Hundreds of thousands of people around the world filled the streets over the weekend for the 3rd annual March Against Monsanto. Not only has the March heightened the public’s awareness about the crimes of Monsanto, it has also played its part in helping apply consumer pressure on food companies to provide natural ingredients in their products.

Before the tan of the marchers has even had time to fade, another company has now bowed to the demands of the customer.

Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, who are both owned by YUM Brands, have announced that they are abandoning artificial colors and flavors.

For example, artificial dye Yellow No. 6 will be removed from Taco Bell’s nacho cheese, Blue No. 1 will be taken out of its avocado ranch dressing and carmine, a bright pigment, will be removed from its red tortilla strips. Actual black pepper will also be used in seasoned beef, replacing black pepper flavoring. High-fructose corn syrup and unsustainable palm oil are also on Taco Bell’s ingredient chopping block.

By Mateo Sol

In our society we have a very two dimensional understanding of maturity. Most people define it as an accumulation of experiences that come through the process of aging. But this isn’t really true.

The truth is that maturity has very little to do with our external experiences, and everything to do with our inner processing of the world. Yes, you might have experienced a lot of challenges and hardships in life, but if you weren’t present and aware of what was happening and the way in which it could help you to learn and grow, all of your experiences simply turned into moments where you unconsciously and emotionally reacted, not maturing at all.

While we have no control over aging, we do play a part in our ability to mature. Maturity is something that comes with conscious intent; something that evolves as we become more aware. It isn’t how “knowledgeable” or “smart” we are either, as knowledge is a product of past fears, mental patterns, memories, reactions and illusory concepts of the self.

God said:

Beloveds, I have heard you say to Me:

“God, sometimes I feel that I am not connecting with You. Then I sit down with You personally, and the power of You enters my heart, and all the tawdry world no longer exists. It is as if You so gently, instantly and all powerfully, touch my heart and calm it. There is something where the Essence of You sweeps everything else aside, and I feel a tight connection with You, as if, truly, You are my Very Self.

“At these times, my pulse throbs: ‘God is here. My God is here. God and I are really One. There is no parting between Us. We are seamless.’

“God, You become my own Knowingness. It is like everything else that preoccupies me gets out of the way. What is left then? What can be left but You, God, exhilarating my heart, coursing through me - only You and nothing but You. You are not Nothing. You are Something, and You are deep within me. You are tenured within me. You are the Very Beat of My Heart. You are embedded in Me. For a few moments, nothing but You exists. I forget myself.

“You save me from my dependency on the outer world which, sooner or later, seems to let me down. You, God, You raise me up. You hold me on top of the world. You overshadow the clouds of the world. You lift me to Holy Heaven, and, for a few moments, I am here complete with You. Nothing is missing or can be missing, for Our hearts exchange love, and that’s all there is. Your love is safe within me. You fill my heart, and I am full of You.

There are so many limiting and toxic beliefs we hold on to, beliefs that keep us from living the happy, joyful and meaningful life we all deserve to live. And by giving up on them, by  letting go of all the extra baggage that is weighting us down, we allow ourselves to be happy. And we give life permission to shower us with the many wonderful and precious gifts it has to offer.  So without further ado, I say, give up and be happy. Let’s begin

1. I am not enough

Give up this limiting and toxic belief of you not being enough – “good enough”, “smart enough”, “rich enough:, “beautiful enough”, etc.. Remind yourself as often as possible that who you are is more than enough.

Place your hands over your heart, take a few cleansing breaths and repeat these words to yourself: “Who I am is enough. Who I am is more than enough. Not because of how my life looks externally, but because of who I truly am internally.”

Catherine J. Frompovich, Guest
Waking Times

What hath the State of Alaska wrought that it deserves the full-force and ‘retribution’ of the U.S. Navy upon Alaskan sea life, its pristine ocean and bay waters, the fishing industry and the people of Alaska?

Apparently, a nautical ‘war’ has been declared to start sometime in June 2015!

What’s that all about, especially when the U.S. Navy will be ‘attacking’ indefensible’ entities: the environment, sea creatures and probably humans from all the toxic releases into the environment and other war games’ horrors such as sonic booms, etc.?

According to journalist Dahr Jamail’s article, “The Navy’s Great Alaskan ‘War,'” Alaska is about to face an ‘off-shore Armageddon’ according to those in the know about such plans. Jamail interviewed Emily Stolarcyk of the Eyak Preservation Council who said, “We are concerned about expended materials in addition to the bombs, jet noise, and sonar.”