Why So Much Negativity in the Raw Community?

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Permalink Reply by Clement on November 22, 2008 at 11:23am

What's A.C.E.?

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Permalink Reply by Clement on November 22, 2008 at 12:32pm

Cool, I'll check it out - thanks :)

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Permalink Reply by Suzie- Smoothie on November 22, 2008 at 11:47am

oh Pete you are sooo right there 100% behind you (:

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Permalink Reply by tracy g on November 22, 2008 at 11:57am

mmm, yeah, this makes sense to me too... in my experience, i'm alot happier now than when i was eating cooked. i was cooked veg eating but going raw has made a significant difference in my overall stress level... i feel everything more it seems... but am generally happier, if that makes sense. i had ONE day out of the past five weeks that i got overwhelmed and felt stressed... allll of the other days i've felt peaceful and truly internally joyous and happy. it's so cool! try to rise above their nonsense?? sorry that you're experiencing this negativity. and that your business is being affected. all things pass with time.

totally off topic - *i'm laughing with myself b'c i just typed in that i ate cooked vag... luckily i caught it. sorry, i know i know, my warped sense of humor. :P

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Permalink Reply by Jef on May 23, 2009 at 12:45am

Funny, but seriously though, when I try to go 100% raw in the last year, each time after my 2 juice fasts, I just feel really irritable and edgy and jumpy and what is the word, see I've lost my memory now........anyway, its not a good, relaxed feeling, its more like grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..........

Would someone help me? Does anyone know what I could add or subtract that would help me feel better doing all raw? Maybe I didn't make it long enough after the fast either, because I"m supposed to add fat back slowy, and maybe its the fat i needed to let soak in, and I would have felt better.

Do I have to describe my diet? When I do raw after a juice fast is salads, fruit, then adding avocados, olive oil, later nuts, though I usually don't get that many days into it...flax seeds, chia, other seeds, nut mylk, grawnola, not a lot of nutty sweet gourmet foods. Maybe I don't get enough calories, but I don't want to go on that "sweet juicy fruit diet"...........

? any ideas? Don't want to hijack this post.........well, maybe I do.

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Permalink Reply by Clement on November 22, 2008 at 11:24am

I guess it's all subjective really. I'm sure that your recent experiences are not an overall reflection of the majority of people's mind-sets.

However, as winter approaches I'm finding it really hard to stay raw! Maybe they're venting! :S

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Permalink Reply by Clement on November 22, 2008 at 12:33pm

Hahaha... probably! It's a ... whole new world yes.

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Permalink Reply by Marta - Rawvolta on November 23, 2008 at 5:46pm

Wow..Pete, that's one of the best posts I've ever read here! Yep!
That's what I was missing ; the name : raw honeymoon!

And I am totally with : After a few UK winters you might question certain philosophies written by people basking in the sunshine yourself ;-) ".
I grew up in Poland, now I leave in Wisconsin.
Without miso soups or other warm things or some small sins I would not be to open and happy .

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Permalink Reply by Sistina on November 22, 2008 at 12:54pm

I'm wondering if the person who verbalized some complaints about Excalibur's role at the Raw Spirit Festival is going to get on here.

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Permalink Reply by Raw'r on November 22, 2008 at 2:04pm

i notcied it when to this raw potluck...it was so tragic. Before we ate we had this weird healing circle hippy dippy thing. (That was all cool i guess, to each their own) ..but it was after the fact that really freaked me out. Everyone was lined up around the food like dogs waiting for the clock to hit 7. As soon as the clock hit 7 people were diving and pushing, and shoving and grabbing for the food. I could believe it, these hippy dippy's went from a healing circle to being rude self centered food scavengers. I refused to fight for food so i just stood back and watched them devour everything. they didn't excuse say me, they didn't say sorry and they didn't offer to dish you out some food before they took their portion. It was the most condescending group of know it all's i've ever shared a meal with. I could not believe it!! They were also very cliquey .....i was in shock.

this was the majority however. I did meat some cool people for sure!
i don't get how you can preach all this bizness then turn around and do the opposite.

this was the mojority however

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Permalink Reply by Jef on May 23, 2009 at 12:52am

Well, I had just had 2 colonics in the week of the juice fast, and did an enema every other day.... I felt like I was pretty cleaned out.........but I was still cranky! :)

By the way, I love my Excalibur too... I have the 9 tray, and its one of my best friends. first my Vita Mix, then my juicer, then my dehydrater.

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Permalink Reply by Jef on May 23, 2009 at 12:54am

Wow, I just realized this post is from NOvember!! Now I feel a little out of place, but not so bad about it if I try to hijack it.

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