Conscious Living: The Real Shift

[trugoddess]

Recently, I've had a few experiences where i haven't been 100% raw. I've maintained a high raw lifestyle since beginning the challenge in June, but I haven't always maintained 100%.

The longer I'm moving along this path the greater my clarity has become. I don't stress out anymore when I'm not 100% raw. I'm not guilt tripping or feeling "impure" if I eat a vegan meal, and here's why. I've come to realize that the challenges I've previously faced that have resulted in my not showing up in the world as my best self were rooted in issues of consciousness. When I ate mindlessly & used food as an exilir for painful emotions, I made unhealthy choices and I got fat. Cause-Effect. Reaping and Sowing. As within, so without. Consciousness made manifest. Now that I am focused on being more mindful and living conscious in every area of my life, everything else seems to flow from that.

Most of the time, I'm 100% raw (on avg. about 5-6 days per week). Not because I feel like I have to or I've somehow failed if I don't, but because I like the way that eating simple raw foods makes me feel. It's easy & it's good. When I do choose to have something else, I'm making better choices, not because I'm a "raw foodist" but because I'm honoring myself and my body. Not surprisingly, since I've shifted my focus to becoming more conscious about how I'm living, at all times & in all ways, I've noticed that my weight seems to be dropping more consistently. I'm guessing that it's because I've let go of all food related stress, cooked, raw & otherwise. Rather that focusing on a particular way of eating (doing), I've decided to focus of a healthier way of being. And that's working for me.

I'm loving all of the amazing transformation currently underway in my life!

[bodaflower]

This kind of sums up my thoughts at the moment :)

[monkeyboy]

Yo Trugoddess,

I have been saying this for a long time.

Please research my posts and many others.
You'll laugh ...you'll cry...you'll laugh some more.

You get it and you are understanding what life and food are about.

Peace and All the Best,

M.B.

[konmai]

"a healthier way of being!"

Beautiful. I will to that as well next time I'm thinking bad things, hehe. :D Thank you for sharing your thoughts and personal experience. It warms my heart!!!! *hugs!*

[greenfeline]

I totally agree. I get bummed when I see people posting how guilty they feel or beat themself up about making less than perfect food choices. The negative energies created by this type of behavior can send some people into a vicious cycle where they figure "well, I already messed up so I might as well eat french fries!" Unfortunately sometimes I do that myself. I am trying to break that habit and make the best choices one meal at a time.

[abeedabu]

Wonderful insight.

Here's one of my favourite quotes (from welikeitraw)

"I pretty much eat 100% raw 29% of the time at least 4 times a week every other month. Ya know?"

LIGHTEN UP! If you're not having fun eating raw, you're not going to stick with it. And that's the bottom line.

[bodaflower]

Yeah pretty much :D I don't know what Iwould do if I missed my salad each day..I almost did yesterday and..I had to wait for a while until my stomach emptied out from fruit so I could eat it :p

[lalakis]

Exactly.

I hate when people call it a "diet".

For me, eating raw foods is just ONE way in which I live more consciously and compassionately. It's a way of existing. How can I treat myself with compassion? Through giving it the foods that make it THRIVE. This is how I love myself and my body. "Diets" do not promote self-love, infact they promote shame and guilt.

Once you start to really love yourself fully, they the love for others spills out and becomes contagious!