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December 10, 2012 Hi {!firstname_fix} The trees have lost their leaves, so morning means lacey outlines against that sky…gold on the bottom edge, then green, then the dark blue of night with one bright dot of Jupiter. These winter mornings are still and astounding…clear, bright, and soft. I love being out while the sun creeps up to light the sky. Today was weird. To the East, dark clouds covered the mountains and swirled with snow-filled clouds, to the North, the sky was blue, to the West, the sky was gold and to the South, the sky was grey swirl. Must be New Mexico. And then an hour later, everything was blue again. We are waiting for some kind of water to fall from the sky to wet the dryness. My dog in the sleigh and the reindeer sit on my roof, glowing with light from dusk to 11:00. The electric candle flickers in the window all night. The Christmas tree twinkles with many colors. I understand why people have celebrations of light in the darkness. it is very dark out there. Soon to be new moon, so we pass through the stillness of winter. I love this time of year. This class will begin Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
These classes will begin Wednesday, January 2, 2012. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
The class schedule is online. Click here to see what is planned. A number of you have asked me how the classes work. Check the class list page for more information on this. And please go read the questions and answers before you write to me. If you have trouble getting through the process, write the tech forum. Be sure to visit our Radiant Recovery website and Community Forum regularly. Warmly, Kathleen **********************************************************************
**Quote From Kathleen ** Don't forget the details, they will point the way to healing. **********************************************************************
**Testimonial of the Week ** Joy Dots
Happy to share some of my radiant journey. I was desperate. I was gaining weight and really frightened, feeling I would die if this pattern continued. I was considering surgery as I couldn't see another solution. I don't know what made me do it, but I googled sugar and up came PnP. I was about to order it on Amazon when I checked my bookcase and there it was, having waited patiently on my bookshelf for 9 years! I read the book and decided I had nothing to lose, joined this list, the step one list, and started eating breakfast. I did the steps just as Kathleen had written them, I asked questions, acted on the answers, got support, did the classes, met other Radiant Brits for lunches, attended Ranch. I gained weight at first but felt so much better I carried on. I have now lost around 30lbs. I detoxed from sugar 6 months later and then caffeine gave me up. My life has transformed. I no longer get depressed, I have fun, I am connected, I exercise, I feel great and have a fantastic job. I love being part of this community, I could go on :) I would never have believed that all of this could come from 'just doing the food.' Jo **********************************************************************
**Radiant Ambassadors **  Well, it looks like the Radiant Recovery Group on Facebook is really taking off now! There are 875 members which is just fabulous! Are there any features that you think the RR Facebook group should have? Do you have any ideas for how to make it stand out from the crowd? Then come on over and talk to us about it and tell us what you would like to see! Selena selenas@blueyonder.co.uk Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news. **********************************************************************
**How I Found Radiant Recovery ** Hi Everyone! I'm Sandra from the Chicago area. I've been doing the food for 6 and 1/2 years and it has completely changed my life. I struggled with food, weight, and self esteem issues for a very long time. In college, I was studying nutrition and discovered Kathleen's book at the library one day. A few years later, I bought all the books and dived right in! Slowly, things began to change for me as I did the food. I had a few times during those 6 years where life was hard and I sort of fell of the wagon so to speak, but things in my life kept showing up and nudging me back to Kathleen's work. I resisted and cried and whined and finally said "Okay, I will try it again for 6 months, and if it doesn't work than that's it". LOL. I haven't looked back since then and thankfully have developed a great relationship with food and my body and my life :-). I'm so glad all of you signed up for this resources course and I look forward to getting to know you better. **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son.
Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Kitchen ** Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Directions: 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. 2. Add potatoes, garlic and bouillon; cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. 3. Drain, reserving a little of the flavored water. 4. Mash potatoes with sour cream and cream cheese, adding reserved flavored water, as needed to reach desired consistency. 5, Transfer to a slow cooker and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours. 6. Just before serving, stir in butter and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serves 8. For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site. **********************************************************************
**Radiant YLD ** In the back of your mind you might be thinking you will join YLD at the first of the year. Might be better to do it now, so you can start having some perspective on the way to integrate weight loss into your food program. I am getting YLD all tidied up so you will be able to see the vast array of classes and support you get with your program. We start with you on day one and stay right with you until you are totally skilled and rocking with your weight loss. We are even working on how to choose which exercise will work for your specific body and needs. If you would like to join, come find us here **********************************************************************
**Radiant Conversations ** We have a new portal for the Conversations program. Come check it out here. Conversations is where we talk about all the things that are not food related. It is our *joy jot* discussion in the community. And if you are not sure what *joy dots* are, come have a listen and get connected to laughter and having fun. If you would like to join us, you can do that below. Join YLD Weight Loss Now: click here - $99 Join Conversations 2011 Now: click here - $99 Join Both YLD and Conversations Now: click here - $149 Current YLD members wish to Upgrade to Both, click here - $49 Current YLD members who wish to Transfer to Conversations 2011 Only can do so for a $14.99 admin fee: click here If you are not a member, come and join us if you want to be a part of the latest and greatest or just have some plain ol' fun! **********************************************************************
**Our Online Groups ** The radiantrecovery list was set up as a support for people who are in recovery for alcohol and/or drugs and would like to add the Radiant Recovery nutritional piece to their healing. Our approach to recovery encourages the use of 12-step programs and Radiant Recovery. I have heard from a lot of people who have many years of sobriety in AA but have just recently come across Radiant Recovery. Won't you come and join us over on the recovery list to learn how to integrate sobriety and doing the food steps? If you want the promises to come in a way you have not imagined, it is a great time to come over. And if you aren't sure, but think alcohol might be a problem for you, we are here to support that exploration as well. The folks on the list are warm, compassionate, caring and straightforward. So we would love to have you come join us. **********************************************************************
**Another Look at Commitment ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
Every week, I get many letters from people who feel inadequate, overwhelmed, fat, out of control and unable to do the program. Or I get letters from people who feel buffeted by the stress in their lives. People have died, work is demanding, no time, no space, no capacity to “do” anything but get by. And each time I say, “These feelings are caused by being out of balance. The stress does not create the feelings, your biochemistry does.” When you are balanced, you respond to stress differently, it becomes functional rather than overwhelming. You stand in the center of the swirl with a sense of calm and clarity about priorities and demands. And when you are not balanced, that idea seems totally off the wall. When you are in the middle of what I call sugar feelings, you will be reactive and feel done to. You will feel like a victim. You will feel like you can do nothing right. And of course it seems like these feelings are REAL because it is what you feel. And when you feel that way, you need something to help you hold them, so you get ice cream and soda. And you feel better for a little while. Life is manageable for a few minutes and you are seduced into thinking that this is comfort. But what you think is comforting you is the cause of what you are feeling. It is a deadly, seductive dance. When you are in that place, the idea of the “program” seems totally overwhelming. No, you cannot give up sugar. No, you cannot manage to plan anything. I just don’t get it! You feel it is just too big and too unattainable. It is too much so you need to just give up and feel that nothing will work. So, here is the bottom line. This program can not only save your life, it can transform it. It can make you clear and steady. It can give you a platform for losing weight. But it cannot work its magic unless you do it. And you do not have to do it all at once. You do not have to be perfect or rigorous or disciplined. You can come, you can whine, you can stumble. But if you show up, ask for help and listen, and then follow instructions, things will change. Sugar-sensitive people are notorious for not listening. We think we know better. We think that we are unique, a special case and the plain ole boring 'do the steps slowly and in order' does not really fit our situation. That way of thinking has to go. If you want what we have, do what we do. We do the steps. We have breakfast every morning, on time. We journal. We eat meals on time. We have enough protein for our body. We take the vitamins and eat the potato. We eat whole grains and we do not have sugar. We are funny, focused and purposeful. And we are NOT different from you. We were there in that dark, horrible place. Every single one of us, including me, has been there. And it is a place we do not want to go back to. The way out was not magic. It was showing up and “doing”. Doing breakfast, doing journal. Doing potato. One choice at a time. One day at a time. As I said last week, “Nodding will not heal you.” Agreement will not make change. Commitment makes change. You do not have to live that way any more. Come on over and let’s do this together. Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them. Not a subscriber yet? Like what you have read? Sign up to get future issues delivered straight to you: http://www.radiantrecovery.com Until next time!
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Gretel, our webmaster, puts it all together. David runs the Radiant Recovery® Store. Selena provides the weekly Ambassadors column. ©2012 Kathleen DesMaisons. All rights reserved. You are free to use or transmit this article to your ezine or website as long as you leave the content unaltered, use this attribution: "By Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. of Radiant Recovery®", and notify kathleen@radiantrecovery.com of the location. Please visit the Radiant Recovery® website at http://www.radiantrecovery.com for additional resources on sugar sensitivity and healing addiction. You are getting the weekly newsletter from Radiant Recovery® in response to your signup. A copy of this newsletter may also be found posted on the web at http://www. radiantrecovery.com/weeklynewsletter |
