wanted to go 100% raw, cause that was what she recomended, and she also says that "when you fall of the wagon, you have to start all over again". so when i fell of the wagon I just thought, oh, it was all for nothing. I don't think like that anymore, but by the way I love Alissa Cohen!

I've finally started listening through a bunch of DW lectures i got from Harley (thanks! ) and in one of them Wolfe talks about the soft approach, which is what I'm doing now! i.e. you don't jump into it, but take on disiplines that you do everyday. mine is: (usually )
- gs in the morning
- green juice when i get my juicer 
- fruit, whatever, whenever 
-a big salad
-and after that whatever i like! (hopefully something "healthy" cooked  vegan  )

I don't think there is one approach suits all. but this works for me! and I have written down step by step goals to reach 100% raw, and being kind to myself in the prosess

I'ts kinda scary journaling again as well, writing personal stuff, but I know you all are supportive, lovely ppl!

I have so much more I wanna wright, but I'll keep it short for now, should go to bed actually!
I probably won't though! and no, it's not because of what you think BB! 

wohoo I'm so exited to journal again! 

peace out