Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    • Home
    • Sedona
      • Arts and Entertainment
      • Bear Howard Chronicles
      • Business Profiles
      • City of Sedona
      • Elections
      • Goodies & Freebies
      • Mind & Body
      • Sedona News
    • Opinion
    • Real Estate
    • About
    • The Sedonan
    • Advertise
    • Sedona’s Best
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Home»Sedona News»Ruminations from the Arizona Room: Chocolate: Cupid’s Gift
    Sedona News

    Ruminations from the Arizona Room:
    Chocolate: Cupid’s Gift

    February 13, 2017No Comments
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email Reddit WhatsApp
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp

    Ruminations from the Arizona Room is a series by Dr. Elizabeth Oakes, a former Shakespeare professor, a spiritual writer, and an award winning poet. A Sedonian of four years, she will share the thoughts that arise as she sits in the literal Arizona room in her home as well as the metaphorical “Arizona room” that is Sedona.

    photo_elizabethoakes_216_20170109By Elizabeth Oakes
    (February 10, 2017)

    Chocolate!

    It’s a paean to the gods who never require sacrifice, only satiety.

    It’s a prelude to romance and an antidote after a break-up.

    Whatever work you’re doing, it becomes a celebration if you’re also eating chocolate.

    Sedona Gift Shop

    If they had had it in Biblical times, I contend that it wouldn’t have been an apple that tempted Eve, but a box of chocolates.

    20170213 oakes1bIt has no class consciousness. I’ve eaten chocolate the size of a quarter that cost about $5 a piece, and I’ve eaten more Hershey bars than I care to remember, and the effect, even the taste, is the same.

    Cacao, one shamanic practitioner, says, “reminds us to hold ourselves lightly.” It goes well with full moon ceremonies, with drumming, with any celebration of the body or of the spirit. It goes with everything, from deep soul work to vegging out in front of the tv.

    The enjoyment police once tried to convince us it was unhealthy. Carob was touted. Now, however, we know chocolate, especially dark chocolate, is high in antioxidants and magnesium and other minerals. It’s good for your heart, physically as well as emotionally.

    It’s a sacred gift, like love!

    Happy Valentine’s Day!

    Healing Paws

    This is an advertisement

    Comments are closed.

    No doubt about it—President Donald Trump is Superhuman

    By Tommy Acosta

    Sedona, AZ — No mere mortal could consume the amount of Diet Coke and fast food that he does and not suffer massive health problems or debilitating conditions.

    Read more→

    The Sedonan
    House of Seven Arches
    Need More Customers?
    Bear Howard Chronicles
    Humankind
    Tlaquepaque
    Verde Valley Wine Trail
    Recent Comments
    • JB on BEAR HOWARD | SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC:”Drowned by Design: How Trump’s War on Government Turns Natural Disasters Into National Tragedies”
    • TJ Hall on AI Ethics, ASSC, TSC: Consciousness and Sentience Science Nihility
    • Jill Dougherty on Stay Tuned, Sedona 
    • Steve segner on Stay Tuned, Sedona 
    • Mike Cosentino on Stay Tuned, Sedona 
    • Grant Castillou on AI Ethics, ASSC, TSC: Consciousness and Sentience Science Nihility
    • TJ Hall on BEAR HOWARD | SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC:”Drowned by Design: How Trump’s War on Government Turns Natural Disasters Into National Tragedies”
    • Jill Dougherty on BEAR HOWARD | SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC:”Drowned by Design: How Trump’s War on Government Turns Natural Disasters Into National Tragedies”
    • Patti Sadowski on The Humane Society of Sedona Maintained No Kill Status in 2024
    • JB on One Bullet Away
    • Dani Lewis on The Humane Society of Sedona Maintained No Kill Status in 2024
    • JB on The Attics of Conscience — What Could Soon Happen in Sedona and Across America
    • TJ Hall on One Bullet Away
    • TJ Hall on One Bullet Away
    • Jill Dougherty on One Bullet Away
    Archives
    The Sedonan
    © 2025 All rights reserved. Sedona.biz.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.