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Kenyan Greens Recipe

In America, greens like chard and kale are boring hippy food. These are often served raw, or in a flavorless preparation. It makes them seem like dull, unappetizing foods. Here is a recipe to elevate your greens to a delicacy. This recipe can be used with crinkle kale, dinosaur kale, swiss chard, rainbow chard, amaranthContinue reading “Kenyan Greens Recipe”

Lamb & Nuts Breakfast Recipe

What’s in my cereal bowl? On this day, it was lamb riblets and toasted nuts. I do this kind of thing for breakfast pretty regularly because I like a protein and fats breakfast with a savory taste. The recipe itself is pretty easy: Lamb Riblets with Toasted Nuts Throw the lamb riblets in a hot,Continue reading “Lamb & Nuts Breakfast Recipe”

Clean, Part 3: Awareness of Eternity

This is the final chapter in my 3-parter about “Clean”, which I define as Spiritual Fitness. I wrote about Awareness of Self, Awareness of Context, and now I’m writing about Awareness of Eternity. Awareness of Eternity “Clean” in my terminology is Spiritual Fitness. Sounds vague? Let me be a bit more precise. I define fitnessContinue reading “Clean, Part 3: Awareness of Eternity”

Clean, Part 2: Awareness of Context

Carrying on with part 2 of my 3-part series on “Clean”, which stands for Spiritual Fitness. I talked about this idea a couple of weeks ago, and now I’ve written a piece about Awareness of Self, with another about Awareness of Eternity coming tomorrow. Today is Awareness of Context. Awareness of Context Yesterday, I talkedContinue reading “Clean, Part 2: Awareness of Context”

Clean, Part 1: Awareness of Self

Continuing on with my expansion upon a definition of fitness. A couple weeks ago, I explained my concept of “Clean” as encompassing the idea of Spiritual Fitness. Now I’m going to write a 3-parter that breaks down the big umbrella-categories that I put under spiritual fitness: awareness of self, awareness of context, and awareness ofContinue reading “Clean, Part 1: Awareness of Self”

Fit, Part 3: Movement Ability

Two weeks ago, I explained my concept of “Fit”. In my system, this is made up of 3 umbrella categories: endurance, strength, and movement ability. I already wrote about Endurance and about Strength. Today, I am writing about Movement Ability. Movement Ability This is your ability to move. It includes movement in all the possibleContinue reading “Fit, Part 3: Movement Ability”

Fit, Part 2: Strength

Two weeks ago, I explained my concept of “Fit” as encompassing all aspects of Physical Fitness. Today is part 2 of a 3-part series exploring the 3 big categories I’ve broken “Fit” down into: Endurance, Strength, and Movement Ability. Strength There is a whole heck of a lot to be said about Strength and IContinue reading “Fit, Part 2: Strength”

Fit, Part 1: Endurance

Last week, I explained my concept of “Fit”, which encompasses all aspects of Physical Fitness. Now I’m going to write a 3-parter that breaks down the 3 categories I put under physical fitness: Endurance, Strength, and Movement Ability. Endurance There are multiple kinds of endurance, but they are all about putting up with something difficultContinue reading “Fit, Part 1: Endurance”

Smart, Part 3: Knowledge

When I proposed my definitions of fitness last week, I talked about this idea of “Smart” as encompassing Mental Fitness. This week, I’m expanding on parts of that theory. Part 1 was about Mental Health. Part 2 was on Intelligence. And this is Part 3, on Knowledge. Knowledge Reading books is a way to acquireContinue reading “Smart, Part 3: Knowledge”

Smart, Part 2: Intelligence

Last week, I explored my ideas about Mental Fitness and labeled it “Smart”. Today is part two of a 3-part series expanding on those ideas about Mental Fitness. Part 1 was about Mental Health. Part 2 is about Intelligence. Intelligence I like this simple definition of intelligence from Google. It makes clear the distinction betweenContinue reading “Smart, Part 2: Intelligence”