By Elisa Novick
Ah, the wonders and woes of being asked to write weekly. Here in Asia, as a newcomer, I take in so much information on so many levels, on a daily basis, it doesn’t easily get digested into a coherent form to present before more is coming in. I feel that I have to say something inspiring and illuminating when at times I feel I am just hanging by my thumbs. I keep reminding myself that this is the adventure of a lifetime and that the work of the Light is being done through me no matter what. Very reassuring when I am lying in bed with a fever and a wracking cough, poisoned with black mold, with ants biting my face!
Right now I am in Singapore, which is helping me have some perspective on the time I’ve been living in Bali, so I’ll take this as an opening.
I’ve been in Ubud, a town in Bali, Indonesia, most of the time since mid-September, not because I like it the best, but because I can make a life here. My client and friend Karali helped me learn my way around. She and her partner Max and others she has introduced me to have been wonderfully helpful.
I can get food and juices delivered from several health food and raw food restaurants, whereas in other places I’ve been the food is not healthy for me, especially in the use of MSG and wheat, pork, fried everything, nightshades, GMO rice and sugar. I especially like the jamu, which can be made in various formulas. Wayan’s Coconut Juice Bar juices large handfuls of fresh turmeric and ginger, scraped limes mixed into fresh coconut water. I can get large bottles of fruit smoothie and vegetable juice.
I also have my favorite drivers here (I can’t ride a motorcycle like most people do here) and I am receiving assistance with my health by a sweet German naturopath. I know my way around, which is comforting.