Bellisima Goddess

Categories: Being A Bellisima Goddess

• Intuitive Tuesday–Act Like A Duck…Be A Duck

  Last week while in California, all the family issues and dynamics I’ve been trying to hold at bay came swirling into my awareness. I’d taken my daughters to California in an effort to take a vacation from it all. But, as with any “geographic,” everything came right along with me. Sibling relationship issues, my mother-daughter [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Lemon Bars

  Today’s recipe is in honor of our good friend, and godfather to my girls, David. Today is his birthday, and my daughters and I are happy and excited to be here in California and able to share his special day with him.
  My daughter Alix wanted to do something for him today by baking a yummy [...]

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• Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge: Start An Inspirational Movie Night!

  Last night, Bellisima Living teamed up with Collage to show another thought-provoking film–our third in our summer movie series. We had a circle of women in attendance who all found the movie full of powerful and insightful messages. The film, How To Cook Your Life, by German filmmaker Doris Dörrie, documents a summer in the [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Salmon, Squash, Tomatoes & Olives

  This week, my daughter Alix, who loves cooking, created a wonderful dish, modifying a recipe we found in the September issue of Whole Living. The original recipe calls for halibut instead of salmon. It also requires cooking the dish in individual parchment pockets. Since we had no parchment in our house, she used aluminum foil. [...]

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• Magical Monday–21 Days to Change?

  “Studies have shown that it takes 21 days of consistent behavior to change a habit or create a new one, such as establishing a regular exercise routine, eating a healthier diet, or taking time each day for self-care.” That’s what the Chopra Center reported in a recent email invitation I received. That’s three weeks. Does [...]

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• Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: What’s the Hidden Cost of Cheaper Food?

  As shown in this short video, in the U.S. we spend over 15 percent on healthcare—the most of any country, yet we spend the least on food. Most wealthy countries, like the U.S.–and followed by the U.K., Denmark, and Hong Kong–use a small percentage of their household expenditures on food. Those countries that spend the [...]

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• Soulful Sunday–Food Glue

  Since June, food has been in the forefront of my thoughts. First, there was the trip to Italy in the second half of June where my mom, my sister and I savored the wonderful delights of Northern Italian cuisine–my clothes still don’t quite fit as they should… Many of the foods, and the ways in [...]

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• Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge–The Future of Food

  Have you had an opportunity to see “The Future of Food” yet? This was not a movie that made it to your local theater, but it continues to impact those of us who get an opportunity to view it. It was produced in 2004 to shed light on the GMO food industry. As stated at [...]

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• Tasty Thursday: Bellisima Cucina–Griddled Sesame and Garlic Tofu with Wilted Bok Choy

  Today as I write this, I have tears in my eyes. My mother has literally broken her back, with fractures in two discs and another condition related to the alignment of her discs. She has osteoporosis, and as a result of recent events–none of which involved an accident or fall–she is now unable to walk [...]

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• Magical Monday–The Invitation

  Today is my birthday and I am filled with immense joy and gratitude as I celebrate my good health and the vitality and vibrancy of my life. Today I feel the awesome power of being in mid-life–of being a crone. I feel the calling and invitation to continue to create the life of my dreams [...]

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