We Eat Chupa Chupa and More in Hawaii on Thanksgiving

Durian Tips and Eating on Thanksgiving in Hawaii

a bunch of my 'extreme lifestyle' friends on Thanksgiving in Hawaii

T-day, Reality Check...

durian hunting in Hawaii, vegan quotes

A couple frutarian friends and I scored some amazing durian today.  The farm has MONTHON, CHANEE, D132, COBB.  We got to eat several lbs of COBB and MON...i finally got my Fresh Durian Fix, Full abundance.  The season should be going stronger in December.  

We pulled over in mango grove and ate our first durian, then we went to Pohiki beach and had a durian picnic and watched the surfers rip up the shoulder high waves.  

It feels great to be in company with some durian lovers and share our experience.  Hawaii has Quality King!

If you find that those around you do not understand your way of thinking, and if you feel that you are alone in your perspective, consider the positions of some of the greatest minds in history:

Albert Schweitzer:
“Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

Leonardo da Vinci:
“The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.”

Mahatma Gandhi:
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

Count Leo Tolstoy:
“As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields.”

Socrates:
“The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.”

And remember… You are in good company.

flowers, "food for the soul"

I have new friend here in Hawaii.  Nick.  He runs this fasting retreat.  His mom was very into her flowers and felt they are very important in life.  We shared how our moms had this similarity.


My mom said to me once that flowers are "food for the soul"...

Thanks mom for making my stubborness finally accept this!

I made a bouquet for two of the girls that are fasting here too, not as good as your bouquets!

Earth is a flower and it's pollinating.
Neil Young

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.
Gerard De Nerval

Everybody has a right to like or dislike anything or anyone. From a flower to a flavor to a book or a composition but it is very sad that in our country we actually fight over such things in an unseemly manner.
Ravi Shankar

I completed a one week FAST

I broke my fast after one week. 3days DRY, and 4days WATER.....
We hear about the amazing benefits from fasting, and we hear about the disadvantages from Sincere, but "Sincerely Wrong" people. I believe with Millions of people Starving in this world we can handle a one week fast or until completion.

This wasnt easy for me, as some people claim. I felt i had a persistent desire to eat (same like we have before a mealtime) on day 5, 6, and 7 half the time. I loved how DEEP i slept on this fast. It took an hour or two to fall asleep, but it was DEEP.

I lost 12 lbs total and feel lean and light and at my BEST. My staff infection has healed up. My ankle was sprained and has healed. Some challenging decisions have been made. Some built up anxiety has been dealt with nicely, and many more advantages....my skin is soo soft and clear....yadayadayada...

I had to keep watching inspirational videos from other fasters on Youtube, like YogaYak and random fasters. To perservere i read Shelton's book "Fasting can save your life" and Arnold Ehret's Mucusless diet and his Rational fasting book, and I also had to watch videos from Michael arnstein and see his lean physique and his determination on ultras and to watch Durianriders lovely ranting and to watch documentaries on marathons and Ironmans about pushing through the hard times.

Granted, this is a small fast compared to the many that have done longer. I love noticing that first watermelon digest and hit my stomach. I felt it move through me. I love eating! I really am appreciating refeeding....my second meal was tree ripened Organic Rolinea, Can you Dig it? (hehhe, Dan's phrase).

Energy is low, but building each hour. my desire to find durian soon is building hourly. noticing the contrast from fasting to feeding is interesting..i felt my body was preparing to go without food and survive for long period, but I had not enough purpose to keep going this time.

The Allostatic Taste change with eating now is so obvious...i got it with rolinea, after eating enough it began to taste not so good....i love how sharp this is now.

I've seen #EARTHLINGS

I've seen #EARTHLINGS