Rawandnatural has it right...

[yeahbethany]

Hey all!

I just wanted to call attention to the quote in Rawandnatural's signature:


“I am not a vegetarian, a vegan, a health freak, or even a raw or living foodist. What I have chosen is to become aware of the effects processed foods have on my mind, body and spirit." - Paul Benhaim

I think this is an excellent way for us to remember that the labels don't make us healthy, our behaviors do! For people who struggle or "slip-up", we would do well to remember this.

Thank you so much, Rawandnatural, for this bit of wisdom! Care to share any more info about it? Who is Paul Benhaim? Where did you read/hear this?

[Raw Sweetie]

Awareness!! That is so key! The more my body is cleansed, the more my mind can unclutter and my heart can smile! Now there is space for awareness to exist and enlighten! It's so good.

[Ariannah]

I first heard of PB when I perused some of the newsletters on rawguru.com and saw Paul Benhaim's name mentioned (now I can't even remember what the context was - perhaps he was giving a talk at some point?). I googled him, and he's the producer of a show called "Not the cooking show" (for which he has a DVD set) and promotes the benefits of hemp. I saw that quote on one of the sites that google led me to, and thought "Man, that describes ME so perfectly, too!" so I nabbed it. It's rare that I am able to find a signature of my own that I don't want to "steal" from someone else (so many good signature quotes from many of the members here, for instance!), so I was feeling very blessed that this one wasn't "taken" already ;)

For me, it's not about achieving a label, it IS all about how the environment I choose, be it internal or external, affects me in general, so the signature was very fitting.... When descriptions get turned into labels it's difficult to see the whole person.

[Punky]

I love the quote too! Putting it on my frig ;)
It's PERFECT!