I went for a run and felt so good that one mile turned into 2 into 3 and about 35 minutes (give or take) I had 4 miles under my belt and felt just fine. I stretched out for a while after and took a hot/cold shower and felt so good. I was thinking I'd be kind of stiff and sore the next day especially after a week long hiatus from running but I wasn't at all. I was so grateful. I don't remember if I thanked Father but I hope He knows I'm so grateful to Him for all the things He's done in watching over me during this journey. He's sent you to me to help me...what a tremendous gift!
Coach, this whole journey has been so incredible. I'm seeing things differently and I've never been as happy. Even when things pile up and get frustrating, the frustration doesn't last long and I know if I'm ever at wit's end, I can pray and I can talk to you. I know I have your support and love. You don't judge me or make me feel like I'm not going to be anything but successful. I can only imagine how it must have been as a child growing up in your home. If I could be a child again, I would hope to be raised by a mother like you. My mother was awesome too and she had so many other children to keep tabs on. I found myself taking on some of those responsibilities myself just to help her...so it was very different for me. I'm so grateful for you and how you encourage me and keep me honest. I would rather cut off my right hand than disappoint you...and I would follow you anywhere. Thank you.
I made that breakfast cereal because of the conversation we had when all you asked me was what I thought my physicalilty was calling for. It was sort of a ad-hock/spur of the moment thing I felt inspired to make when I found myself energy depleted when I ran. My body kept telling me; "dude you need more protein." I didn't want to start eating animal protein again, not with all the whole plant protein available in my own home...and what I had on hand to supply my body with the protein I felt it was starving for...so when the breakfast cereal came together, guided by your loving encouragement, I thought you should have it...so in a sense, I made it with the intent to helping me have more endurance and then all I wanted to do was just turn it over to you and hoped you'd find it as tasty as I did and maybe one day add it to your website if you thought it was good enough.
You've given me so much I just wanted to give back something even if it was just a little recipe. I had the quinoa, farro, steel cut oats (which I neglected to add to the mix) as well as whole rolled oats. I had shaved almonds, chia, raw cashew pieces, sunflower and green pumpkin seeds, coconut palm sugar and shaved/shredded coconut...so I cooked the grain and mixed in the other things along with a couple tablespoons of pure amber maple syrup and coconut butter spread. I told you about how I made it and what I put into it not thinking you might use it for a project you're working on. So you tweaked it made it even better which is AWESOME! and I'm so proud for you to use something I made that you made even better! I'm so proud for you!
So tonight I felt myself feeling thirsty but didn't want to just have a glass of cold water...I wanted something sort of sweet but cold and tasty too...so I decided to piggyback off of a drink I tasted at FuD (the vegan restaurant in KC). So here it is. It was delicious! It has a sweet and tart taste all at the same time...
Pomegranate Lime Chiller
4oz Rooibos tea
4oz POM Pomegranate Juice
1t Stevia
The juice of one lime
16 oz ice
Shaken....not stirred (thank you 007)
So my dear Coach...a gift for you on a hot day...please accept it along with my humble gratitude for all that you've done and meant to me. I love you so much. Every morning I pray, I give thanks for you and every night before I close my eyes to sleep I tell Heavenly Father how grateful I am for you and what you've started in my life. Thank you with all my heart...
A thankful Nomad is grateful for you
Cheers!
Mark,
ReplyDeleteI'm very misty and very awed by you and this entry in the blog. Every hope I have, every desire in my heart and everything I ever want for you is, well, everything. Father says we can have all that is His if we just do what he asks of us. In effect, we have to prove ourselves, to ourselves, and Father notices our efforts and gives us everything. That is what I want for you. I want for you to have everything. Heaven isn't heaven without you there too.
It's so fascinating how Father works His miracles, I wasn't thinking that I was being guided back into your life and yet looking at what has happened it seems abundantly clear to me that there isn't another person standing on the planet that could've come to you and gently guided you, or whispered truth to you, or taught you in a way that you would have been able to hear them. I see that now, but I had no idea of that truth when I contacted you.
Father loves you so much He never was going to abandon you, instead He allowed you life experiences to teach you and make you who you are today, a humble, tender hearted, compassionate son of God. As it turns out, you may not have realized that you were ready for me either. You were simply carrying on in life as best as you could. Father knew it was time, I had learned life lessons and so had you. Now is the perfect time to put all that I have learned and have to offer you together with all that you have learned and have to offer back to me. Look at the healthy, spiritual and all the amazing changes in your life and the blessings that have come because of them! You have lengthened your life by decades with your changes in the last 3 1/2 months!
You're creative and talented in ways you don't entirely recognize. I need your gifts to help me in my own personal endeavors. The breakfast cereal, the chocolate shake, and now I see the most amazing Pomegranate Lime Chiller! It is looking sugar free, even a diabetic could enjoy this one! Thank you for all of your contributions. I value them immensely. I need you to continue on as you feel inspired, or even if you don't exactly recognize the inspiration in the moment.
Know this, as you live the commandments, meditate and pray, listen to the prophet and read the scriptures while pondering there meaning as it applies to your life, you will inevitably be guided by the Holy Ghost. It isn't a separate thing to be guided, it just becomes part of daily life, and ingrained in your actions completely. It becomes easier and easier to "check in" and ask for answers to questions and move forward on feelings and impressions as you trust them more and more and realize it is the Spirit speaking truth to your soul. I want you to have that gift back, to feel it and learn how to use the precious gift of the Holy Ghost from day to day.
Thank you for this blog, I'm so grateful for it and for you. I'm forever grateful you opened the door of your heart and let me come into your life when I came around again after literally 30 years of absence. I only want the best of everything for you. I want you to feel peace in your life, know you are right with our Father in Heaven, realize the blessings that have been specifically promised to you, and live your dreams from here on out with nothing held back. I want for you to have everything.
This grateful gypsy girl loves you that much!