Food… What to eat

Over the past few weeks/months I’ve been worried about my health. I get bad headaches that i’ve been told are migranes, I feel unwell and energy just disappears.

I took some time out and started writing what I ate and when things happened… to find if there is a pattern between what I eat and headaches, or other feelings.

I discovered that what I eat is not good and althou I don’t have loads of junk food – I also do not have a very mixed diet when it comes to food types. I often have different flavourings of things but not the correct or even close to correct portions of types of foods.

I have a low amount of starchy foods in my diet or did until I really realised what they were doing. I’ve always loved vegitables and many meats particularly beef. But often missed the potatoes as thought them as boring and avoided them unless they were chips.

I’ve discovered different ways to cook them from friends suggestions, aswell as TV cook shows, books and the internet. I used to hate rice, unless mixed with a curry but quite like these rice noodles which are just as good.

I was low on energy and still am as not got the balance right yet but cutting down on sweets early in the day is helping overall.

I am having more regular meals – like taking food to work and having meals same time of day each day which seems to help reduce the tiredness and exhaustion I was feeling.

There does seem to be a balance issue. I’ve misunderstood much of what I read on foods previously and currently re-training myself the basics to get back on track.

So don’t think there is anything wrong with me. I just messed up on the things that helped with slow energy release – oops.

Were in a world where we expect things instantly… My energy was the same – a quick fix is a sugar filled drink or chocolate bar whereas some breakfast cerial can be fast but last so much longer.

30’s More and More

Last friday the 13th [feb 09] I turned 30, it was a good day and night and I see more and more friends getting closer to that day of their own.

Some this week, others next, more weeks and months ago and future. No one seems to be making a Big deal about it althou its a marker in life.

Since connecting on facebook with so many friends from school time and seeing that they too are turning 30 – so many of us that had lost contact now seeing a little glimpse of each other as we’ve changed and grown – How we now look, the types of job we do and families we’ve made.

So much has changed from the views of the early teens in the early 1990’s – Are we successful, are we still here. Has the world not blown itself up or we killed it off yet.

Are the things we do now changing the future – are we the same people we were then or have we changed, grown, shrunk, lost faith, gained confidence.

I always wanted to make one of those “time capsule” things – bury it in a garden and dig it up in the future to see if what we thought would happen does.

I’ve looked through past journals over the last year as I came across them – Glad I’ve taken up typing as my writing is awful. Often I feel the same things I felt then but the future or now the past as we see it is nothing like what I predicted.

I am glad to say I still have many good friends from that time, still that I keep in contact and many of them turning the mid sized 3-0 this year 🙂

But nothing new is flying, there is no peace on earth and people don’t always say the truth but its nice to see that not everywhere is the same and the earth does have so many different ways to do things.

Feeling it Happen

Some say a talent, some say instinct, some say a gift, some say lucky – I say Eerie and great… Often I can sense when someone is watching me/us or something is about to happen in a set area.

I can’t tell you what, just that something and if its a good or bad thing thats about to happen and usually a rough time ahead [No longer than 20 mins so far]

Its happened a lot over the years if I look back and its a strange feeling, an instinct of knowing yet in todays general reality is impossable. It doesn’t always happen – its on occasion not a normality so very hard to measure why it happens.

Am I measuring so many factors around me predicting the likely outcome, processing many actions and posabilities and deciding which is measurably likely to happen and if thats is the case can any future event be predicted?

Is it a fate… I kinda of well… because of this then that will happen and mixed together creates like a kind of pyramid of true and falses until at last you have the true – the future at the end of the calculation. Is it still a prediction if the only posability is one.

One night I remember writing down a calculation that made sense while partially asleep – I can recall it being the meaning of why for all and it made sense, it felt so peaceful seeing there was a plan, a bigger picture than just now.

Next day Upon reading when awoken it made no sense in the logic I understand and believe in – what I’ve been brought to see as truth shaping the reality that I live in.

Energy

There are many “Energies” in this world – there is the power of electricity but this is not what I mean when I speak of Energy.

I speak of Energy as the power in the universe – the actions that occur, the movement, beliefs and nature working hand in hand that surrounds us all without the knowledge of many.

There are many ways energy is explained in many religions… Some could say the Holy Spirit [Christian] is a type of energy. And when People pray they focus their energy to God to have something happen.

Gut Feeling?
The knowing of something is this way or that… a Direction – like a prod of direction that tells you that you are correct.

I will speak more on these thoughts over the next few months but at the moment leave it here.

Valentines Night

Is it speach of a singleton: Valentines is just a commercialisation to get us to spend money on other people for a particular day.

I’m not sure… its a day for “love” but in reality Life should be a time for “Love” not just one day in a year.

I always remember it as the day after my birthday. This year I went out to town… went for a night of salsa expecting a few others there – I knew some people going but didn’t expect many.

Salsa Dancing

The room was packed. It was due to finish by 11pm, it didn’t – we didn’t leave til 12:30ish, it started close to 8pm so a decent time 🙂

I had a fun time. I had a day of a mind block – I couldn’t remember any of the moves more than the first 4 moves we learned. I Know a lot more apparently but at that time, I couldn’t remember anything more – that didn’t help with confidence.

Some went on to other clubs, I headed back via a takeaway – There were many people arguing outside takeaways and night clubs… Laughter but no violence which was good not to see.

A nice safe journey back home, and many chats online with people still up for the night. Relaxed and enjoyed.

Talk

I love talking… It seems I never run out of things I can talk about… Its sometimes hard to get an opening but once open talk just keeps going.

I think its a great way to spend time… I do like doing things like going out, activities and even watching TV but sometimes its good to talk and listen and learn about whats happening to a friend or to many friends.

I often find it difficult talking to people althou loving to do so… If there are just the two of us, even if in a group – just the two of us talking then it seems easier but when others come into the kinda circle of space I become self conscious and stop… When they go again I continue – its a strange feeling but something i’ve noticed recently about myself.

T&B – Excellent time – Tea & Biscuits – a time to chill and chat over a cuppa and whats happened in life over since the last time we met. The funny stuff, the sad stuff, the wories and the blessings all shared through a mini community of friends.

The Day I turned 30

Had a good start to the day, no sleep in but woke up generally refreshed and ready to go. Saw family and friends during the day and went out in the evening.

I got some interesting gifts, quite unique but liked. Wall art, flying monkey, clothing, electricals and some money.

Party?

The plan was Go out to a pub or few and have some drinks – head back to home and have some more drink and some food and chill out.

Well that was the plan… Not many people turned up – many called in ill or couldn’t make it. Some wanted us to pick them up to get there… Don’t know how they expected us to be getting there but nevermind. We don’t do Drink Driving – its just not a good idea.

A few came out and it was a small gathering but was good all the same. Some people seemed disapointed by turnout for me but I was happy – I had a very nice night.

We ended up staying out and staying in one pub.. We got some seating early on and watched as the rest of the place filled up but we kept our seating and had lots of drinks.

I didn’t get drunk. I got merry and kept there. I had several alcho-pop sweet drinks and several shots – cinamon and other flavours – they were very tasty.

I watched as many got drunk around me – and was strange to see – I don’t think I like to get drunk… Merry/Tipsy – yes – but drunk – no! There is no point.

I hear people say “I got plastered last night – it was great!” but then say they don’t remember it but think it was great – the story changes… But whats the point if you don’t remember it all?

At the end of the night… we went back to mine… and had a few drinks but it was only the few of us that went out originally. Many that said they were coming texted to say they were not anymore – oh well.. Nevermind.

I still hope to see people – I’ve not seen many in ages. I have been promised food for other times so that should be good 🙂

I had a good day and night and woke up the next day without any headache which to be honest was nice. I’ve had headaches a long time so the wake up with calmness was very nice.

I am thankful for those that turned up… You made it really good – thank you.

Weather?

Cold. No snow, no rain, calm – so the snow was cleared and quite nice except cold 🙂

The 30th

I am there.. I am 30 now… No longer in my 20’s – Am I young still? or and I old? kinda in the middle of both I think but not really feeling much different.

Just looking at life, and where I am. Where i’ve been and where I could go… What I need to do now to get there.

I think that life is very different to the outlook on life I had as a child/teen.

I look forward to the rest of the year… as everyone else catches up to being 30… A few have made it already before me.

Snow before 30

The weather here has been very calm over the last week or so we had one day of snow and then it was gone… A true Snow day.

Its one day to go before my birthday, not sure what will happen on the supposive night out – will probably turn to more a night in and hope people will come on over instead.

The weather will be an impact too as now the place seems white and getting whiter. When I spoke with others they reckoned it wouldn’t lay… well thats a change to whats happening.

I’m quite excited to turning 30, not sure why exactly but its apparently a turning point in life.. Your not “OLD” but your not really counted as being particulary young either – your just alive and thats a good thing.

Riverdance

I like to watch dance, I like to do dance – I’d love to go see Riverdance somewhere close by [then I can drive back afterwards] – I’ve found there will be a performance in sunderland in April. I intend to go, if I have the cash and can get the tickets – the ticket site is down at the moment.

RiverDance

It should be an interesting night, something different… Something I may go alone, or take someone – who I wouldn’t like to guess. So just a notice really as a thought – The one I aimed for was on a monday night – different day really but only one that will fit around other plans.

I’ve thought for many years how amazing it is how people dance and can move in so many different formats – Street Dance, salsa, Ball room, Night clubs, as well as many other ways including traditional country dances. How the movement and fluidity of dance mixed with music can drive a passion within and a flow can be seen and felt.

So something different to go to. A change for a change 🙂

Until later… Thanks for the reading 🙂

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