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Hey Jen, how about Reinhard is the Antiguru, messiah of diets? Or is 
that just going to go to his head?
Love
Deb
--- In , "Jennifer Dunbabin" 
<jenniferdunbabin@b...> wrote:
> dear deb
> 
> thanks for responding to my first post ..... and so thoughtfully 
too :) it
> is great to get feedback :)
> 
> what is your favorite fragrant flower?
> My personal fave is Night Blooming Jasmine, but Roses aren't too
> shabby either : )
> 
> yes, to most important things first - I can't restrict myself - 
different
> seasons different flowers ..... and here boundless love doesn't put 

on
> weight
> 
> I adore jasmine, but I haven't come across night blooming ones .....
> bouvardia, honeysuckle, freesias, daphne, boronia, lily of the 
valley,
> violets, mock orange blossom, ginger lillies, and yes roses. I 
adore roses,
> not just for their scent, but for their evanescent beauty.
> 
> I live in Tasmania, which is 42 deg south of the equator, so we are 

just
> coming into spring and the air warming and the lots of fragrant 
flowers are
> starting to bloom.
> So
> 1.you look at your food
> 2.you chew your food
> 3. you think about your food
> and then
> 4. you swallow your food
> 
> Yes, absolutely, that is the ideal. It chimes with the scientific 

approach
> too - that we needs to chew at least 30 times each mouthful and 
reduce it to
> a paste full of saliva. That is what the stomach expects and 
prefers.
> Chewing is actually the first stage of digestion.
> 
> What you describe also reminds me of buddhist mindfulness. They 
have an
> exercise which involves eating a sultana, and great practitioners 
of
> mindfulness can get it take 5 mins! It revolves around your 4 
steps - the
> looking, considering, feeling it when you pick it up, feeling the 

movements
> and muscles you use when you pick up the sultana to take it to your 

mouth,
> the sensations in all 5 senses when you put it in your mouth, when 

you start
> chewing ....... etc. I'm sure you get the idea.
> 
> I believe that Mr. E is going to appeal to smart people who are
> hoping to better themselves, not some diet guru...so hats off to
> all of us for being those lucky bastards : )
> 
> 'Mr E', I like that. Diane's email about promotional material got 
me
> thinking about a catchy title for Reinhard. I agree re anti-guru, 

but I want
> to also have an expression that acknowledges his importance and 
brilliance.
> I was thinking about 'right on reinhard', which is a bit of a pun 

as well.
> Reinhard and Engels aren't easy names to do catchy things with :)
> 
> And yes, the beauty of No S is its simplicity. But I love it for 
its subtle
> subversiveness. It and the other systems and a big finger at the
> corporatist, materialistic, driven consumer (by the producers) 
society. I
> love it.
> 
> Also I think No S appeals to us cos we've been through the 
destructive
> 'diet' cycle again and again and know the cruel exploitation it is, 

and that
> something else was needed.
> 
> love
> 
> Jen
> 
> 
> 
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