Welcome!
What is it about the world's great pioneers that prompts them to consider what could be achieved and explored beyond their own horizons? Faced with conundrums and personal challenges, the likes of Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Michelangelo, Thomas Edison, Escoffier, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Monet, Picasso, Sir Richard Branson, Frank Lowy and so many other world greats past and present. These were & are all people ahead of their time who, thanks to their determination, focus and passion have left an indelible impression on our world of today.
I write this because I am in the process of Exploring my own New Horizons & where this is going to lead I haven't got a clue but I certainly am having a heck of a great time so far that's for sure!
Yes it has been a little scary, frustrating, lonely, perhaps dark & damn hard work but there is something inside me that is yearning to go to this new place. All I know is that I have to follow my heart & my passion.
I have that buring desire again.
The fire in my belly is well & truly lit.
It's time to fly and see where it takes me.
I am blessed as so many gorgoeus people are magically showing up in my life, guiding me & patiently showing me how to get to the next step. This confirms I am doing the right thing. I have been in this space before so I understand what is going on. However, what is different this time is that I am appreciating the journey more so instead of only being focussed on the destination. I am fortunate to have had the absolute luxury of having some pretty phenomenal experiences last time that I could not have ever envisioned so I know that this time once again things are going to be pretty darn amazing!
Twelve months ago I had the desire to work for myself again. I loved my full time job & still do but I yearned for something more. Although I didn't know exactly how I was going to do this. I couldn't go back to doing Dinner Parties for people again because the 6am start at the markets & 12pm finish for the functions gave me that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. I had completely burnt out.
This time I needed to be smarter in how & what I set up so it benefits me & also you. So basically that is how The Wholesome Food Coach was created!
The journey has been absolutely wonderful. It took me to London & Paris last year where I caught up with old friends & made some new ones. I love Paris & who doesn't really! As I was sitting on the grass under the Eiffel Tower with my chunk of Brie & Baguette on a beautiful Autumn Paris day I knew that this was the beginning of many more special moments. So far I've met so many amazing people both in Australia & overseas, I've learnt about setting up an internet business, I have laughed & cried with friends and I have learnt even more about preparing & eating healthy foods.
All this is simply the beginning because I have a burning desire to explore new horizons..
Exploring new horizons can be as big or small as you choose.
Have you thought about what exploring a new horizon maybe or mean for you?
It doesn't always have to be about fame & fortune or making world changes. Perhaps exploring a new horizon for you is to doing something different with your loved one or family on a Sunday. Maybe leaving work on time one day a week instead of putting those extra one or two hours in for free. Explore seeing a movie that you wouldn't normally see. Try a different restaurant & type of food instead of the same one time & time again. Maybe a bolder New Horizon has been calling you like a trekking holiday in Katmandu!
It helps knowing that so many people have walked this path before us. I know it does for me. It has it's highs & lows. But we are going to experience those in life anyway so why not have them while persuing something you are passionate about. Some people have in my mind HUGE dreams & others have dreams that a little off centre because it suits their personality. I include myself there. And others dream of having more time with their family or getting a new pet.
Whatever your dream is go & explore those new horizons for you & see what happens. They usually turn out to exceed any expectations way beyond what you could ever have imagined for yourself.
Here is the link to my new beautiful website which is where I have extended & stretched myself in search of exploring new horizons.
Feel free to take a look around & enjoy the experience. I would love to hear your feedback.
http://www.thewholesomefoodcoach.com.au/
Or try access through this link for the moment.
http://www.julie-annbooth.com/
Until next week have a juicy week!
With love, warmth and radiance
J-A
Julie-Ann
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Tides of Change
Welcome!
Almost 2 weeks ago I started to feel the symptoms of a cold or maybe flu coming on & since I've changed my diet to a high raw diet I thought hey, I can nip this in the bud easily. After all I haven't been sick with a cold or the flu in over 2 years. And I have had had better health since making these changes to my diet. So I was pretty confident I'd be over this thing within a few days.
My full time job had quietened down so it was a good time to be sick & I wouldn't have inconvenienced anyone too much by staying home sick.
The first day I felt pretty ordinary so stayed quiet at home drinking my juices & smoothies etc.. I pulled one of my Goddess cards & she said I needed 'rest & quiet time'. I'm thinking yeah whatever. Then the next day I realised that this was going to be a cold so off I went & got all my herbal remedies etc... The day after that I am doing inhalations with the 'ol Vicks Vabour rub, extra Vit C, a herbal tonic, etc..
I pulled another Goddess card & she repeated her messages, quiet time, relax, don't think, don't do anything. Meditate & stay quiet.
However, I of course new better didn't I? So I had been catching up on reading about setting my business up etc.. etc.. but I was giving into the need of an afternoon nap & staying quiet so that will be enough.
By the 4th day I am usually over these things & pretty much on the mend. But I woke up & I felt dreadful. All I could do was sleep for most of the day or watch watch mindless tele. My brain had checked out. It just couldn't cope with any more information. It needed to process what was already going on.
I pulled another Goddess card & it was the same message AGAIN! Ok so this was becoming more than a joke now so I decided to completely give into this this lurgy & honour that there was something much deeper going on that needed to be brought to the surface & let go of. Okay so it was time to listen to some divine guidance now.
A couple more days went past & I was just getting worse. So against my normal preferences I went to the Dr & got some antibiotics because I had a really sore throat by now & an annoying cough! Yes for those of you slanted on the Spiritual side I was trying to cough something up & it had to be something really big this time. And for those of you what aren't Spiritually inclined ok I was very run down!
Just bear with me hear for those of you non spiritual. I have been kind to myself for such a long time now by consciously not putting anything toxic into my body both through food & thoughts. There are slip ups from time to time but hey I'm only human!
Some of the stuff I was coughing up had been there for years & I simply observed the gunk of negative thoughts, feelings & emotions that were surfacing. Now with a different perspective & wisdom on certain things I really embraced knowing that this was such a wonderful experience. Because once this was all out there is no way any of it is going back down & I now know how to prevent this.
The last couple of years I have wanted to change some aspects of my life & I was cruising along relatively happy but there was a but & I got to that point which was what I have isn't enough. There are so many things I want to do & with my current lifestyle these aren't going to be able to happen if I was to do what I wanted to do. I wasn't where I was wanting to be in some areas of my life at this stage of my life so I needed to step up for this. Big time!
So New Year's Eve this year I set these new intentions with a steely focus & determination making myself very clear to the Universe & Goddess. what these were. I made new decisions for the lifestyle I have chosen to have with absolute clarity. So I accepted the challenge to really 'step up' to a new way of being, knowing that at times it could get a little 'uncomfortble' but you just gotta do what you gotta do.
These past 10 days I have been able to process a lot of that 'old stuff' & let it go. I have a couple of very inspirational friends who are living the life of their dreams. And I knew them way before anything started to change. So I watched from the sidelines their process & the 2 things that they went through just before their lives skyrocted to how they envisioned them to be was they also got very sick with a similar illness.
So it gave me that warm fuzzy feeling of reassurance & excitement within.
I have had so many personal break throughs in the last week which is totally awesome & beautiful rewards are already coming to me.
I've decided to share this with you because I think Life is about tweaking certain things & reminding yourself what it is that your heart truly desires from time to time. It is about doing things that you love & invoke passion. And that was what I did on New Year's Eve, I reminded myself of the things that I have been & I am passionate about.
This is my secret when it comes to food. It is such an easy & effective thing to do.
I always ask my clients what their favourite foods are. We design a menu or program around that because they get back in touch with those feelings of passion that may have been suppressed. I want them to get to that point where for them the food tastes orgasmic! (that's how we as chef's rate food!) Something that can be so easily invoked & yet so easily forgotten about at the same time.
Is there something that you used to be passionate about & may have forgotten about? I encourage you to recognise that & include what ever it is into you life. I very much doubt you will go through the same proces I just have but it may depend on what caused you to shut that part of your life out.
In any respect be kind to yourself & start living life with passion in it everyday. You can do this with one of your favourite fruits or vegetable! It's that easy!
Until next week.
Stay safe & healthy!
With love, warmth and radiance
J-A
Julie-Ann
Almost 2 weeks ago I started to feel the symptoms of a cold or maybe flu coming on & since I've changed my diet to a high raw diet I thought hey, I can nip this in the bud easily. After all I haven't been sick with a cold or the flu in over 2 years. And I have had had better health since making these changes to my diet. So I was pretty confident I'd be over this thing within a few days.
My full time job had quietened down so it was a good time to be sick & I wouldn't have inconvenienced anyone too much by staying home sick.
The first day I felt pretty ordinary so stayed quiet at home drinking my juices & smoothies etc.. I pulled one of my Goddess cards & she said I needed 'rest & quiet time'. I'm thinking yeah whatever. Then the next day I realised that this was going to be a cold so off I went & got all my herbal remedies etc... The day after that I am doing inhalations with the 'ol Vicks Vabour rub, extra Vit C, a herbal tonic, etc..
I pulled another Goddess card & she repeated her messages, quiet time, relax, don't think, don't do anything. Meditate & stay quiet.
However, I of course new better didn't I? So I had been catching up on reading about setting my business up etc.. etc.. but I was giving into the need of an afternoon nap & staying quiet so that will be enough.
By the 4th day I am usually over these things & pretty much on the mend. But I woke up & I felt dreadful. All I could do was sleep for most of the day or watch watch mindless tele. My brain had checked out. It just couldn't cope with any more information. It needed to process what was already going on.
I pulled another Goddess card & it was the same message AGAIN! Ok so this was becoming more than a joke now so I decided to completely give into this this lurgy & honour that there was something much deeper going on that needed to be brought to the surface & let go of. Okay so it was time to listen to some divine guidance now.
A couple more days went past & I was just getting worse. So against my normal preferences I went to the Dr & got some antibiotics because I had a really sore throat by now & an annoying cough! Yes for those of you slanted on the Spiritual side I was trying to cough something up & it had to be something really big this time. And for those of you what aren't Spiritually inclined ok I was very run down!
Just bear with me hear for those of you non spiritual. I have been kind to myself for such a long time now by consciously not putting anything toxic into my body both through food & thoughts. There are slip ups from time to time but hey I'm only human!
Some of the stuff I was coughing up had been there for years & I simply observed the gunk of negative thoughts, feelings & emotions that were surfacing. Now with a different perspective & wisdom on certain things I really embraced knowing that this was such a wonderful experience. Because once this was all out there is no way any of it is going back down & I now know how to prevent this.
The last couple of years I have wanted to change some aspects of my life & I was cruising along relatively happy but there was a but & I got to that point which was what I have isn't enough. There are so many things I want to do & with my current lifestyle these aren't going to be able to happen if I was to do what I wanted to do. I wasn't where I was wanting to be in some areas of my life at this stage of my life so I needed to step up for this. Big time!
So New Year's Eve this year I set these new intentions with a steely focus & determination making myself very clear to the Universe & Goddess. what these were. I made new decisions for the lifestyle I have chosen to have with absolute clarity. So I accepted the challenge to really 'step up' to a new way of being, knowing that at times it could get a little 'uncomfortble' but you just gotta do what you gotta do.
These past 10 days I have been able to process a lot of that 'old stuff' & let it go. I have a couple of very inspirational friends who are living the life of their dreams. And I knew them way before anything started to change. So I watched from the sidelines their process & the 2 things that they went through just before their lives skyrocted to how they envisioned them to be was they also got very sick with a similar illness.
So it gave me that warm fuzzy feeling of reassurance & excitement within.
I have had so many personal break throughs in the last week which is totally awesome & beautiful rewards are already coming to me.
I've decided to share this with you because I think Life is about tweaking certain things & reminding yourself what it is that your heart truly desires from time to time. It is about doing things that you love & invoke passion. And that was what I did on New Year's Eve, I reminded myself of the things that I have been & I am passionate about.
This is my secret when it comes to food. It is such an easy & effective thing to do.
I always ask my clients what their favourite foods are. We design a menu or program around that because they get back in touch with those feelings of passion that may have been suppressed. I want them to get to that point where for them the food tastes orgasmic! (that's how we as chef's rate food!) Something that can be so easily invoked & yet so easily forgotten about at the same time.
Is there something that you used to be passionate about & may have forgotten about? I encourage you to recognise that & include what ever it is into you life. I very much doubt you will go through the same proces I just have but it may depend on what caused you to shut that part of your life out.
In any respect be kind to yourself & start living life with passion in it everyday. You can do this with one of your favourite fruits or vegetable! It's that easy!
Until next week.
Stay safe & healthy!
With love, warmth and radiance
J-A
Julie-Ann
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The End of Summer in Oz
Welcome!
Wow it is the beginning of March already & the end of Summer in the Southern Hemisphere! Once again another year is starting to gain momentum very quickly.
I want to acknowledge all of the amazing Firefighters & Volounteers who jumped at the opportunity to help distressed fellow Australians. It was just heart wrenching watching the daily news of the many stories of heart ache & tragedy caused from the destruction of fire. And to think that some of those horrific fires were deliberately lit is just beyond comprehension. It is at times like this when you see National pride at it's best with everyone rallying around to help in any way they can. And to hear so many stories of bravery certainly gives you goose bumps. It will be a February that is going to be etched in Australian history forever now.
February proved to be both busy & at times challenging for me for all the right reasons in the end.
The month began with me being able to see Victoria & Valaya Boutenko talk on their Raw food journey live in Bondi which was so awesome. I thought Victoria is a true Earth Mother & very passionate about spreading the word of a Raw Food lifestyle. Considering her whole family were each cured of some pretty nasty diseases it is no wonder she wants everyone to know how easy it can be to make some changes to your diet that can save your life. They are Russian & were used to a diet filled with meat, potatoes, bread & fat & she believes that if they can make changes to their diet then anyone can. Let's just say she really knows her stuff & has researched & researched food & nutrition so you know you are in safe hands.
Victoria touched on a sensitive subject about one day how we could evolve to the point of eating insects for extra Vitamin B. Well that certainly got one audience member completely wound up! However, she handled him with dignity & respect the best way anyone could. Can't say I think I'll ever be a deliberate insect convert but swallowing the occasional fly is something that happens so now I know how good it is for me I'll try not to spit it back up so quickly!
February also included a trip to the Sunshine Coast for a few days with a Mastermind Group led by Sandy Forster & Dymphna Boholt. Wow what a weekend packed full of incredible information & people. I must say the added bonus of being in paradise added to the experience too!
Oh and February is also the month of my birthday, yes yet again!
The last couple of months have certainly been a huge learning curve & a journey that I am totally embracing. My first ebook, Wholesome Juices and Smoothies is finished now & I will be uploading it very soon. Or should I say once I learn how to do that!
So here is a recipe from the book for you to enjoy.
Until next time stay safe & I look forward to sharing another incredible month ahead.
With love, warmth and radiance
Julie-Ann xo
Mixed Berry Zinger
¼ cup fresh or frozen strawberries
¼ cup fresh or frozen raspberries
¼ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
¼ cup fresh or frozen blackberries
½ lemon, juiced
2 mint sprigs
¼ cup soaked almonds or almond meal
¾ cup still or sparkling water, or your desired consistency
Place all the ingredients into the blender & liquidize fro approx 45 sec.
This is lovely & refreshing any time.
Strawberries are such delicious Summer and Autumn fruit. Like other berries they have a high content of anti-oxidants. They contain high levels of folate which is necessary during conception and pregnancy because it reduces the risks of spina bifida. Strawberries contain fibre to keep you regular, potassium which helps regulate blood pressure and reduces chances of a heart attack or a stroke.
Blackberries have a high content of tannins which is good for your digestive system. They have a slightly bitter taste which is a tonic to the liver. Blackberries have a high fibre content helping to keep cholesterol levels down. Blackberries contain Vitamin C which helps to repair and replenish cells in the body and keeps any potential cold at bay.
Wow it is the beginning of March already & the end of Summer in the Southern Hemisphere! Once again another year is starting to gain momentum very quickly.
I want to acknowledge all of the amazing Firefighters & Volounteers who jumped at the opportunity to help distressed fellow Australians. It was just heart wrenching watching the daily news of the many stories of heart ache & tragedy caused from the destruction of fire. And to think that some of those horrific fires were deliberately lit is just beyond comprehension. It is at times like this when you see National pride at it's best with everyone rallying around to help in any way they can. And to hear so many stories of bravery certainly gives you goose bumps. It will be a February that is going to be etched in Australian history forever now.
February proved to be both busy & at times challenging for me for all the right reasons in the end.
The month began with me being able to see Victoria & Valaya Boutenko talk on their Raw food journey live in Bondi which was so awesome. I thought Victoria is a true Earth Mother & very passionate about spreading the word of a Raw Food lifestyle. Considering her whole family were each cured of some pretty nasty diseases it is no wonder she wants everyone to know how easy it can be to make some changes to your diet that can save your life. They are Russian & were used to a diet filled with meat, potatoes, bread & fat & she believes that if they can make changes to their diet then anyone can. Let's just say she really knows her stuff & has researched & researched food & nutrition so you know you are in safe hands.
Victoria touched on a sensitive subject about one day how we could evolve to the point of eating insects for extra Vitamin B. Well that certainly got one audience member completely wound up! However, she handled him with dignity & respect the best way anyone could. Can't say I think I'll ever be a deliberate insect convert but swallowing the occasional fly is something that happens so now I know how good it is for me I'll try not to spit it back up so quickly!
February also included a trip to the Sunshine Coast for a few days with a Mastermind Group led by Sandy Forster & Dymphna Boholt. Wow what a weekend packed full of incredible information & people. I must say the added bonus of being in paradise added to the experience too!
Oh and February is also the month of my birthday, yes yet again!
The last couple of months have certainly been a huge learning curve & a journey that I am totally embracing. My first ebook, Wholesome Juices and Smoothies is finished now & I will be uploading it very soon. Or should I say once I learn how to do that!
So here is a recipe from the book for you to enjoy.
Until next time stay safe & I look forward to sharing another incredible month ahead.
With love, warmth and radiance
Julie-Ann xo
Mixed Berry Zinger
¼ cup fresh or frozen strawberries
¼ cup fresh or frozen raspberries
¼ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
¼ cup fresh or frozen blackberries
½ lemon, juiced
2 mint sprigs
¼ cup soaked almonds or almond meal
¾ cup still or sparkling water, or your desired consistency
Place all the ingredients into the blender & liquidize fro approx 45 sec.
This is lovely & refreshing any time.
Strawberries are such delicious Summer and Autumn fruit. Like other berries they have a high content of anti-oxidants. They contain high levels of folate which is necessary during conception and pregnancy because it reduces the risks of spina bifida. Strawberries contain fibre to keep you regular, potassium which helps regulate blood pressure and reduces chances of a heart attack or a stroke.
Blackberries have a high content of tannins which is good for your digestive system. They have a slightly bitter taste which is a tonic to the liver. Blackberries have a high fibre content helping to keep cholesterol levels down. Blackberries contain Vitamin C which helps to repair and replenish cells in the body and keeps any potential cold at bay.
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