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I was checking email last night when I looked over hubby's shoulder to see what movie he had just loaded up on Netflix. I soon forgot all about those emails... The movie we watched was an incredible and touching documentary called The Human Experience . It's about two brothers (and friends) who travel the world and experience (three experiences featured) first-hand some of the challenges others face - they gain a new perspective and answers to questions on being human and their purpose in life. I couldn't help but be drawn in by the stories and people and of course, the cinematography and musical score were absolutely beautiful. I will say it was hard to watch at times. I felt (and still feel) incredibly grateful for what I have. E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. I know we all have our challenges and rough patches and I certainly don't want to undermine any of those experiences and lessons, however, when I complain about trivial things or wish for this or that I'm reminded t...

Sam and I watched a documentary the other day titled, " The Real Dirt on Farmer John ." It's about a midwest farmer, John Peterson, who inherits his father's farm and with it the ups and downs of farming. It's a story of his successes, failures, growth, change, and redemption. He's also an artist! An expressive individual, you might say. He also turns his regular ol' farm into an organic one, which back in the day, wasn't easy. Probably still isn't. It's from 2005 but definitely worth the watch. I found it so heartwarming and inspiring but it also reminded me how there are still people out there (and there always will be) who don't know how to deal with "different." In the next breath though, it reminded me how many good people are out there, communities, willing to support a cause or a person they believe in and in this movie it's Farmer John. Hope you enjoy!

I have two reviews* to share with you today. Yay! First up, a dvd. Recently, I was reminded of the movie Food, Inc. when reading Sarah's blog at Living the Fruity Life , which you can read her review here . Like she points out, the movie's message isn't about veganism/vegetarianism or raw foods but about where your food comes from and how it's grown. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I was upset, with tears welling up in my eyes at times, watching this. For those who are conscious about the where, why, what, how, read labels, etc. won't see many surprises or big revelations when watching this but it's still definitely worth seeing. One to share with others for sure. No doubt there will be naysayers who will view this as propaganda but I believe if those same people watched this film they'd think twice about their food, checking labels, etc. - I hope they do. What angers and saddens me most are the many people out there who have little choi...

When I went a'visiting to Debra's blog at Vegan Family Style , she had posted a trailer for a new documentary coming out this summer. I just had to share with you as well. I love that there seems to be more documentaries out focusing on health and talking about the (true) epidemics facing us - that most illnesses, conditions, and diseases can be cured/reversed if we're willing to change our habits, most of which are our daily diets. So many people don't get this . Anyway, Forks over Knives is the documentary and features Dr. T. Colin Campbell (co-author, " The China Study ") and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn (author, " Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease ") as well as many other doctors and nutritional experts, including Dr. Neal Barnard who is part of the Blog Posse at Crazy Sexy Life . By the way, love the title of this film. So fitting. Below is the trailer but in case you're somewhere you can't view it, here is the synopsis .