Hey everyone,

RobbyBarbaro.org is up, but I think I will be making a lot of changes to the site before I begin promoting it.  For now, it is simply replacing this blog so people can see what I have to share without any adverstisements.

I have also created a lot of new food consumption screen shots. They can be found on my website by clicking "photos" at the top of the site.

All my best,

Robby

Hey everyone,

I decided to use my Polar heart rate monitor to see how many calories I burned through physical activity.  I bike for transportation and I like to get places pretty quickly.  So, I spend a lot of time out of the saddle and my heart rate gets pretty high during general commuting.  I biked 12 miles yesterday, for a total of 1:45 minutes and the HR monitor said I burned 850 calories.  I bike at least 7 miles every day and usually more.

I did some sprints in the football stadium in the morning.  That took 50 min, including all the rest and burned 527 calories.  In the afternoon, I played 3 pickup basketball games which lasted 1:10 minutes and burned 673 calories.  That is a total of 2050 calories burned through physical activity.

Hey everyone,

Here is a screen shot of for yesterdays food consumption.  Click the image to see a larger version.

I pick up the book Don't Be Nice, Be Real pretty much every day.  I really enjoy reading bits and pieces over and over again!  I have a new realization each time.

Kelly Bryson's website is LanguageOfCompassion.com.  To visit the site, click here.

The home page contains pages 323-328 of the book.  There are also 2 audio interviews on the home page and many of the tabs at the top contain useful information.  I hope you all enjoy exploring the site.  It's not the most beautiful or organized website, but I still enjoyed the time I spend on it.

All my best,

Robby

Hey everyone,

I have recieved some useful feedback on the new video.  Some people have expressed that it is too long.  I am always grateful for feedback.  I undrstand that in order to make comments on this blog and YouTube, people must create accounts.  So, next time I will provide my email address at the end of the video.  My email address is RobbyBarbaro@PathOfHealth.org.



To see more Nutridiary you screen shots, click here.

I found the following quote online and I wanted to share it.

“Our worst fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God; your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone; and as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

-- Nelson Mandela quoting A Return to Love
by Marianne Williamson

 

I hope you all have a great day,

Robby

Hey everyone,

I have created my second video.  It is an update of my first video.  I have changed the title because a “tour” is something people usually do once or a few times.  These videos are not a one time thing.  I’ll provide lots of updates.  So, the new title for these videos will be “Produce Inventory – Date” until somebody suggests a better idea.

This video also includes a tour of my refrigerator, an average dinner meal analysis, and an example of how I eat my dinner meal.

Until I make a video about RSS feeds (coming soon), I suggest checking this blog daily because this time I am going to make my food consumption screen shots again.  The reason is, so people can see how I manage all the food shown in the video.  Like, where does it all go, ya know?  This will begin tomorrow with a screen shot showing what I ate today.

There are 2 viewing options:

1.  Watch the video on this blog by clicking the Play button in the middle of the embedded video.

2.  Watch the video on the YouTube site by clicking here. 

Watching the video on YouTube will allow people to see all the comments made, and my replies.  People can also see some recommended videos on the right side of the YouTube website on related topics.

I hope you enjoy it!

Links
Jessicas Organic Farm
Bananas – Namwa, Orinoco, Cardaba, Kofi, Giant Plantain
Sapodilla
Dr. Doug Graham in North Miami on February 21st, 2009

All my best,

Robby

Hey everyone,

Here is my first video.

There are 2 viewing options.

1.  Watch the video on this blog by clicking the Play button in the middle of the video.

2.  Watch the video on the YouTube site by clicking here.

Watching the video on YouTube will allow people to see all the comments made, and my replies.  People can also see some recommended videos on the right side of the YouTube website on related topics.

I hope you enjoy it!



Relevent Links

Robert Is Here
Going Bananas
Black Sapote Information
Mamey Sapote Information
Heat Treatment of Mangos

All  my best,

Robby

Hey everyone,

I have so much to share on so many topics, I feel overwhelmed when I think about trying to put it on paper.  I just wish I could have somebody follow me around 24/7 with a  video camera and then throw the good stuff up on YouTube, LOL

Anyways, I will try to share my experiences/thoughts in regards to social situations with a host of posts on the topic.  I think it is most important to point out that what I have to share comes from a place of principles and having a certain mindset, which I am learning through my NVC studies.  Succeeding in social situations has more to do with what’s going on in my head, than the actual words that come out of my mouth.  It’s about where my consciousness is during the conversation.  If it’s not on feelings and needs, I have missed the boat.

So, it’s all about being present with my own feelings and needs first, then the feelings and needs of the people involved.

Not only is every social situation unique, but each conversation at that specific party or what ever is different.  So, back to principles which work in a dynamic universe.

Specific tip:  In my experience 99% of the people inquiring about my lifestyle are not really interested in learning, they are interested in making sure what they are doing is OK. 

There is a whole host of feelings they could be feeling and they are most likely needing to know that they are still respected.  Or their need for inclusion might be threatened by me simply living a different lifestyle then them.  There is a whole host of possibilities, the point is that if I have my consciousness on what they might be feeling and needing and my desire is to connect with them, then social situations become fun, just like they should be:)  It is also, crucial for me to remember that I can’t cause anybody to be happy or sad or mad, I can only stimulate things in them. 

Well, that’s all I got for today.  If you read or listen to NVC material all that is written above will be expressed more eloquently and make more sense, I guarantee it.

Click the image to see a larger image.

January Food Consmption Gallery

 

All my best,

Robby

Hey everyone,

I posted a new photo gallery with lots of meal pictures.  I haven't been making any Nutridiary screen shots lately.  I certainly plan to make more in the future, but probably won't make them forever.  Although, maybe one day I will have an assistant who will be willing to help me out with such projects:)  Or maybe a person would be willing to do it in exchange for some kind of service.  Who knows.  The possibilities are endless.


Above is a picture of my Christmas dinner on December 25th, 2008.

I think it has yellow peppers, red peppers, orange peppers, roma tomatoes, romaine lettuce, boston lettuce, bibb lettuce and passion fruit.

During exams and over the holidays I missed some meal and snack pictures, but most of them are in the photo gallery.

The main difference you will see in the gallery is that I had durian a few times and recently I have been making a lot of smoothies, which I each like soup.

My streak of rarely using a blender is over.  I'll make a post about that in the near future.

I also want to let you all know that RobbyBarbaro.org will ALWAYS take people wherever I want to send them.  Right now, it re-directs to this blog.  I'm still in the process of setting up my new blog/website.  So, if you want to tell anybody about this blog you can just tell them to visit RobbyBarbaro.org or Google my name and they will find me.

I hope you all are well and enjoying the new year!

Robby

Hey everyone,

I have been spending lots of time with my family and also reading books/listening to educational audio.  I have a habit of reading many books at once, LOL.

A friend and fellow member of the Path Of Health Community, Jim Porter, introduced me to The Dog Listener.  Really cool stuff!

http://www.janfennellthedoglistener.com/

I hope you all are enjoying Freeleas blog as much as I am. 
http://www.freelea.blogspot.com/

I will make a food consumption post soon. 

I also made a trip to Miami to get some fruit, I'll post about that soon.

All my best,

Robby

Hey everyone,

Marshall Rosenberg is the creator of NVC.  The book is titeld Nonviolent Communication:  A Language of Life.  Marshall has written a few other books on NVC, but the book mentioned above explains all the basics.

Official website for NVC
http://cnvc.org/

Free and paid NVC courses:
http://nvctraining.com/

Marshall talking about the basics of NVC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dpk5Z7GIFs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbgxFgAN7_w&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8fbxPAXBPE&feature=related

Marshal talking about Corporations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvFeY5GXtQo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEXGNui2OQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug5E8HNn2fg&feature=related

Marshall answering questions about all the violence in our world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ-fUVM4Dos

Official NVC Publisher:
http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/

The PathOfHealth Community sponosred a book discussion group and all 10 recordings are available to members of the community.
http://pathofhealth.org/

If you are aware of any other useful NVC resources, please email me at RobbyBarbaro@PathOfHealth.org and I will include them in a future post.

All my best,

Robby