julesmoz
03-07-2006, 09:12 AM
I was perusing an old thread that had tons of inspiring encouragement. I copied some highlights here so you can partake. The first part is from Alissa, and the rest of it is from you guys!
So often we expect raw to be the magic bullet for every aspect of our lives. When we encounter difficulties or find that even on raw, you still have to exercise self-control sometimes, we say that raw isn't worth it. I know I've battled with that the past few days . . .
So here goes. Wisdom from the people who have really succeeded here!
"ItÂ’s about being real with ourselves, you know? Its so easy to justify to ourselves what we do and what we want to do and keep ourselves from seeing the truth.
I took a break from being 100 percent raw because i thought i was getting older and you know what “i was sick of starving myself for the perfect body, i was tired of feeling deprived and i wanted to love myself and eat what i wanted when i wanted'. Well, it took me a long time to realize that loving myself doesn’t always mean allowing myself to have what i crave. Loving myself doesn’t always mean allowing myself to never feel deprived. There are other parts to ourselves that can trip us up, like negative ego and our inner child who feels like she didn’t get something a long time ago and now she wants it. Well, you, as the adult have to make some rules. You as the adult have to react from your adult and decide that sometimes it may not be a good idea to indulge at that moment.
When you learn to move into this space and choose things from your adult self and not your negative ego, your child, your adolescent, your critical parent or whoever else is hiding beneath the surface and running the show (and we all have these fun sides of us people!) then that is when you realize that saying no to your once favorite food when your out with friends one night is so much less satisfaction then the feeling of waking up in the morning and feeling alive, truly alive and vibrant with the most import gift in life that you could give yourself, optimal health.
How much more loving can you get then that?
Its astonishing to me that people try to do therapy with out the physical part or try to do raw foods without dealing with the issues. We are not one-dimensional human beings. Everything we do in one area of our lives effects the other parts." (Alissa)
I, for one, want to be fully present every minute of my life. This wasn't always the case, but being 100% raw is helping me be 100% awake now -- loving myself, making decisions from my true self, present and reporting for duty to my life. (RawTruth)
We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are. -Adelle Davis (RawTruth's signature)
I do think a lot of people "give up before they try" or "find a way to fail " - It seems almost seems like a subconcious thing.... (VeganVixen)
The body evolves to a higher, purer level and putting "bad" stuff in it, it becomes a mind thing ~ craving ~ and not a body craving. The mind sometimes has to catch up with the body though. (Revvell)
"We can do anything we want to do if we stick with it long enough." Helen Keller
A toast to all of our success!
-Julesmoz
So often we expect raw to be the magic bullet for every aspect of our lives. When we encounter difficulties or find that even on raw, you still have to exercise self-control sometimes, we say that raw isn't worth it. I know I've battled with that the past few days . . .
So here goes. Wisdom from the people who have really succeeded here!
"ItÂ’s about being real with ourselves, you know? Its so easy to justify to ourselves what we do and what we want to do and keep ourselves from seeing the truth.
I took a break from being 100 percent raw because i thought i was getting older and you know what “i was sick of starving myself for the perfect body, i was tired of feeling deprived and i wanted to love myself and eat what i wanted when i wanted'. Well, it took me a long time to realize that loving myself doesn’t always mean allowing myself to have what i crave. Loving myself doesn’t always mean allowing myself to never feel deprived. There are other parts to ourselves that can trip us up, like negative ego and our inner child who feels like she didn’t get something a long time ago and now she wants it. Well, you, as the adult have to make some rules. You as the adult have to react from your adult and decide that sometimes it may not be a good idea to indulge at that moment.
When you learn to move into this space and choose things from your adult self and not your negative ego, your child, your adolescent, your critical parent or whoever else is hiding beneath the surface and running the show (and we all have these fun sides of us people!) then that is when you realize that saying no to your once favorite food when your out with friends one night is so much less satisfaction then the feeling of waking up in the morning and feeling alive, truly alive and vibrant with the most import gift in life that you could give yourself, optimal health.
How much more loving can you get then that?
Its astonishing to me that people try to do therapy with out the physical part or try to do raw foods without dealing with the issues. We are not one-dimensional human beings. Everything we do in one area of our lives effects the other parts." (Alissa)
I, for one, want to be fully present every minute of my life. This wasn't always the case, but being 100% raw is helping me be 100% awake now -- loving myself, making decisions from my true self, present and reporting for duty to my life. (RawTruth)
We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are. -Adelle Davis (RawTruth's signature)
I do think a lot of people "give up before they try" or "find a way to fail " - It seems almost seems like a subconcious thing.... (VeganVixen)
The body evolves to a higher, purer level and putting "bad" stuff in it, it becomes a mind thing ~ craving ~ and not a body craving. The mind sometimes has to catch up with the body though. (Revvell)
"We can do anything we want to do if we stick with it long enough." Helen Keller
A toast to all of our success!
-Julesmoz