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Wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow, moving horse poo and creating a new path while working in the misty rain.. I think I moved 10 full heavy wheelbarrow loads.   Then I moved a lot of mud off of a few paths.  

You come in the house after long day of physical work, wet and tired and you have two tiny coals left in the wood stove. Yes, I am the fire goddess today. It is now roaring with just a little effort and patience.

Today was literally a breath of fresh air. The misty rain, the robins and the quietness of the valley was what my soul needed. Sipping tea, sitting in my greenhouse and making plans for next years growth. Dreaming of new beginnings, goals for spring and summer. The path to mud building has been strong, the plants and mud are calling 

Today's meals are lentil veggie soup with rice pasta.  Drinking lots of spring water and  few root chai's.   My body is really feeling all the wheelbarrow loads, now it is time to stretch..    

I will finish the night studying... 

One of my favorite teas that I have been drinking is creamy coconut turmeric tea.   Turmeric is great for inflammation and many other things.  

Recipe: http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/creamy-turm...

I am healing really good.   I am at a point that I need to make sure I stick with my wellness plan and I do not forget anything.  

I have left all my tinctures, herbal supplements and vitamins on the table, that way it is right in front of me and I will not forget  to take them.  

I will be seeing my doctor once a week, at least til the beginning of February. 

One more adjustment with Dr. Seward, and  my body will be aligned. 

Smoothies until February.  I am getting really creative with my drinks.  

Stretching, all body, but specially the head, neck, and hip area.  I  am also using my Deep Tissue Warming Balm on injured areas and it is working great. 

Singing, it moves my jaw around, unplugs my ears and makes my heart happy.

Massage to the face to heal  nerve damage.  I am using my own wild crafted St. Johns Wort Oil, my Self Heal Salve and my Doctors comfrey gel.

I have post traumatic stress syndrome.   I did not realize it (well I kind of new) until someone bumped into me with a grocery cart yesterday and I freaked out.... I laugh at it now.  We are adding an herb formula called  Adernal Support Formula.

My biggest struggle is, it is that time of year that I need to be prepping  and repairing things on our farm.  But I can not do it.  This is really hard for me.   I have to heal first. If I do not listen I could create more damage to my body.  I have been known to not listen....   But I have to listen this time.  

I have walked up the mountain a few times.  I have already  led the horses up the mountain.  I will need to work on some emotional fears that I am having.  This means getting back on the horse, so to speak, up the mountain with the horses more and more.   I choose courage over fear.... 

I did sneak in about two sets of 15 push-ups.  I was really sore... 

My advice below is HARD-CORE.  For most it will feel like to much.  I have had at least 15 years to get this way.  Take this list and start with a few, make a habit and add another few.  But remember this, this list is easy compared to walking around in pain, being depressed or having constant fatigue.  This list is easy compared to getting your gallbladder taken out, heart surgery, taking expensive pharmaceuticals that have side effects, losing a loved one to a preventable disease or dealing with an un-balanced child or teenager due to lack of nutrients.    All diseases are preventable. Take for example gallbladder removal.  People loose their gallbladders do to bad diets.

When scrolling down, instead of feeling overwhelmed, ask yourself what can you change in your life to be the healthiest you have ever been.  This is possible no matter what your age is. 

The advice I have to all, take care of your bodies, take care of your health, take care of your fitness.  Eat organic food, organic veggies, clean sources  of meat that are GMO free.  Eat GMO Free foods.  Stay away from junk food even organic junk food.  

Don't put soda in your body ever, don't eat artificial colors ever, hydrogenated oil and toxic preservatives ever.  Just cut that toxic crap out of your life.  It does nothing but create disease, weakness and depression.  

Support a local organic CSA.  Add herbal knowledge to you life.   Exercise daily.  Add nature hikes to your life, add creativity to your life,  add love to your life, add kindness to your life, add getting more sleep to your life, add meditation to your life, add kung fu forms to your life.  

Get rid of hand sanitizes, petroleum based soaps and cleaners, nail polish,  perfume, cologne, toxic deodorant, febreeze, synthetic scented candles, toxic air freshener, dyer sheets etc... 

Get rid of video games, they destroy your health

Only pull your cell phone out for important things.  Stop staring at it so much, it WILL take away your intuition.   

Get rid of the addiction of TV.  Those TV series are toxic to your mind and body.  

Music.  If you listen to Techno and Dubstep, you are creating dis-harmony to your body.  

This is what keeps you and your family  healthy.  This is what will help you in the event of an emergency.  Your recovery and emotional state will be able to heal faster...

Pictures of progress.  I know when I think back to what happened it sends shutters through my body.  But at the same time, I am healing so well it is hard to believe it even happened.  

December 28th,  2013

A few days after.

January 13th 2014

January 14th 2014, My son Brandon is moving  to San Diego. I am excited for his new adventures in life.    My lips  are not ready to smile yet.  I am trying to learn how to smile with my eyes... :)  

I ended the year of 2013 with a near death experience, I had a horse stomping of my life. As we saw the most beautiful herd of Elk, several males and one with the biggest rack I have ever seen up in the mountains, I had no idea what I was in store for.  This beautiful experience ended in the most terrible tragedy of my life.  The horses were nervous, my dog Rocky got excited.   Within seconds of this beautiful scenery of Elk, my dog, who had a very long leash went under the horse, that I was standing next to and holding her halter.  My horse was already a bit scared of the Elk and my dog freaked her out by yanking me into her and his leash went  up into her shoulders ( leg pits) and pulled.  I had a 150 lb dog yank me so hard I went airborne then ended up under a bouncing horse.   Within seconds I was down on the ground and got my face stomped, my body stomped.  I could her my husbands voice and the sounds of his desperation, the helplessness he must have felt as he saw this at a distance.  At that point what I remember feels like a slow motion movie.  Blood gushing out of my mouth, tooth rolling out with it, feeling holes where teeth should be.  So much blood.. From that point it was Joseph in emergency mode.  He had to leave me there, to go get a vehicle,  He did not want me to move and create more bleeding.  

It was silent,  I was just laying there, tissue over my face, and taking deep breaths.  I rolled over to see my dog Bushido had stayed right by me.  I was a bit worried he would be tempted to go find the elk heard so I stood up, grabbed a rope and tied him up.   I  then searched for teeth and only found one.  I was starting to feel a bit lighted headed so I took a seat.  It felt like forever, as I waited for my family to get back up there and help me.  

As I waited thoughts passed through and a voice spoke to me.  "Sue, it is time to think of the positive"  I answered this voice and started mentally making my list of what I was thankful for at that moment in time.  I looked up at the trees and searched for beauty, I was thankful for not being unconscious, I was thankful that I still had my eyes, I was thankful for not having my brain stomped, I was thankful I was at  peace, I was thankful for the beauty that was surrounding me, I was thankful I could hear a car coming up the mountain.

Sophia in the front seat with the big first aid kit ready to do what she could, jump out ready for action, in a calm manner.  She was relieved to see me so calm.

No one panicked, all stayed calm.   At this point we all hit emergency action mode, calls were made,  First plan, I was not going to go to the emergency room,  take care of the mouth and teeth first.  The rest is history. 

I am healing, I have had to work at not being a little depressed, I keep counting the days to add one more healing day to my list.  I have a lot of healing to do, after all my body was stomped on by a 1200 pound horse.  I can now say I have been hit harder than Mr. Bronson and stayed conscious!

2014 Is The Year Of The Horse.... Wow it most certainly is.. 

I am healing, I am not giving up and I can say the the Year of 2013  has given me many new lessons and I am ready for the new year to start.   Goals are being set into action.  Healing is the first goal, living life to it's fullest is still my motto.  

Love like you have never loved,

Be forever grateful for your life

Give,give and give...

Selfishness and greed will only eat your soul, till there is no soul anymore

You are in-charge of your happiness, not anyone else, nor the weather

You want to be at optimal health, then no excuses 

Peace and love to you all....... 

I Am Thankful To Be Alive, thankful to see my son Brandon and his girlfriend McKenzie after I got home after a very scary tiring day, thankful for my awesome daughter (Sophia) who keeps making me the best smoothies ever, for her support, company and companionship,  thankful that minestrone soup makes a good smoothie, thankful for bone broth with herbs,  thankful for my wonderful husband who gives the most awesome support ever,  thankful my husband who has nerves of steel, thankful for my daughters ability to not panic in the state of a very scary emergency, thankful for Dr. Oliver at All About Smiles, thankful for Dr. Meloche at Abbey Road Clinic, for her everlasting, love and care that she gives to all,  thankful for the herbs that are healing me and giving me new life and cell regeneration, thankful to comfrey root, horsetail, oat tops, cut oats, nettle, kava kava with cinnamon, St. Johns Wort oil, comfrey gel, Deep Healing Tissue Warming Balm,  Self Heal Salve,  and special big thank you to goldenseal, oregon grape and super echinacea,

 I am forever grateful, to the angels who blocked any blows that could have hit my brain, the angels that saved me must have been trained in Kung Fu,

“It is far more important to know what person the disease has

than what disease the person has.” 

Hippocrates

In my life I really try to live by a statement that Hypocrites made,

" Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food"   

On that note, when I start my morning I think about what nutrients does my family need?  Is anyone needing something extra?  What illnesses are going around?  Have they been around sick people?  Has there been enough Sleep?  Enough exercise?  How has the water intake been?  Have we had enough veggies?   I ask these questions, because this is my health care, my insurance.   

It seems to me with the health care system being so flawed, people would work on being healthy.  Instead of new junk food business going up, we should  see more gyms, ski highs, kung fu schools, roller skating rink,  more farmers markets, more organic farmers, etc, because we have all become so active that, that is where the money is being made.   If America was truly concerned about health, health care and insurance then we would see fast food joints close, video game businesses  close, people becoming more active, obesity rates down,  and a pluthara of other diseases  down. . 

 It shows in my own town how unhealthy we are.  Just count all the fast food restaurants, the coffee shops, the AM/PM, etc. this shows where the money is being made.  We are not an active town, we are a town that has a very high percent of obesity.

 The so called health care system  has nothing to do with HEALTH.    The people in charge of naming it health care were brilliant.  If anything they have shown people the opposite of what true health is.   Now days most people do not even know what it feels like to be totally healthy.  Kids are taught at a very young age how NOT to be healthy. They are brought up on processed carbs, fruit, cheese slices, mac and cheese  and hot dogs. Parents are not taught how to raise their child starting at first foods and how to have them grow up with a wide palate.   They end up with picky eaters, due to this fact.  Plus, most adults do not eat good themselves, therefore the child learns from them.   

What we have in America is  Sick Care.  Our costs of Sick Care are high and the corporations are getting richer by the minute due to our lack of knowledge to be healthy.  Brilliant plan, of a handful of now billionaires that started in 1847....  

The Standard American Diet = SAD

There is no healing nutrients in the food pictured below.  All of this food feeds depression, anxiety, obesity, heart disease, cancer, gives low energy,  less brain power, sucks your immune system dry, gives diabetes, high blood pressure etc.  This is just a S.A.D

 This food pictured below takes away from your life. 

A few weeks ago Mr. Bronson and I took a back-packing trip.  This trip was to have a quiet place to think.  We sat high up on a view and came up with our own health plan.  What we need to implement in our life to stay healthy.   We set personal and health goals, these goals were set in the realm of mind, body and spirit.   Also, we worked out on a  wellness plan that I am excited to share once we get it solidified.  

One of our goals was to make eating food at the Kung Fu School easier for Mr. Bronson.  Pouring a hot bowl of soup and trying to eat it in-between classes is not easy.  By the time he can eat it, it is too cold to eat.  Therefore it gets poured back into the crock pot and he tries again.  This does not make a night of successfully eating healthy if you can only get a few bites in for the night.   One of the health goals we set was to have food at the school that is easier to eat in sound bites.   I love hearing the stories of Mr. Bronson showing the kids what he is eating.  I hope it motivates them to keep trying new foods. The post's on face book about food must be working because I am getting requests for recipes. I have decided to try to put some of the recipes down right away with the picture.  I have had requests (for years) for me to put a cookbook together.  I am just not sure where to start, I just need to buck up and figure it out. 

Pictured Below is one of our thinking spots.  

 Most of the meals you see Mr. Bronson eating, are made without recipes.   I will do my best to tell you what I did.  

When it comes to greens and salads you really can't mess up. The first thing you need is some really good quality tasting green veggies.  I have some of these growing on my farm and then I go to the Saturday Market in our town at the Grange.  We have our CSA Share from Growing Wild farm and I also purchase more greens from Dennison's Farms

Here is a list of great veggies you can pick up at the Saturday Market in our town.  If you do not live in McMinnville, you can find a farmers market near you by clicking on this link:

 http://www.localharvest.org/

Saturday Market Veggie List: 

Cabbage, collards, kale, beets, beet greens, leeks, fennel bulbs, carrots, salad mix, spinach, potatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, berries, arugula, turnips, winter squash, variety of mustard greens, swiss chard, variety of red sweet peppers and more.  

This food pictured below feeds your muscles, brain, immune system, keeps depression away, keeps disease away, keeps colds and flu away.  Just looking at the picture you can see life, it looks awake and full of energy.   This food gives life

Organic Turkey Salad: 

Big silver mixing bowl 

Chop a variety of greens, ( salad mix, kale, mustard, cabbage, spinach, swiss chard etc)

Shred  one or two beets

Shred 3 carrots

Finely chop 1/2 of a sweet onion

Toss 

Add organic meat of choice

Add seeds, walnuts etc. 

Homemade Organic Ranch Dressing 

About 1 1/2 cups organic butter milk,

about 1/4 cup organic olive oil,

about 6 plus shakes of organic balsamic vinegar,

about 1 tablespoon of organic lemon concentrate,

2 tablespoons of dill,

4 tablespoons of parsley,

1/8 cup finely chopped organic red onion,

1 tablespoon of paprika,

1 tablespoon of mustard powder,

1 tablespoon garlic granules,

lots of pepper and celtic salt ,

Shake, shake, shake, refrigerate.

Enjoy!

Chop up your greens, put in the a bowl, add nuts, seeds, carrots, beets, onion, organic meat and toss.  When it is time to eat add the dressing. 

If you want to build muscles, strengthen your heart and immune system, balance your blood sugar and have your body tuned-up, this the food it needs. 

Do you have a "Wellness Plan"?

 As much as you are concerned about not having insurance, shouldn't you hold that same concern for what you are eating and how much you exercise? 

Most people do not want to take a job unless it has good insurance, shouldn't you carry that same thought/energy for staying healthy?  

You say "NO" to jobs, if they do not  have good benefits, shouldn't' you say "NO" to food, that does not give nutrients, minerals, vitamins, life, and vitality?

Just Saying.... 

I want to help you, I want a healthy world, with healthy vibrant people. 

So, for the next couple of month's I am here to help those who are serious about putting a Wellness Plan together.  I can help you.  It is work and for some, hard work.  

It is commitment.   You can call me, e-mail me or Skype me.  Together we will  develop a plan to get you on the road to health, but, YOU have to implement the plan.  

This is the REAL HEALTH INSURANCE, that will keep those medical costs down.  

Only serious inquiries please.  

mountainmamamagic@gmail.com

503-843-1594

No Excuses: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbKkkZNwmN4

"DON'T MAKE EXCUSES,

MAKE RESULTS"