by Stacey Terry
Where do I start today?
I suppose by putting down the soggy tissue I’m holding and adding it to the pile of other soggy tissues that seem to have accumulated since listening to Tera’s BiG call with Julia Butterfly Hill, our BiG speaker who dedicated two years of her life to protecting the Redwoods she loves.
Does it happen to you?
Do you ever get inspired so much that you commit to doing something you’re not sure you can do? Something so BiG, you may need help? (more…)
- By Stacey Terry
Sounds like a threat, eh?
No… we haven’t suffered a serious math injury around here. Our arithmetic is still ticking. Nor have I gone mad… (not counting the loose screw in my knee, of course). I’m just a green-smoothie luvin’ gal on a mission.
I started asking myself what more *I* could do to help raise $10 000 for The Lower East Side Girls Club and our International Green Smoothie Day BiG Event.
How could I use my skills to create more value, more incentive, and add more enjoyment to this experience? I needed to do the right twang. 
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Our BiG event is underway and we’re still working hard to reach out and make our goal of raising $10 000 for The Lower East Side Girls Club. We’ve decided to keep the event open until we reach that goal! We’re determined that at least 100 girls from the Lower East Side will have a choice this year… that 100 girls will be able to learn about smoothies, eco-living, and self-empowerment rather than joining many who find themselves stuck in the traps of junk food, poverty, and self-defeat.
We’re going to need help to make that difference in those lives. All it takes is $10. And we know we can. We already KNOW what a difference just adding green smoothies for 10 days can make. It’s not about being perfect… it’s about doing things differently and with more goodness. We’d love to share a letter that came to us recently from a 10-Day green smoothie challenger. Find out the difference that greens made for Marie-Eve! (more…)
- By Brandi Cummings, Articlesbase.com
As we lead up to our BiG, Believe in Green event on International Green Smoothie Day, August 15th, we’re going to bring you some great articles from the net on how you can find simple ways to change your everyday eco-relationship with the planet. If you haven’t joined the 10-Day Charity Challenge, now’s your chance to think BiG!
Many of us want to be responsible citizens of the Earth. We think about the effects our lifestyles have on the environment. We are concerned about global warming. We want to ensure our children’s future on this planet is one that still has clean air to breathe, an abundance of trees and wildlife, and clean water to drink. However, many of us also think that the sacrifices might be too great to “go green” in our own office. Good news. It’s not as difficult as you think. (more…)
- by Stacey Terry
You know that feeling… the one you get when you’ve just done something good? Where a choice had no down side? Where something you do for yourself has positive, valuable ripple effects for other people?
It kinda starts in your chest and then creeps into your throat, all the while expanding, bubbling, blossoming… and that feeling bursts into a grin, and if you’re a big ol’ softy like me, you feel your eyes glass up with even more joy because you can’t help but see the good, and there’s some kinda self-satisfying humbling glee in being part of something bigger than yourself.
It just. feels. soooo. good!
That’s how I’m feeling these days leading up to BiG!
I love that feeling… and it’s one worth sharing! And I challenge YOU to join me in the joy bubble! So here are 10 reasons for you to consider… pick your joy, any joy, and become part of something BiG! (more…)
My name is Tanya and I read about the Green Smoothie Queen for the first time on the Raw Diva’s website.
Now I have to say I was more sucessful with the 3 day challenge than with the first challenge I with the Raw Diva 7-day detox I did. (heheh… Unfortunately I had a few slip ups my first time around, but it got things in motion!) It has been an interesting process incorporating more raw foods and yummy green smoothies into my diet.
My boys (5 and 3) are very accepting and willing to try the smoothies (even the not so tasty ones). Even my husband has also joined me on my journey, so I am very excited that this may work! Since the Raw Diva challenge three weeks ago, I have planted a garden for fresh produce and I’m making small changes daily. I know myself and if I go totally whole banana, I (more…)
It’s true! heheh… My Queenly powers of green persuasion have managed to encourage my new friend Tim to venture down the road of green smoothies! But I can already see that Tim’s a pretty smart guy. He’s already figured out that it’s important to experiment and listen to your body… to do the work and find out what’s best for you.
Keeping a food journal and trying an elimination diet for a period of time to find out what your food triggers are is a fantastic way to take more control over your health. And then of course, replacing meat, milk, and gluten-containing foods like wheat with more raw food, fruits, and veggies will go a LONG way to turning you into the energetic person you were meant to be.
So, this is a challenge to other men out there! Take a page from Tim’s journal and see how you feel! You’re already invited for free to our 7-Day Summer Slurping Sensation. Just find a loved one to sign up and send you the coupon! But I’ll let Tim tell you more! (more…)
- by Stacey Terry
One of the wonderful benefits about taking part in a Green Smoothie Challenge, especially a LIVE challenge, is the level of sharing that goes on among the participants. People get out their blenders, look at their fruit baskets, make leafy green selections from their local stores and gardens, and they CREATE.
Whenever people send us recipes, we post them for all our Green Smoothie Queen members to enjoy in The Emerald Lounge (our online members forum). Today I thought I’d post a couple recipes to get you through the weekend! Many thanks to our program participants, Vanetta and Margot, who sent these in!
And if you’d like to become an Emerald Lounge Member and check out the recipe collection, you just need to sign up for one of our programs! You can take a free program like our 3-day Green Smoothie Mini-course, or if you’re up for more fun, we have a LIVE green smoothie challenge called the Summer Slurping Sensation coming up on June 13th, 2010.
Happy Slurping this Weekend!
- by Stacey Terry
hehe… I admit. It’s Friday, and I was kinda wondering just what happy green thoughts to send you fine spinach-lovin’ folks into the weekend with. But a little diva birdie suggested that what I should do is let you know what our new short and sweet newsletter, Something to Chew On, is all about!
Once a week we send out a green little love note to keep you both up to date and vibrant. As I learned at a recent conference, when you’re trying to make lifestyle changes, it’s really important to build an environment that will support you. That means finding new people, experiences, and information! It kinda makes obvious sense (at least to me) that if you don’t change what you’ve been doing or who you’re with or what you know, you’re not likely to change. But there’s actually way more to it than I thought. (more…)
- by Alejandra Hernando
- Alejandra Hernando is an inspiring Green Smoothie Challenge participant and a Ripple Maker Award winner. You can read how she spread the word about raw food and improved the lives and diets of children here. And we’re delighted that she wrote to us to share how she’s been doing (her experience led her to create her own website in Mexico!!), and we’re thrilled to feature Come Frutas y Verduras (Eat Fruits and Veggies) today. We hope you’ll share it with someone you know! And stay tuned for our next Ripple Maker Award and free Blendtec blender contest coming up for International Green Smoothie Day! How will you change the world in your own green way?
Hi Tera,
It´s been a year since the ripple maker award and I just wanted to tell you how things are going around here.
I needed to tell you that being a ripple maker has been wonderful! It makes me feel alive and my daughter is so happy. She tells me that she was meant to do what we are doing. It gives me goosebumps but in a good way. She is so connected with her source in a way that amazes me and I know that our lifestyle helps her be in touch with herself. I know that being a raw vegan helps me be more in touch with my body, my mind and my soul. (more…)
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