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	<title>Chica Dreams</title>
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		<title>Ordinary people</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doing some really cool things&#8230;
Check out the fallen fruit project.
Urban Edibles. A cooperative network of urban food foragers.
Portland Fruit Tree Project. Gathering fruit before it falls&#8230;
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		<title>Quote by Rand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars.
I am a [hu]man. This miracle of me is mine to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=162&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>De-stressing teas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need a break? Try one of these&#8230;
Honeysuckle or passionflower tea

These are local (NW Arkansas) herbs that grow in the wild and can be harvested from almost any park-like area.
Place an ounce of the dried herb in a tea strainer or at the bottom of the cup. Pour heated water over and let seep from 5-8 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=159&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dandelion Medicine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating the dandelion decoction:
Using dried leaf and stem of the herb. I don&#8217;t have dry weight scales so I used dry measure spoons with two tablespoons of dried material packed, put at the bottom of the pan and poured a pint (16 oz.) of water over it, stirring once and then leaving it alone until [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=156&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update on herb experiment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regarding my last post: I was experimenting with the dandelion and red clover and found that when I drink dandelion tea or use the dried root as coffee my hot flashes disappear. I&#8217;ve also noticed small bursts of energy during the day.
In one of my books, I read that dandelion is also used as a light [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=149&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wildcrafting herbs-Arkansas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve identified and used quite a few of the local herbs. So far, in the Lowell area I&#8217;ve found wild honeysuckle, passionflower, red clover, dandelion, golden seal, marigold (wild), hedge woundwort and wild celery.
I&#8217;ve been experimenting with the dandelion and the red clover and found that when the clover heads are steeped in water for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=147&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calming teas</title>
		<link>http://cherrera.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/calming-teas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working with a few herbs lately and a few days ago harvested some of the local honeysuckle and made it into a tea. The affects are probably different for everyone, but for me and my two grandaughters, the tea had a calming effect. The two girls (6 and 4 yrs.) became a bit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=145&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>hoping for nothing</title>
		<link>http://cherrera.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/hoping-for-nothing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, there it is.
Movement into nothingness,
Shattered by acknowledgement.
Like the atom that knows you see it.
Descension into
buzzing, light of the world,
Minus a lifetime of intended taunts.
Brighter than an ever-burning
Strobe.
Like Alice&#8217;s rabbit,
I&#8217;m late.
Hoping, working,
To be nothing.
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		<title>Beginner&#8217;s Mind</title>
		<link>http://cherrera.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/beginners-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cherrera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meditation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel inadequate in my ability to meditate. I attempt to ride the wave of breath and for a moment I ride it and think, &#8216;Aha!&#8217; then it&#8217;s gone.  The &#8216;Aha&#8217; did it.
There should be a gentle flow into this with natural pauses and a slight nudge back into that awareness. Instead, I revert to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=133&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://cherrera.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/130/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a new link to a Jon Kabat-Zinn video.
video
I&#8217;m not sure why it won&#8217;t imbed at this time, but I&#8217;ve placed the link on the video page where it will remain.
Over the past few weeks I&#8217;ve been looking at neuroplasticity and how meditation works for emotional and mental damage. One of the primary tools used [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cherrera.wordpress.com&blog=1308940&post=130&subd=cherrera&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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