Thoughts on You... (Me & Anyone else you may recognize)...

The issue of recognition & the culture of 'celebrity curiosity' disturbs me. I think it's important that we think about it - this is not directed at anyone, but all of us - we all create the world we live in. This is kinda my theme of the month, so it's pertinent timing.

Because we know someone's name or face they become accountable to us - & it becomes Ok for us to pick through their actions, either approving or disapproving.

Is this any different to the 'cellulite spotting, who's lost weight / lost their man / had surgery' magazines?

A wise woman once said, she realized she couldn't please everyone (& so stopped trying immediately), when she had to dance in front of 100,000 people.

Will future 'Alissa's' be deterred from making a difference because they may find their name on some forum & their actions being speculated about? Who among us does not make 'interesting' choices in work, friends, business or relationships?

How would you feel if you'd just heard about GITMR, decided to give it a look & saw YOUR name as a forum title?

This is not about censorship or free speech, but about HOW we speak, what is relevant (where we direct our energy) & ceasing our gossiping tongues. It's quite different from a natter at the hairdressers or catching up on the latest news over a smoothie - once written internationally, in public, words are hard to rescind..

Who knows why or how people end up where they do - whether it be through ambition, hard work, luck or circumstance - does it matter? If the message reaches us at the time when we are ready to hear it, praise be. Mostly as we grow, we seek & find new teachers for the next stage of life - do we then need to reject last year's Guru? Or is that the way it goes..

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Permalink Reply by RawTastic! on December 30, 2007 at 8:48am: That comment caught my eye too. For some reason salmon swimming up stream came to mind- if they didn't have to spawn like that they''d live a lot longer. But the behavior is hard wired into them- to replicate.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Blissfully Blessed on December 30, 2007 at 11:30am: I think it is obvious that we have immortal souls, but I do not believe our human bodies SHOULD wear out, I believe, as stated above, that aging is a disease. I also believe that our bodies are a reflection of our other "bodies". I'm not sure why physical immortality seems a difficult concept for people to understand.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by suse on December 30, 2007 at 11:58am: perhaps on some levels aging is a choice- and you can only choose on the basis of what you know of - the beauty of sharing everything positive about high raw nourishment and other dynamics of healing is that you broaden the spectrum of possibilty- for everyone. As Marshall McLuhan once said, I believe, nothing is inevitable, as long as there is an awareness of what is happening'

Permalink Reply by Charles on December 30, 2007 at 12:21pm: "I'm not sure why physical immortality seems a difficult concept for people to understand."

Possibly because no one's actually lived forever?

Permalink Reply by RawTastic! on December 30, 2007 at 12:58pm: I think it's an interesting concept but I feel like it is a little selfish to want to live forever. I think people like salmon need to evolve genetically to make the species stronger. Preferably between nationalities. In the short run people can evolve spiritually but culture needs to advance to allow people to fully express the immortal aspect of their being which is unconditional love.

Permalink Reply by Raw by Default on December 30, 2007 at 2:24pm: In order for our bodies to be "immortal", we'd either have to stop reproducing, or we'd have to start having a lot more deaths from unnatural causes (like accidents). Otherwise, we'd be shoulder to shoulder with each other and have no quality of life.

Besides, I certainly wouldn't want to be stuck in the same body for all eternity. How boring!

Permalink Reply by suse on December 29, 2007 at 7:16am: In life, a person may discover a 'truth' , feel deep enthusiasm and communicate what they have learned in the spirit of sharing; they may aspire to put that in to practice, and then discover that they do not reflect that truth. Outsiders may diss them for not 'walking their talk' rather than realising that the gift in the distance between what they recommend and how they find themselves to be- is there is something yet to learn- a new shift calling to be made
We can all assist each other in refreshing awareness in a world of bountiful enquiry and bright minds. Perhaps the greatest value is in thatwe share- and cheers to that!

As for weight, like life, it can fluctuate- just as the perception of it varies from culture to culture. It isn't the only barometer of well-being, and if we hold this bias without deeper enquiry we are subscribing to a key fixation in 'celebrity culture'......'you're cool and acceptable as long as you're thin' - and something absolutely has to be wrong if you are not. Whatever happened to diversity?

Nobody represents me as a raw foodist- I know vaguely that some people are into this, and others into that- and, in truth, no one is right and no one is wrong- we are all discovering as we bobble along, the flavour of every moment is different- and there's no health without love, enjoyment and acceptance.

so lets hop off the podium of judgement- and into the ocean of live and let thrive!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt Mueller on December 29, 2007 at 3:29am: 'Great people talk about ideas. Average people talk about things. Small people talk about other people'. -- Author:Unknown; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jessica Fenton on December 29, 2007 at 5:11am: Hey Suki,

I'm really pleased that you posted this, as you are drawing upon a very valid point here. I personally consider it of great importance to carry love not just in my heart, but in my head too.

Love, love, love

Jess
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Permalink Reply by Perkunas on December 30, 2007 at 1:01pm: Hey Suki
Cool pic by the way, got to call you and bring those spicy chilies when I do my raw ceviche. About your comments, as Confusio we all are confuse in the lovely world...thanks for confuse me. Love you love you super love you.
I believe that sometimes light can show us the way, I recommend, by repetitive experience (I have screw up tons...human I am what a surprise...happy for that though),
so get away from the shadows is an everyday must-duty, happens that been in front of a computer screen too long keep us away from clarity in our life and thoughts so as I recommend I do, got to go hiking now baby, bare food as a dear, humble as an ant and happy as a bee, sunshine will feed me in a few minutes, got to tell you that I love you from the deepest part of my belly bottom and hate the hate and love the love and do whatever is necessary to keep dancing and having fun, change the whole universe for this new year, so simple that crack me up myself, peace out and loud....Perkunas; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Philip on January 5, 2008 at 11:25am: Ever go on and on about raw food and how great it is, then slip up and have a slice a pizza... or rather go totally off for the holidays? Are we not all a walking testimony, a story unfolding or being told? Don't kid yourself and think that just because you haven't written a book or given a lecture that someone isn't watching your actions, or comparing what you said to how you act.

The issue in my mind comes down to how we put these people on a pedestal. We look to them as "perfect" and when they don't meet our own individual expectations we bash them.

I like what Wayne Dyer said:
"We have to learn humility—to see the world the way it is, not the way we are, and to see people the way they are, and not the way we are, and not to use ourselves and our stories as a justification or a rationale for the way everyone else ought to behave."

I personally do not subscribe to any of the guru's philosophies 100%. If I did I would be an 80/10/10 fruit eating, smoothie drinking, kale chomping, colonic shooting, water fasting, superfood junkie! Many of these things I do enjoy, but I enjoy them according to my own intuition, and how I feel in the moment... not because someone told me to. By living this way it allows for other people to change, not fail, change. I do not have all my hopes wrapped up in anyone... outside of myself.

Maybe one guru did go on and on about something, then later on changed and found something better for themselves. You can continue to judge them for their actions or you can move on. Since we did we appoint ourselves to be the judge?

"Judging others does not define them, it defines yourself"

If someone puts on weight do you really think your negative comments will help? Even if you feel its justified do you really think they need to hear that right now. I know... someone may be in a position of authority and you feel they should not be sharing this info if they are not walking the walk. As this maybe true in some sort of silly way, my challenge to you would be who put them as the "authority" in your mind in the first place?

I takes bits and pieces of everyone from everywhere and allow only my body to be the judge. Be your own doctor!

Did you know that David Wolfe basically started out as a Natural Hygienist? Now he has found that he has no digestion issues with food combining at all, and believes highly in superfoods. Everything and everybody in the world changes, there is no escaping that.

Lets let change happen and love each other in the process. : ); ▶ Reply to This