letting go and following heart at the beach

[misscoolsally]

Dara this is the first video I ever watched of yours. It always stuck in my mind but I wasn't sure who it was, coincidentally I subscribed to your channel awhile back not realizing this was you until today when I found it again!

You are an inspiration in the raw food, following your heart and the way you nurture your spirit! Thank You! Blessings :)

[FitnessFreak7]

Dara, this is an awesome video! Great message:-)

[daradubinet]

@FitnessFreak7

thank you :)

[TheRawmelissa]

I'm following my heart.

[daradubinet]

@TheRawmelissa

:)

[davidjohn83]

no need to hope dara, you are a becon of inspiration.... thankyou so much for another video and thankyou for caring about us all. <3

[daradubinet]

@davidjohn83

ahhh :)...music to my ears...

[11bravo1infantry]

What's hurting you Dara?

[ivory3908]

THANK YOU for making this video

[daradubinet]

@ivory3908

yes. :)

[6string1]

I like this video..I went to culinary school as well and right when I finished I pretty much decided that I would rather cook healthier food...I ate everything we made in school and gained a lot of weight...I have been slowly going raw over the last 6 months...would love a personal chef job cooking raw...Being in Chicago I was wondering if one could get grounded by putting their feet on an iceberg?...California looks so nice...

[daradubinet]

@6string1

thank you. no iceberg but maybe romaine and kale ;)

do the healthy food. opportunities will come. i am grounded

and happy. cali is nice but so is Chicago. keep me posted. :)

[aworldofherown]

Well you made me cry. I have actually decided just recently about two weeks ago that I wanted to become more healthy. I bought a book that spoke about green smoothies and why greens are good for you. I found your channel when I was looking for good kale smoothies, because I am nervous about making a kale smoothie. Either way, I have spent about an hour watching some of your past videos and I have to say I LOVE your channel, your heart, and your ideas. Please please keep it up with the videos.

[daradubinet]

@aworldofherown

i am so happy to hear this. are you still watching?

i am sill doing the heart thing. i would love to hear more from you.

facebook friend me :)

[ringaroundtharosey]

ive had this vid to watch for days but today was just the perfect day. and i thank you for posting.

[daradubinet]

@mctantrum

well. good to cry. good to love. not always easy to choose this path. but much, much freer.

and less sad. once you have love it is never ever gone. just changes form that is all.

you can protect yourself a bit. and still love. i think ;) keep me posted.

[maryjomatey]

At 8min 55 seconds~~ BEAUTIFUL !! The whole video is amazing ,, Thank you for sharing your heart.. "

FOLLOW your HEART. Choosing LOVE not FEAR!! It's all about LOVE!! That's GOD~

What's hard for me, is seeing others I love .. struggling with serious stuff.. with the way they eat, their sad thoughts and anger ... alcohol to hide feelings ... drugs and going in such a toxic way~~

"LET GO ,, and LET GOD" is my mantra!!

[daradubinet]

@maryjomatey

yup

we know when we are following our heart. it is like nothing else.

all that matters. xo

[maryjomatey]

Thank you Dara ~ For all your "GIFTS!!" I haven't had TV for 3-4 years!!! One nite scrolled through the hundreds of channels and NOT one good thing was on, called the next day and canceled my cable. Then after a while of not having it, I thought how bizarre it is to just sit and WATCH other people living!!! I LOVE documentaries and learning!!

GOD Bless you Dara ~

[tahalitamestiza]

Dara u give so much of yourself. I get so excited everytime u post. I don't even watch any other video's now. Hugs

[daradubinet]

@tahalitamestiza

thank you.

gotta post a new one ;) xo

[HerbalEranah]

That green stuff is called Sea Purslane and it is EDIBLE :-) it tastes like olives!

[maryjomatey]

@HerbalEranah WHat green stuff??? (:

[HerbalEranah]

@maryjomatey right at the beginning of the video, there is this low growing bush in the shot. That's it :)

[jogrundy]

<3 this!! thank you!

[snookems927]

Dara I can always count on you for some much needed inspiration and encouragement to follow my burning desire to guide people onto the road of good health.

[daradubinet]

@snookems927

wonderful i am so glad.

we are needed!

[witchesphoenix]

Thank you Dara so  much for the videos and sharing your knowledge. I am in transition into a raw diet and watching you gives me so much hope and joy. you have no idea how much your videos have helped. Thanks again. Love and Blessings

[lonisira]

Thank you Dara. I so needed this - been moldering in the house telling myself I I'll get out when I "finish" my stuff -- & we know, that "finish" never happens!! "Follow your heart" - "go where the heat is"

I love it -- this went straight from your heart into mine & I can actually feel my physiology shifted! You are the best!!

[sandyabernathy]

Dara, I loved this video!! I think that is what I wanted you to know the most. We love you, Dara!!!!

[KLC8158]

Much needed and very inspirational...among the many things to contemplate in your video, I am really thinking about the not watching tv and liked reading the feedback about that in the comments.

[PoirierMike]

Great Stuff, Dara.

Inspiring!

[XVedgeEdgeX]

Dre headphones! Rocka party right!=D

[ladylove20004059]

Youre beautiful Dara!! Thanks

[wjrsb58]

I think that the unplugging of the TV is a great idea. There is a reason they call the shows "programs". They do program your mind. It puts you into a trance to receive all the subliminal messages they put out there.

[KathyJAshley]

Thank you so much for this message. Having been raw for the last 9 months has led me to go back to school to become a health coach...I just felt like it was right, something I needed to do. The term hasn't started yet, but after I signed up last month, since then I've had a couple of negative thoughts about it, like "did I make the right move?" Your message today has made me feel that I did do the right thing by following my heart. ♥ Kathy ♥

[Holliberryful]

This speaks VOLUMES of what I'm going through these days. I'm really trying to simplify and clean out our lives right now and so far it's going rather slowly, but if I just stop pushing maybe something great will happen. :)

[mahimamiracle]

Thank you dara I really needed to listen to this...it feels like angels from heaven come in the form of human beings to give me the message I haven't really taken a long walk or gone to the beach or done anything fun in a while....thank you so much for making this video...I am willing to let the beautiful "new" chi energy flow into my life...thank you!!! huge love and many blessings from my heart!!! HUGS! :-)

[Gardeninggirl1107]

good, i'm glad :)

[daradubinet]

@SarahsRockworld

you are welcome and than you!

[daradubinet]

@LynnCSRawRawRaw

hmmmm... beautiful. :) and thank you

[daradubinet]

@SarahsRockworld

you too!!! thank you for the comment on my profile!

[daradubinet]

@ChristinaHappyGirl

xo!

[daradubinet]

@holystica

Yay for the Spirit that moves us to do loving things for ourselves and others!

[daradubinet]

@JenseyGo

thank you :)

[daradubinet]

@obrienkl3

thank you :)

[marthanyc]

energy can't be destroyed, it just changes form....No need to "let go" as you say as that sounds so drastic so early on...just hold Dan in loving memory and that will always make you smile. Focusing on feeling Joy is the secret to living richly or at least TRY feeling a little better than before is the next step..... E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. always works out for everybody when and if they listen to their hearts, indeed. Choosing lust is better. hahahah!

[daradubinet]

@marthanyc

:)

we can let go and make room for something shiny or soft or sparkly...and yes energy just shifts form.

[Gardeninggirl1107]

someone broke your heart

[daradubinet]

@Gardeninggirl1107 thankfullly it is not broken. it is healthy.

:)

[yogashot]

sweet

[daradubinet]

@yogashot

sweet :)

[dottiedaniels]

Dara, I look forward to seeing your videos every day. you are so real and sincere.

I have learned so so much from your videos.....you are a angel in disguise helping people. thank you so so much..........

[daradubinet]

@dottiedaniels

thank you so much for saying this. ahhh...sometimes it is a stretch. :)

[LabelMeInfinity]

I hold on so tight sometimes, so afraid of the unknown. What a beautiful message you gave. I keep wanting to always test the water a bit with my toes and fail to realize sometimes you just need to jump on in. You gave me something to really think about. Thank You....

[daradubinet]

@LabelMeInfinity

lovely. might be time for a swim ;)

[LynneyBetting]

Your so wonderful Dara, so needed this video today. The beach is so beautiful, what an absolutely gorgeous day. LOVE your widsdom and hearing about your own journey!!! I am learning so much from you!!! Sending love, love love to you! peace and smiles!!!

[daradubinet]

@LynneyBetting

love, love, love to you! and peace and smiles right back.:)

[MicahBPeace]

There is so much magnificence, near the Ocean.... ....waves are coming in, waves are coming in! :)))))))))))))

[sofitsofab]

Beautiful video!!!

[daradubinet]

@sofitsofab

thank you :)

[benjorgensen1]

WOW!!! this video speaks to me so strongly! THANK YOU...i love this advice, i have been trying to think this logic through and have not been able to get it perfect in my mind and you said it right on! i will try to "ground" myself more, i have not put my feet on the bare ground for a very long time. and i will spread this vid!

[daradubinet]

@benjorgensen1

yay! get the video out and new subscribers :)!

thank you!

[LOVEronica22]

you are so lovable, Dara!! Thank you!!!! LOVEronica :)

[daradubinet]

@LOVEronica22

HI!!!! thank you! big HUgs!!!

[yogashot]

i like you dara!!

[daradubinet]

@yogashot

aww. thanks!

[nownothingcanstopus]

Hi Dara, Been watching your videos since you started. Really enjoy your recipe videos, I've been raw for 4 months now, but its also really nice to see a more personal blog like this, where you share your thoughts and feelings about the world with your virtual friends here. You seem like such a nice person. I hope that as your channel becomes more popular, you won't be deterred by the YouTube trolls that will inevitably surface. btw, myself, I haven't watched TV in 15 years, It can be poisonous.

[daradubinet]

@nownothingcanstopus

no tv

no trolls

or shall we say

only life

only loving souls. ;)

[aces122]

I loved this video. Thank you

[daradubinet]

@aces122

thank you!

[AMRADIO777]

no TV for us for 5 years and it's amazing how much more we can "see" the trash/brainwashing machine TV programming is.

[Chandapanda123]

Love the beach scenery!! You are a very special human being, thank you for sharing your light!!

[daradubinet]

@Chandapanda123

thank you :)

[Focus4Fitness]

Thanks Dara. You're a wonderful inspiration! -3 you too! :D

[daradubinet]

@Focus4Fitness

<3 <3 <3

[joyabbott]

Life can take many paths

[daradubinet]

@joyabbott

oh yes it can!!! :)

[fullheart2727]

Thank you for this reminder..keeping an open heart, letting go of fear & connecting with nature are all beautiful things that help keep us grounded & whole..you are a great example of someone who's mind body and soul are in alignment & harmony. Congrats of the work coming up in September & keep up the amazingness(is that even a word?lol) that is you :)

[daradubinet]

@fullheart2727

thank you FH! open heart. feet on the earth. :) yes!

[avene]

Hi Dara, a great idea to kill off the tv! We haven't watched ours since 2006.

[daradubinet]

@avene

the kids are creating vision boards. yay no tv.

[mssmartypantx]

Lovely vid. I'm going to take my green juice and sit in the park for lunch. Thanks for sharing.

[daradubinet]

@mssmartypantx

hope you enjoyed. :)

[Greenhelper7]

Hi Dara, I'm a 10 minute walk from the beach, but haven't been getting there as often. I'm inspired now to do that more often. Totally agree about the relationship thing. Not investing in the form that love takes on, still allows and celebrates the love even when the form changes. Just went through that with someone, and it works. Thanks!

[daradubinet]

@Greenhelper7

hi! yes, get your feet in the sand! and not investing in love's form. there is the key

to happiness and love.

[chargeit24]

U always talk about Dan, were you guys a fling?

[debbiemalina]

i feel like you are talking about yours and Dans relationship..... my heart goes out to you as you heal.......

[daradubinet]

@debbiemalina

thank you Debbie. you are always so kind :)

[mcarbone4]

omg...this video could not be more on point for me right now. about 2 weeks ago my husband told me he wants to go seperate ways. this has been so confusing and hard for me to grasp. I guess mainly because after 15 yrs together (9 married) its scary to face this change. you get so comfortable and used to a situation. especially marriage and relationshiops. we get so familiar and used to eachother and the day to day routine. we have 2 children as well. thank you for this today!

[daradubinet]

@mcarbone4

you will always have love in your heart for him and he for you. just form changing.

this is a subject dear to me. love to you.

[angliz501]

very true Dara, thankyou.

[sandyabernathy]

I love your video's!!! You and Dan seem so balanced as a pair, I hope when he leaves the east coast that he goes back to Venice where he is with all those who believe the same and like minded, and for support. Dara, you are such a sweet person. My family just loves you!!! God Bless.

[daradubinet]

@sandyabernathy

hi Sandy, we were fun and we do not know what form it takes. this thing called love.

both Dan and i are on a path of unconditional love. and with that comes BIG LOVE and challenges.

thus GROWTH. new life and freedom. thank you for all of your kind words always.

btw. it seemed like this was about Dan. not necessarily. a big life lesson. in general. :) although it does seem to imply...

[sandyabernathy]

@daradubinet Dara we just love you. And we love Dan. And so it was our own selfishness that we said we liked it alot when you and Dan were together. You are both on the same path, and many of us are on your same paths. I find your video's refreshing. And we appreciate both You and Dan sharing your journey each day and your openness with us all who are following along with you all. It's like all of us are learning together. I also believe in unconditional love. It's a beautiful thing. :-)

[daradubinet]

@sandyabernathy

:) BIG LOVE Sandy, BIG LOVE :)

[daradubinet]

@sandyabernathy

i did mention Dan, although, this video was not about him in particular. thoughts of him

did prompt this discussion. but it is applicable on so many levels with so many

relationships/friendships. :)

[brooklyn102101]

Dara.. been feeling "off" lately and I have not been very healthy. After watching this video you brought me such inspirational. This video was very emotional for me. Thank you Dara for caring about all of us and sharing your knowledge. XO Congrats to you as well on it all.

[daradubinet]

@brooklyn102101

hi brooklyn, please know that you are not alone in feeling "off" it happens to all of us.

i just like to share the tools i have learned on how to cope, survive and thrive. i am sooo

glad this helped.

[brooklyn102101]

@daradubinet

xo



[basilsunshine]

:-)

[daradubinet]

@basilsunshine

:0)

[RawYogaFit]

Good job on the TV issue. My son and I don't watch TV we don't even have the service. People think we are crazy. Good job.

[daradubinet]

@RawYogaFit

no tv is working so nicely

[RawYogaFit]

What a great message. Brought me tears. Thank you for sharing your heart. I love being on this amazing journey of healing. Youtube has been so helpful in connecting me to people and places that lift my vibration! Thank you for your service my dear.

[connectwithnature]

What you are saying here Dara got me very emotional Dara. My son is going through a rough time and I took him to Vancouver this summer to do for him exactly what you are saying. It seems to be helping him in his life. I love all your ideas about how to live our lives. The next thing to go in mine is the television for sure! I am so grateful Dan introduced us to you. Bless you...

[daradubinet]

@connectwithnature

i am grateful to Dan as well. :)

[ZeBeFruity]

thank you. thank our lucky stars we still have some nature left and the sense to unplug.

this video was so beautiful spiritual as well as aesthetic. i took a lovely screenshot. can i post it on your facebook?

[daradubinet]

@ZeBeFruity

hi ZeBe. yes please share on FB! thank you.

you don't need to ask. i trust your sensibilities. you are a mono mealer

after all ;)

i unplugged all day today.

[WildBlueLaker]

True…well said. Let things go….enjoy life, create new energy.

[RosalindandPearls]

Dara ma belle !

Such a nice message, one that is so very true and important to remember. As I about to go to work in a BOX filled with people, I'm so complating the fact that I do have this week-end off and I' will also go walk by the river and enjoy the fresh air, the sun (if we have some) and just get energized.

Alors, merci ma chere Dara, bonne journee a toi et a bientot.

Amour, paix et joie ! (( hugs ))

[daradubinet]

@RosalindandPearls

enjoy your time outside of the box!

merci ma chere RosalindandPearls! :)

bonne journee a toi er a beintot.

[lulolancy]

Hi Dara. Are you and Dan still a couple? Forgive me if you never were.

[TheRawkinRobin]

Lovely

[rrubio33]

great job, Dara! if most people followed their heart, there would be a lot more happy people walking around. and it's not like it has to be done in giant leaps like most people think...baby steps are fine and get us there at the right time :)

[daradubinet]

@rrubio33

yes happy baby steps!

[woollyblue]

can't believe you are saying these words...just what I needed to hear....I discovered you when you made those first videos from your car going to Dan's juice feast. Your words really grasped my heart. Anyway, I've been feeling stuck and I needed the nudge to make a move towards my heart's calling, so....thanks

[daradubinet]

@woollyblue

wow. you have been watching since the beginning of this channel. wonderful. i loved that car ride.

it was destiny for sure. i followed my heart big time on that one. so thanks to you for reaching back to me.

hearts calling! it is all we have time for now!

[sowseed]

What a beautiful place!!

[rubyvrom17]

that's it.. I'm letting go of the bike I have that I don't like and I'm going to get a new one. Done. (I got a whole lot more from your video than that as well) - but it's a new bike for moi! LOVE YOU!!

[daradubinet]

@rubyvrom17

yay! a new chariot! how wonderful! i love you and am so glad we are on this magic carpet ride! :)

[g19hoops83]

step out of bounds try something new like the message good idea thank you keeping me focus

[daradubinet]

@g19hoops83

yes, change routes, shopping places. just get up and walk outside! :)

[lhudson3131]

Thanks, Today I needed this !!!

[daradubinet]

@lhudson3131

me too!

[hyllerical]

You make it sound so easy Dara. You're such a free spirit (which i love) but sometimes we can't follow our hearts. Sometimes we have to do things we hate because circumstances and commitments prevent us from moving on. I'm sorry to be negative. It's not aimed at you ... I'm just venting. This vid is actually about the very thing I've been grappling with lately =(

[rushofsuccess]

@hyllerical Im in agreement; its so frustrating to be a responsible, "accountable" adult, being the one taking care of the kids and having to expend our energy working. and I am a free spirit too! but I have kids, and unfortunately their other parent is not one to take RESPONSIBILITY. which is so important. makes it harder for the rest of us that is the truth. its the very thing ive been grappling with lately too. ty for sharing. PEACE ♥

[daradubinet]

@rushofsuccess

and that makes us be more of that. i understand. believe me i understand. to be the heavy, the working one, the hands on one is hard. but we do find joy and freespiritedness when we look for it in ourselves. it is still there. mine is apparently. hang tight and do something, anything that makes your heart excited!

[daradubinet]

@hyllerical

then i hope it planted a seed. i know we are never "stuck"

i hope there is an opening for heart's joy for you :)

[mwbw631]

Lovely and inspiring message. You are so appreciated. Thank you Dara.

[daradubinet]

@mwbw631

lovely for you to say. :)

[TheBoogs77]

Bless you Dara...I admire you so much.I'd love to be one day be where you are emotionally and spiritually.I'm working on it. Big hugs from Australia xxxx

[daradubinet]

@TheBoogs77

BIG HUGS FROM CALI!!! and thank you xxx

[liughi]

TY Dara ,love you very much and there is infinite love to go around for everybody

thank you for your love :)

[daradubinet]

@liughi

infinite. i feel my love growing here. :)

[kingskid29223]

Loved the message Dara and you are so right, when you let go of something, even if its very difficult, it leaves room for some amazing things to enter into our life. I let go of one career to pursue my dream and now God has blessed me with the ability to do what brings me joy :)

[CatherineStaat]

Great message Dara! I am so thankful our paths have crossed here. You are truly a beautiful person inside and out. :)

[daradubinet]

@CatherineStaat

yay! this is what i LOVE to hear!

[sticksbass]

yeah

[thewaterfalloflove]

How do I deal with the guilt I feel when I clean out my house and I know I'm polluting the planet with my trash that isn't biodegradable and won't be recycled? The rubber from my old shoes, the plastic from my old computers and the other toxic parts, etc.

You're so right I need to clean all that clutter out so I can feel more free, but it's such a selfish act to dump that clutter upon this beautiful planet.

I never want to have clutter again after I do hide this clutter under a pile of dirt

[daradubinet]

@thewaterfalloflove

give things away. find an artist. be an artist. create a massive outdoor clutter sculpture. release it in peace

knowing that you being free, you can change the world. but not if you are being held back by belongings.

[connectwithnature]

@thewaterfalloflove I  suggest bringing as much of your stuff to good will as you can. I know that the Salvation Army takes clothes which they can't sell in their stores to places where the clothes is badly needed and other stuff like shoes, glasses. There are recycling centes for old computers.. It is unavoidable that some of your stuff will end up in the dump but I am making a vow to myself to seriously look at what I buy in the future. Reducing the amount you buy is the way to go.

[thewaterfalloflove]

@connectwithnature, those are very good suggestions.

[darealdjnutz]

You're my daily inspiration. Thanks for the videos.

[daradubinet]

@darealdjnutz

:)

[nzrabbit77]

lovely to hear a bit more about your life, thanks Dara, and always nice to see the sun, especially from the snow in New Zealand, Amanda x

[daradubinet]

@nzrabbit77

xx Dara

[pokahontas004]

it's wonderful, im so jealous, u r so lucky to live next to the ocean! <3

[luis04191]

AWESOME!!! DARA YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!!!! FANTASTIC!!! RAW RADIANT HEALTH LIFE!!! YOU'RE A GREAT EXAMPLE!!! INSPIRATION!!! YOU'VE BECOME LIGHT!!! LET GO TO ACHIEVE!!! TO ACHIEVE GOALS JOURNEYS MUST BE UNDERTAKEN!!! THANKS!!! STAY STRONG! STRONG!! STRONG!!! Love, Peace

God bless

[daradubinet]

@luis04191

:)! love and peace and God Bless.

[shaggar70]

Hi Dara,I'm from Australia and live beside the ocean as well,great vids and thanks for sharing your thoughts on youtube.

[daradubinet]

@shaggar70

then you have the negative ions as well. breathe in my friend. hugs from Cali. :)