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“When you are joyful, when you say yes to life and have fun and project positivity all around you, you become a sun in the center of every constellation, and people want to be near you.”
― Shannon L. Alder

There’s a Light

‘No matter what you’re going through, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you’ll find the positive side of things.” Demi Lovato
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/positive

Did I Offer Peace Today?

“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.” — Henri Nouwen
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/henri_nouwen.html

Do Not Argue with Life

“Do not argue with life, or with anyone in life. Life

presents itself perfectly in every moment, and every

person believes his or her point of view to be valid

and ‘right.’

Arguing with any of this is pointless, and a terrific

waste of energy. Simply create what you choose next.”

— Neale Donald Walsch

Become Grateful for Who We Are

“It is when we stop thinking about what we don’t have or what we lack, and become grateful for who we are, that we can gain access to true unlimited inspiration.”
Frank Arrigazzi, TIP TOP Spiritual Lessons

Finding Barriers Against Love

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi

Naked Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake
Copyright 2013 by R.A. Robbins

That got your attention didn’t it?

Since this is Friday the 13th I thought maybe we could all use a little pick-me-up.

Most people celebrate special occasions with cake. At our house cake is a reason for celebration all its own. And why not? Especially when you health it up a bit.

All cakes at our house are naked — without frosting. What did you think I meant?

I know carrot cake traditionally has a cream cheese icing. But a rich, moist, dense cake like carrot cake really doesn’t need it. Leave off the icing and you can really taste the full flavor of the cake.

Here’s my recipe — give it a try and let me know what you think.

Naked Carrot Cake

Gluten Free Carrot Cake

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Serves: 12

Prep Time: 30 minutes.

Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup agave nectar

1/2 cup powdered stevia sweetener

3 Tablespoons flax seed meal dissolved in 6 Tablespoons hot water (or 3 eggs or any equivalent combination of the eggs and flax

1 cup buckwheat flour

2 cups of your favorite gluten free flour blend

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

2 cups shredded carrots

1 can crushed pineapple with juice (mom’s recipe calls for a small can but I use a large one)

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1 can raisins (if you don’t like raisins, leave them out)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all ingredients. Mix until well blended.
3. Pour into prepared 9 x 13 pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 – 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
5. I think this cake is best served plain and needs no icing. However if you must have icing there are plenty of recipes available online.

Loving Someone Deeply

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” — Lao Tzu
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Wake Up

“Jesus Christ knew he was God. So wake up and find out eventually who you really are. In our culture, of course, they’ll say you’re crazy and you’re blasphemous, and they’ll either put you in jail or in a nut house (which is pretty much the same thing). However if you wake up in India and tell your friends and relations, ‘My goodness, I’ve just discovered that I’m God,’ they’ll laugh and say, ‘Oh, congratulations, at last you found out.”
― Alan W. Watts, The Essential Alan Watts