Amethyst and Peridot

  Buying in season is good for you.   1. You get to benefit the local farmers who have produce available for that particular season.   2. You save more pennies since you have more in your pocket.   Fruits in Season, why not try: Strawberries Melons Limes Lemons Cherries Grapes Mangoes Apples Any other...   Vegetables in season, do try: Spinach Rucola The lettuce family The Onion family   Other a must try products:  Coconut water Ginger Ale Elderflower tea Plain soya/plant yogurt   I cannot over emphasis my current love for my shopping basket.  It is my hope you too will jot some of your favorites from this list and together we embark on a healthy seasonal habit. Enjoy!

Yesterday I got lost Originally I was destined somewhere As I looked round The more I got lost I found myself on a street This street looked strange It was so far off Far off the road The road of intention The road of attention The road had festering worms It's smell appalling It's inhabitants in short dresses Men who greeted and I could not respond I did not know their language I did not sing their tune I got off from that road Took a detour A boy with a bicycle swung past me His basket carrying two soft drinks Both fell to the ground I whispered 'sorry' He went his way And I promised  to say a prayer I wondered to myself How many live a life undeserved How many know not tomorrow Watch them Say a prayer for them They need it Perhaps more then I Perhaps more then you Talk of selling your soul to the devil The real devil is you!

There will be a day when you will wake up when things will get uncomfortable. When the sun will shine and you cannot feel its warmth. When that day comes, I want you to remember: If the ground is not shaken a garden may not grow. If a coal is not shaken  a diamond my never be. If water is not shaken a vessel may never contain it. If hair is not shaken, a beautiful style may never emerge. If books pages are not turned-shaken to be precise one cannot finish that book. If a bud is not broken a flower will never bloom and blossom. If  a drink is not shaken you might not have that mocktail or cocktail. Shaking, uncomfortable scenarios bring out the best of situations. So, if it is comfort for the long road ahead, keep walking till you reach your oasis.

A rose delicate A rose healing A rose fragrant Out of her beauty Out of her oil Out of her a delicacy She comes in many sheds She comes in many sizes She comes in many lengths You cannot mistake her for any other flower You need to tend to her You need to pamper her Too much sun you will cause her to wilt Too much water you will cause her to die Too much shed you will make her depressed She needs a garden She needs a gardener She needs love ~Excerpt: The challenge of a rose by Trony Ingati

In all your ways try to be modest. Try and walk brisk but surely. Eat one thing at a time, life is not a mélange. However, I have noticed everything is connected- breathe in easily and still master your territory. If your goal is to be different, you will need to unlearn  that by virtue of trying you are making an effort  to be like everyone else. So don't try - just be you. Remember the you we are looking for is the 'you' that you tend to be when no one is watching. Lastly, be simple. Simplicity is not complicated. Simplicity is fresh, its whole and its peaceful. ~life's little secrets

In all my years I have seen... life, beauty, courage, strength, joy, peace, love. a fight, a flight, a power, a will, a time. hope, stupidity, calm, resurrection, a day. neglect, determination, diligence, average, ordinary, extraordinary. ~Trony

What are you eating today? Breakfast is essential. Have a cup of tea or an apple. Always try to put something in your stomach before you start dealing with the demons or the angels of this earth. I have some ideas for you. Why don't you try: 1. Having a liter of water (try a glass if that is too much) by 6-7am 2. Have any fruit of your liking 3. Greek or plain yogurt (150gram) drizzled with honey or try a plant based yogurt if you don't take dairy. 4. Your cup of tea or coffee You will notice I have not told you to have a smoothie or drink juice. Chew your fruit. Say goodbye to bread but you will come back and eat it soon. I know you. I see you. These are my to go by essentials and if they work for me they just might work for you. I have plenty of other ideas do stick around for another breakfast truth. Yours truly, Trony