Renee Rothberg's Blog, page 57
March 8, 2014
Inventive body stuffers—processed foods
Processed foods challenge body processes (not all processed foods are challenging to the body, but the ones that are good for the body are in the minority). The foods being discussed here are the ones that contain the ingredients that are known to be harmful, but people eat them anyway.
These foods should be limited to never. Really!
Food is not the only damaging thing to people; emotional damage can be more harmful than eating toaster pastries. Nonetheless, the better the food we put into our...
March 7, 2014
Eating Common and Less Common Creatures
People eat a variety of fish and animals. What is accepted to eat depends on religious, regional, and appetite influences. A common fish that is eaten is halibut. A less common animal is rabbit. Both are eaten, but one is more accepted than the other.
The guideline for eating these two creatures is the same. They can be eaten once every three weeks. Both have nutritional value and both have responsibilities. Nutritional value for all who eat them (not just people) and responsibilities in natur...
March 6, 2014
To eat farmed salmon or not?
Recently an article was posted about eating farmed salmon vs. eating wild salmon. The author gave numerous reasons why not to eat the farmed salmon, but gave no reasons why not to eat the wild salmon.
I’m not going to cite all the reasons for eating this one vs. that one. What I am going to post is the wisdom from Spiritual Presence about eating salmon.
Salmon—to eat or not to eat
Salmon is a nutritious food and can be eaten no more than once a week. There is no difference between eating the wil...
March 4, 2014
Book #5 is almost done
Yesterday I posted that book #3 has been published. Now I’m letting you know that I’ve finished the first draft of book #5. What happened to book #4? Well, I’ve written about 1/5 of it, but the material is difficult for me to understand from Spiritual Presence.
The way I write is that I ask what I’m supposed to write, and I receive Yes and No answers—through kinesiology muscle testing. I in essence am taking dictation, but I have to first ask what the words are. And I have to have an idea of w...
March 3, 2014
Third book published!
My third book, Oneself-Living, is published on amazon.com! With its publication, the trilogy of wisdom essays is complete. In honor of wisdom presented in the book, here are a few quotes:
From the chapter “Journey Markings”:
“…Journey markings [events that occur in each person’s life that leave indelible and consequential memories], chance encounters, input that influences, selected employment, and choices contribute to individual development. Journey markings are not the most influential force...
February 27, 2014
Flower arrangements and other once-living lovely things
Flowers have magical properties. They entrance us with their beauty. They captivate us with their smells. They take the focus from surrounding plants and they lure us to the green places to see them.
The magic of life is screened on flowers. Watching a flower grow is like watching a fascinating art movie. From the moment a bud starts to form til the moment the withered flower falls, interest never wanes. At each stage, the flower entrances, captivates, and holds power over us.
So much so, that...
February 25, 2014
Fake nature, no soulful beauty
Displays of nature that are not living displays of nature (like artificial flowering plants) are neither good nor bad, but they do affect.
A living plant inside a building adds oxygen to the air, adds beauty, and increases the stabilizing positive energy in the building. It draws the eye and, unknowingly to people, uplifts the soul. A fake plant, no matter its similarity to a living one, can only add beauty, and nothing else. The most important work of a living plant is not only not done, but...
February 20, 2014
Nature is the best entertainment
Is going to the mall satisfying for the soul? No, not even to people who love shopping (even if they think so).
Is playing on the computer or watching a viral video satisfying for the soul? No, not even if the viral video is about a wonderful person.
Is sitting at a restaurant satisfying for the soul? It can be, if you are sitting with people who are enriching, but the atmosphere at any restaurant is not enriching for the soul.
Connecting with nature is satisfying for the soul. It just is, becau...
February 19, 2014
Nature can never not be nature
The rhythm of nature is a rhythm that people cannot understand. People can study nature—the animals, the vegetation, ourselves—but we cannot really fathom the rhythm. This rhythm has a beat that goes like this:
9. Sway to the up-down-up-sideway-sideways-sideways-down-up
8. Beat 72…8…28…15…39
7. Breathe in&out&in&out&in&out&in&out
The rhythm relies on winds and stillness to alter the sway. The rhythm relies on dew and rain to change the beat. The rhythm relies on light and gravitational pull to ch...
February 17, 2014
A puzzle of plastic
Plastic bottles, plastic bags—obvious things made from plastic. Remote controls, the grips of many cooking pans, polyester clothing— less obvious things made from plastic. Plastic is an integral part of our lives.
Puzzling how we so easily bring plastic into our lives and let the nature go.
What if we were to make nature as integral a part of our lives as we make plastic. What would we add to our homes? Plants, flowers—obvious natural objects. Also baskets of fruit (to be admired and then eaten...
