Vibrant Living with Ari Violet

23/03/2018

Been obsessing with this salad combo lately 👉🏽 Dino kale, purple cabbage, sprouted sunflower seeds, scallions, & raw sauerkraut. My best tip for going raw - the secret is in the sauce, you guys! 🌿🙈 For this salad I've made a creamy zucchini ranch, curry tahini and a tangy cashew cream dressing. So far the curry tahini is my favorite to pair with it. Would also be good with raw and marinated, or cooked, tempeh! Stoked on greens, specifically Dino kale, because its super dark color indicates it's high in B vitamins, vitamin K, phytonutrients, antioxidants, potassium, iron, phosphate, manganese, calcium --- seriously blows my mind! Don't forget the kraut and cabbage for gut health!!👌🏽

25/02/2018

Living the raw life! ✌🏽️

25/02/2018

Rise and shine, vibrant violets! Today is the day! How many of you feel like you've already won the lottery of life, just by rising this morning? 🌞

Before grinding away at manifesting your heart's desire today, take a moment to reflect on how many of those desires and needs have already been fulfilled.
I'll bet that many of our answered prayers go unnoticed - perhaps because of time, perhaps because we are distracted, or perhaps because the answered prayer didn't manifest in the way WE wanted. Please trust in the process and the plan, trust in your heart, and trust in God. He is so big and so loving! 🌿 .

20/02/2018

Obsessed with and their mission!!! Ethically-sourced, eco-friendly, vegan bags that support families in need?! Count me in! This is why we are here, vibrant violets! To awaken souls, encourage others, support our brothers and sisters, and be love!!!!! Peace for all sentient beings ✌🏽️💕 .

20/02/2018

I can be prideful. I can be jealous. I can be impatient. I can be quick to react and quick to judge. I don't workout consistently. I have a lack of self-control. But I'm gently reminded today that pursuing perfection is NOT our life's purpose. We exist to pursue growth, self-love, connection with others and with God, reflection, bliss, authenticity, love, adventure. So today I choose to be gentle on myself. I choose to celebrate my imperfections and my vices, and I'm grateful that they're there to help teach me to live an intentional life. I'm grateful for plants and for God who guided me toward a more conscious way of existing; it awakened these humbling realizations and continues to direct my heart closer to what is most important, to sacred moments of bliss, to my most authentic self. I want you to know that I'm grateful for YOU, not the bits and pieces of you that belong to the world. I'm simply grateful for YOU, for your divine existence. I'm grateful for you, for your spirit, not for what you can do or how you look. I'm grateful for you, for your journey, for your innate beauty. And I hope you join me today in being grateful for YOU, too! Love and light to all sentient beings 💕🌿 .

15/02/2018

These are a few of my favorite thingsssss💚🌿🐒 Dandelion greens (top right) are magical 🙌🏽✨ Chock-FULL of brain, liver, bone, eye, and skin-loving vitamins and minerals. So grateful for greens! You can juice them, make dressings, sauces, salads...options are endless🙏🏽 .

11/02/2018

Have a happy, Light-filled day !

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08/02/2018

There's a difference between being motivated by ambition and being motivated by inspiration. What I've learned the past few months is that when we pursue the latter, doors open for us. And I cannot wait to expand on this more in a video and blog post I'm planning for all of you!!! 🙏🏽💕 It will also be a 'what I eat in a day, 'so super stoked about that too , cuz i love eating and food and sharing food. ✨🐒🤗 what inspires you most and what are you doing to pursue that? .

07/02/2018

My sweet and wise fiancé shared this gentle reminder with me tonight: you can't argue with love. So be love. Spread love. Speak love. 🙏🏽 Epic smoothie bowl 👉🏽 high in omegas, iron, potassium, calcium, protein, antioxidants, energy, phytonutrients, and deliciousness. Cruelty-free way to fuel your day✌🏽️ .

07/02/2018

New Video for you, gorgeous light warriors. So grateful to connect with you. Remember, you are worthy, you are light, you are loved.

I am not perfect. There are many ways I can improve my lifestyle, even though I'm a raw-vegan. I am super humbled by the fact I got the flu and the reminder ...

07/02/2018

Giving up on veganism? 🙄 NEW VIDEO IS UP! LINK IN BIO. I was nervous to share that I got the flu with my friends and social media family - especially after my last video on ways I stay healthy during flu season. I anticipated a lot of criticism because my raw-vegan diet is "extreme." I knew the blame would be placed on my lifestyle because many people aren't properly informed about the devastatingly harmful standard American diet. This was the first time I got the flu in 18 years. My lungs have been having a rough time with this due to pneumonia and asthma from years prior. I was humbled by this flu, gently reminded that I am not in control and that God IS! I don't feel I need to hide my humanity in order to preserve the vegan movement. My goal is to always be transparent and authentic with my audience in order to be an effective voice for the voiceless and inspiration for change. No one blinks an eye when someone who conforms to a "normal" diet gets the flu. Then a vegan gets the flu, and it's because of their diet. It's a very sad double-standard, one that perpetuates cruelty and chronic illness and disease. I will no longer fear sharing my humanity, and I will no longer remain silent when veganism has healed me tremendously. Eating meat and dairy exacerbates degenerative disease. How is it extreme to eat LIVING, nourishing foods, yet NOT extreme to eat the pus, fluid and decaying flesh of a sentient being that wanted to live? So people may judge me for how long I've been healing from this flu, but for ME, this is a huge improvement. I went from being sick two to three times a month, EVERY month, to getting sick ONCE a year! I'm grateful for God and the vegan community - standing up for truth with no hidden agenda, without being backed by corporate funding. Prayers for continued healing are so welcomed and appreciated. Sending my love and light to all.

26/01/2018

Every obstacle is just a stepping stone; MY GOOD CANNOT BE STOPPED. 🌿

Move forward with confidence, conviction, passion, and faith. When you take a step with God in the direction of your dreams, encountering obstacles is inevitable, yet so is success. And success might not look like you imagined it to, but I guarantee it will be better than expectation. Step boldly and courageously, fellow light warriors. This is the year! One of my favorite moments captured in Cork, Ireland. I can still smell the air✨