"There is never a reason for you to be without something that you desire.  Nor is there ever a reason for you to experience something you do not desire – for you hold absolute control of your experiences"

-’Ask & It Is Given’, Esther & Jerry Hicks. The teachings of Abraham

Back home now and loving getting back into the swing of things.  I had an incredible time in SF that last day, my boat trip in beautiful sunshine over to Alcatraz was a fantastic way to end an extraordinary trip.  The highlight of that day was the audio tour of the cell block in Alcatraz and seeing Al Capone’s cell.  I was shocked at how small the cells really were.  I went in one and can’t even begin to think what it must have been like to spend up to 23 hours a day in there.  Also went into one of the solitary confinement cells.  This is where prisoners would be kept in complete deprivation of light, sound and any human contact, not even knowing what time it is or whether it’s day or night.  I heard how one of the inmates used to take a button off his shirt and throw it up in the air.  He would then spin round and get down on his hand and knees to look for it, this simple task was to stop himself going insane.  It’s interesting to look into the real history of Alcatraz and find out the truth behind the Hollywood interpretations (The birdman of Alcatraz never actually had birds in there and certainly wasn’t the nice Grandfather figure he was portrayed as!).

My last afternoon was invested in a taxi ride accross town to Cafe Gratitude to eat and stock-up fr the plane ride.  I actually ate all that food before I got on the plane which was fine because it was a night time flight and I wouldn’t be eating anyway.  The steward on the plane couldn’t understand that I didn’t want anything to eat or drink, the beef ravioli or chicken whatever didn’t seem very attractive!  I’ve always (I say always, I mean always until I started eating raw) loved plane food because I love all the little packages that it comes in.  One day they will have a living foods meal as a special meal that can be ordered before flying, like the vegetarian option can be.  It’s going to happen, trust me!!!

Seem to be adapting to the time difference really well.  I don’t actually think I fully adjusted to the difference when I went out there so my body is just glad to get back to the familiar cycle.  Had good intent to go to bed early last night but didn’t get to sleep until 2am even though i’d only had about 1.5 hours sleep on the plane.  I was so disorientated when I woke up at 7am this morning I didn’t know what day or time it was at all.  Went straight downstairs for a juice and a bounce on my rebounder with my funky cordless headphones on, what a great way to start the day.

I’ve been 100% raw (ok, 99% because of the Nama Shoyu and nutritional yeast etc…get over it!!!) for over 2 weeks now, not because I had planned it like that but purely because of where i’ve been and how i’ve continued to eat since i’ve been back.  It’s so nice to get back to my Kale and avocado salads!!!  I’m so completely fascinated by the connection I feel when I eat this way.  When I combine it with physical activity and a spiritual focus I start to see synchronicity that never fails to amaze me and make me smile.  If I told you some of the things that happened to me yesterday (and I won’t just yet) you wouldn’t believe me.  I’m not just taking about one thing either, i’m talking about 2 or 3 big things which all seemed to point in the same direction.  You’ll find out about this in the coming months.

I’m off for a bounce now and i’m going to show Lel how to make chocolate which will also give me a chance to quantify the recipe.