@starborn Oooh yes, much prettier than Lokiās one 
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I got a shot from a better angle this time. 
Even here, the weird shape makes it look straight on the right side, but the base actually juts out. 
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Itās a great cup, but Loki wonāt switch 
. The Cacao looks tasty too 
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Understandable. 
His is already pretty cool.
Iām curious to find something with a more wooden style now. 
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Ooh, the wooden one, some ancient carvings on it. Iām going to go hunting too, wood is nice.
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I got this email about three ways to bring cacao into your routine and thought the recipes were pretty neat, so here we are.
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I got a notification that Spirit of Cacao will increase their prices at the end of the month until conditions improve on the farms, so Iām ordering from them and Cacao Collective right now. When the Spirit of Cacao prices increase, Iāll probably just stick with Cacao Collective.
Anyway, there is free shipping from both, so you can take the numbers as-is.
Auto-ship from Cacao Collective saves an extra 10%, so Iām getting this delivered every two months at a rate of $42 AU ($28 US) for 500g instead of the above. They say 500g is approx. 33 serves, which would mean that itās about $1.27 AU per serve. I also get a lot of points through their reward system, so every order has another $5 off. I canāt be bothered to recalculate to include that, though. 
Drinking milk tea is still cheaper, but I add sweeteners to it, and I donāt with this. My current mix for tea is a blend of coconut sugar and monkfruit sweetener. Sometimes, I use honey, depending on the tea or the flavour I want. But sometimes less is more, and I think thatās the case with the cacao. It doesnāt need anything added to be nice with lactose-free milk.
We basically donāt drink coffee anymore, so thatās not an expense on the table, either. Not that it is expensive. Vietnamese coffee is pretty cheap, as a box of 18 sachets costs about $5 AU. 
Anyway, thatās just me thinking out loud. 
I have absolutely no point to this other than to ramble about what Iām doing in life. Aiyaā¦
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I just bought more cacao. I got four bags. Made it 29 $ per one lb bag. When u buy four it is cheaper.
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It looks like The Cacao Club might be closing down entirely or something; Iām not sure. But the email following the āthank youā message was pretty inspiring. 
It is an honour to have served you in this way for so long but for me, this is not at all a sad thing. This ending marks the beginning of something even greater - a fearless leap into the next chapter.
It can be so easy to stay with what feels safe, what is familiar - I did it with The Cacao Club for a year and a half longer than I should have. But if we can put our faith in life (and more importantly ourselves) and trust the voice in our heart that dares to dream of something moreā¦ then we open ourselves to the infinite potential that exists just on the other side of that fear.
Last year I was in survival mode, it was a depth of experience that brought me face to face with a decision that changed my life.
The decision to no longer settle for anything less than a life full of joy and radiant self-expression.
With this decision came the stark reality that if I truly wanted a different life, I had to start doing things VERY differently. It meant that I had to face parts of myself that I had been avoiding my entire life - to really look at myself and see the shadows, see the places where I was hiding, see the places where guilt and shame were running the show.
It has been a BIG process and I have had to cultivate a level of trust that I never thought was possible. Iāve had to surrender my sense of control and fight the urge to numb the intensity of the feelings that arise, whether that be through technology, food, exercise etc.
To just sit in what is and to feel it allā¦ To make space to listen and to really hear what your body is expressing.
If fear is holding you back, I invite you to ask yourself āWho would I be if I let it go, if I no longer allowed it to control me?ā
Is that courageous, powerful, radiant version of yourself worth the heroās journey?
In my experience, despite all of the change and unknown, Iāve never felt more like myself, and that is worth everything.
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Beautiful words. 
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I wasnāt expecting such a powerful and inspiring push from The Cacao Clubās farewell letter, but this hit true - what a message! 
Wishing them all the best with their future endeavors 
(And thank you for sharing this, itās very well written!) 
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Awww, they will be missed, but Iām glad theyāre boldly taking that step, into whateverās their soulās calling now, leaving behind whatās no longer serves them Itās a beautifully inspiring message.
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A while ago now, @Satans_Helper suggested spending more time just relaxing outside. Itās winter and pretty cold. But nevertheless, I went outside that night and enjoyed the quiet and cold air. I sat there with my cacao, a candle, and the dark night sky before me.
Since then, every day or other day or so, I make cacao for my partner and I, and we sip it outside and just gaze upon the world before us.
It was a great idea and continues to serve us well.
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Sounds like a lovely time. Iām glad 
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my partner has gotten into cacao as well. we did a guided meditation with her after we finished drinking the cacao.
it started with imagining me filling myself up with healing white light when i breathed in and breathing out all the stresses and stuff. she said when my whole body was full of light to imagine myself floating up into space basically. i imagined myself becoming a star and when i breathed out i was imagining all the bad people being shot out into the sun like those depictions of clouds that blew wind hahaha
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Oh my Gods, I love this depiction 
thatās perfect!
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I agree with @MeganB. 
Thatās awesome. And I hope those bad people donāt bother or hurt you anymore.
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