Healthcare Reform. My personal take from my other blog. We are now financially invested in each other’s health. there is business opportunity here, and some less happy implications also.
It Was, Always
I know I had said I would always love you
But I can’t look at you now as I did then
but trust love is there, it just can’t show through
I love to see you smile, but ache because it’s them
Call me selfish, call me dumb, call me foolish, at least I’m not numb
I put my faith in someone, believed it was true
silly to believe that it wasn’t a dream, it was you
I’m selfish to give, dumb for love, this fool knows what’s done, can’t be undone
I am not fake when you see me smiling
I am happy, a choice I have made
but there’s a dark hope I am secretly hiding
that it will fall apart, your sweet smile unmade
Call me selfish, call me dumb, call me foolish, at least I’m not numb
I want to see it crumble, but not to cause you pain
but if I look into your eyes, I don’t want to see their name
I’m selfish to want, dumb for love, this fool knows that love shines like the Sun
I am still me, and I wish you the best
you get my smile and genuine compliments
despite myself, and love’s tattered remnants
I have what it takes to pass this test
Call me selfish, call me dumb, call me foolish, at least I’m not numb
I want to bask in your light, but won’t cause myself pain
that is why, you may have noticed, things aren’t the same
I’m selfish, I hurt, dumb for love, this fool’s heartstrings were strummed
please keep smiling, your fun and games
I used a word once, it wasn’t a play
I described a feeling, one that stays
here it is again, it is, it was, Always…
Sometimes money can equal love, when you only have money to
give. And money can solve a lot of problems…
Another recipe for everyone who takes the time to look.
I love spicy, and this recipe is spicy, just a warning:
Ingredients List:
1 chicken breast – thawed and diced 142 calories (http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-chicken-breast-without-skin-roasted_f-ZmlkPTY4MzEy.html)
2 or 3 leaves of Romaine lettuce – chopped Option: Chopped Spinach for the protein and vitamin content 14 cals (outer leaf) (spinach – 20 cals)
1 sweet pepper, chopped (I use a different color every time for variety) 30 cals
1/4 to 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms – I am on a low/no dairy diet, these are a great source of vitamin D, I like sliced baby portobellos, or criminis 20 calories(1/2 cup)
2-3 slices (1/8 inch thick) from a jalapeno – diced (lots of vitamin C!) approximately 10 calories (35g)
1 slice of an onion (I prefer purple, or red I believe they are called) 15 calories
1/4 cup grated parmesan Option: Feta instead 122 calories (1oz, a lot!) (feta: 75 calories per oz)
8-10 Beanitos Black Bean tortilla chips, any flavor will do, even regular tortilla chips, but the black bean ones have tons of protein, and much less calories 8 chips = 90 calories
calories total at this point: 443, protein value is close to 35g, carbs is about 15g, and fat is about 20g. if you go with feta, or drop the cheese altogether, you are barely above 300 cals, about 25 g of protein, same carbs, and about 10g of fat. Adding other veggies adds minimal calorie, but it will add a lot more volume.
Options: I have used diced carrots (10 cals per TBS) for a little more crunch, also chopped brussel sprouts (8 cals per sprout) (mini cabbages), edamame (42 cals per oz, but a lot of beneficial nutrients), and chopped cauliflower (7 cals per oz). Cherry tomatoes (5 cals per tomatoe) make a great addition at the end also
Spice rub: Paprika, garlic powder, yellow curry powder, sea salt, cayenne powder, ground & dried basil,nutmeg, ground lemon peel in order of volume and weight, I love the smokey flavor paprika brings, and the nutmeg gives it a unique flavor, but be light with your hand, it is potent 🙂
after patting chicken dry with a paper towel, thoroughly coat it in the rub, I use a small bowl for this. start sauteeing in some olive oil (or grapeseed, coconut oil adds a unique flavor too) approx. 100 cals per TBS
I add the remaining ingredients in this way, as I cook with gas: mushrooms and jalapeno, chopped pepper and 1/2 of onion slice
I use the chopped lettuce as a bed on top of the crushed chips, and then place the other half of the onion slice (still raw) around the greens
after a good sauteeing, add the pan contents to the top, put cheese and/or tomatoes to that and you have a 1 person meal that is filling, nutritious, and yummy!
I put the Bustelo instant coffee in for scale
a little thing I wrote for motivational purposes, I hope it makes its way to a fitness blog somewhere… preferably to the one I submitted it to 😉 there is only one person I gave permission to do what they will with it
Street Art Graffiti style Custom Name Art.
She has outstanding art of all kinds on here, a truly gifted visual artist
Self-ish
I am shamed
I have selfishly yearned
for that I have burned
my pain is my shame
for that, I am sorry
I am loving
like the darkest of stars
alone doesn’t mean apart
I crush what I touch
for that, I am lonely
I am lucky
from below and above
I feel and know love
for someone else, is for myself
for that, I am grateful
Untouchable
You didn't know what seeds you had sown
when you raised your hand to me
what could have been, but this fire within
wouldn't go out by getting beat
a simple punishment, without admonishment
never the face where everyone would see
without inhibition, past the prohibition
your will, will never be me
without you I rise, and look to the skies
my silence means that I'm free
the future will bring, as I unfurl my wings
a battle cry screamed angelically
wings beating with might, I take to my flight
Untouchable, I soar out of reach
The world is my oyster, old burdens unfoisted
I am loved, a gift felt deeply
ecstatic to discover, and fully uncover
the extent of all my abilities
I'm happy to help, the desire is felt
collaboration, whispered sweetly
felt in the spirit, somehow you hear it
from afar, I'm drawn by your tease
though you abuse, you're still my muse
some wounds never heal completely
first time since birth, I know my worth
cured myself of self-love diseases
with love I speak, I hold my own leash
Untouchable, you never will hurt me
I try to discuss, I don't tell you enough
how much I appreciate your beauty
it seems so absurd, with how often you've heard
"Oh Honey you're simply amazing!"
some fragments remain, now I must retrain
I'm a King, though you see right through me
some interior mess impedes my progress
my Self is difficult in the breaking
you really are the most brilliant of stars
though you are lost in the sun daily
no hurt when you're happy, joy that you're laughing
I am nailed to a cross of my own making
I feel so I live, my broken smile I give
Untouchable, so please, will you touch me?
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