My Firefighter by Lori Jean Finnila

Sunday, November 19, 2023

My Backbone Dialysis #backboneseparatedfromitsmuscle #lorijeanfinnila #selfphysicalthereapy #aerify #injuries #abuse

 



I’ve been getting lifesaving air to my body and brain that is extending my life after my backbone has been separated from its muscle somewhere in the time of 2010’ from abuse. I know I’m getting this air when I feel the life extension in my body after I do two exercises. I backbend over my 26” yoga ball and do inversions on my yoga trapeze. Sometimes I dread to do the inversion but I know I will think more clearly and the backbone that isn’t bringing in the oxygen the way it should feels satisfied with a breath.

At times I dread exercising and think to downsize. I gave it one more chance today and upgraded to a larger yoga ball which stretched me enough to be able to think of the benefits of the inversion. I got up and did it again feeling it today like NEVER before-what it is doing for me. I even brought my legs up on my larger yoga ball in a backbend dancing my legs in the air. I’m once again thinking clearly. I need to keep doing this yoga ball to I stay with my inversions. It almost scares me what the outcome for me will be if I forget or decide without a clear mind not to do them.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Reply to ‘After the beating’ Washington Post #domesticviolence #makeup #lorijeanfinnila


Before beat up 





After beat up: I tried hard to hide the marks.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/28/after-the-beating-moroccan-tv-airs-makeup-tips-for-hiding-domestic-violence/


Why shouldn’t we talk about it? Lost there. One of my eyes are still sore on my right side after 12 years. These are marks that stay on your face forever a lot of the time and we need help with makeup for them. I tell women to do the best they can with adding makeup to their face when it’s over so this doesn’t take up their whole day, if they’ve been able to report it and ACTUALLY got help then great. Many times even years later without makeup to these scars I’ve scared people to be close to me.



Tuesday, November 14, 2023

My Energy-Packed Sweet Potato Travel Brownies by Minimalist Baker #travelfood #healthyfood #fightfatigue #fightinflammation

 



I'm so pleased with these brownies where I haven't found a dessert I like made with sweet potatoes. And where I'm traveling these pack a punch with three main ingredients I rely on for energy: chocolate, sweet potatoes, and sunbutter (I used sunbutter instead of almond butter because this is what I had in the house). 

I cut the recipe in half and still have many filling slices where it's so rich, but not too as you would ordinarily find in sweet potato recipes. I also used honey-thats sweet enough for me.I'm not crazy about nuts so I used sunflower seeds to top it off. It tastes great with them and I didn't even need the added chocolate chips. I think it would have made it too sweet. I baked them for 37 minutes in my oven. This recipe will be a go to for me when I need energy on the run. 



Recipe