Mindset > Food
A small observation:
In my opinion, one’s mindset and emotions are the most important factors and indicators that can predict/determine one’s health. Congruence of thought, word, and deed are essential to being healthy; this practice is more important than the matter that enters one’s mouth.
We have all taken a big leap by becoming raw foodists. By eliminating many foods from our diets, we have already had great success on this path, and continued evolution is inevitable and (for me) anxiously anticipated. Many people lately have been posting different messages on the site, such as, “fruit is bad for you,” “why low fat is the way to go,” “long term vegans are deficient,” or “cacao is bad for you,” etc. However we fail to realize that each of us, inevitably, will fall under one of the categories of people who consume some of these foods, and, unless we have completely unbroken emotional poise, a weakening of the congruence of our thought, word, and deed is inevitable. Regardless of the diet we’re on, continuous reinforcement that “the way I’m eating right now is the best thing I could be doing for my body,” is an extremely powerful practice, and strengthens our mental and physical health. Anytime we come on giveittomeraw and see yet another post about, “the food you’re eating is bad for you,” it can become harder and harder for this statement to retain its power and validity in our minds.
It’s undeniable: some of us love fruit and 80/10/10, some of us love low-glycemic raw eating, some of us love cacao, some of us love raw animal products, and some of us don’t need food at all! And instead of constantly trying to convert others towards one’s way of eating, I believe it would be more beneficial for us to honor our fellow raw foodist friends and their independence and right to choose just how they’d like to eat raw, specifically so we can preserve one another’s crucial space of positive affirmation about one’s diet. And let’s be completely honest here: isn’t it awesome? There are so many ways to do it, so many ways to be successful on the raw diet, that one couldn’t possibly get bored, couldn’t possibly claim “it’s just too monotonous,” as the combinations and options are endless. If there were only one way, I think we might not be as large of a community as we have grown to become.
If the debates continue, then at least I hope everyone can keep this mantra in their minds:
“The way I’m eating right now is the best way I could possibly eat to benefit my body.”
I believe that if you stick to this and ignore ideas that contradict it, your health, without changing what you put in your mouth, will undeniably improve. And it applies to all diets, so even if you do go from a cacao-monster to an 80/10/10er to a Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine Phase 1-eater to a Primal Dieter back to a cooked fooder all in the same week, the energy surrounding your mental state and your food will be harmonious – something way more powerful than physical matter.
Wishing you all unity of thought, word, and deed.
In my opinion, one’s mindset and emotions are the most important factors and indicators that can predict/determine one’s health. Congruence of thought, word, and deed are essential to being healthy; this practice is more important than the matter that enters one’s mouth.
We have all taken a big leap by becoming raw foodists. By eliminating many foods from our diets, we have already had great success on this path, and continued evolution is inevitable and (for me) anxiously anticipated. Many people lately have been posting different messages on the site, such as, “fruit is bad for you,” “why low fat is the way to go,” “long term vegans are deficient,” or “cacao is bad for you,” etc. However we fail to realize that each of us, inevitably, will fall under one of the categories of people who consume some of these foods, and, unless we have completely unbroken emotional poise, a weakening of the congruence of our thought, word, and deed is inevitable. Regardless of the diet we’re on, continuous reinforcement that “the way I’m eating right now is the best thing I could be doing for my body,” is an extremely powerful practice, and strengthens our mental and physical health. Anytime we come on giveittomeraw and see yet another post about, “the food you’re eating is bad for you,” it can become harder and harder for this statement to retain its power and validity in our minds.
It’s undeniable: some of us love fruit and 80/10/10, some of us love low-glycemic raw eating, some of us love cacao, some of us love raw animal products, and some of us don’t need food at all! And instead of constantly trying to convert others towards one’s way of eating, I believe it would be more beneficial for us to honor our fellow raw foodist friends and their independence and right to choose just how they’d like to eat raw, specifically so we can preserve one another’s crucial space of positive affirmation about one’s diet. And let’s be completely honest here: isn’t it awesome? There are so many ways to do it, so many ways to be successful on the raw diet, that one couldn’t possibly get bored, couldn’t possibly claim “it’s just too monotonous,” as the combinations and options are endless. If there were only one way, I think we might not be as large of a community as we have grown to become.
If the debates continue, then at least I hope everyone can keep this mantra in their minds:
“The way I’m eating right now is the best way I could possibly eat to benefit my body.”
I believe that if you stick to this and ignore ideas that contradict it, your health, without changing what you put in your mouth, will undeniably improve. And it applies to all diets, so even if you do go from a cacao-monster to an 80/10/10er to a Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine Phase 1-eater to a Primal Dieter back to a cooked fooder all in the same week, the energy surrounding your mental state and your food will be harmonious – something way more powerful than physical matter.
Wishing you all unity of thought, word, and deed.
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Permalink Reply by Lei on -
this reminds me a quote I read recently
"believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who have said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" -- Budda
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Permalink Reply by Michal Kreslik on -
I love openess and wisdom you bring to this community, Spencer... Love Ya!
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Permalink Reply by Spencer on -
Thanks Michal, I appreciate it. Really grateful to have you on here as well buddy.
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Permalink Reply by Manuel Lugo on -
I was watching Don Juan DeMarco last night and this quote jumped out at me:
"There are only four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: only love."
Doesn't get any better than that. Good movie.
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Permalink Reply by Gil on -
Manuel,
I loved that quote too when I saw it. Thanks for bringing it back to mind.
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Permalink Reply by telefunken on -
Thanks Spencer. Well said.
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