Food for Thought by Barbara Ramsa

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Saw this message in a different forum. Nice one - talks about the energy and vibrations that go into the food.

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[healersandseekers] Food for Thought by Barbara Ramsahealersand seekers <healersandseekersDear Members,

Barbara Ramsay reflects on what's good in food andbest in diet.Celebrations often have food at their heart. Weinvite people to share a meal as a sign of friendship,and we celebrate birthdays with a cake. And what is

nicer, warmer or friendlier than to bake somethingsweet for people you care about?Food feeds more than just the stomach and it nourishesmore than just the body. Food comforts the heart aswell. After all, how many mothers offer a cookie as

well as a hug, when a child falls down? When food isgiven with loving hands, it has the power to soothe acrying child. Even when we're grown, its power tocomfort is still there. In many cultures, when

someone is bereaved, it's traditional for neighborsand friends to bring food to the house. Far more thansimply saving the mourning from having to cook, itmeans 'I care ... I'm here ... there is life after

this'.Life being what it is, there are lots of specialtreats for the palate, the tummy and the heart thatwill never disappear—whether or not they're good forus—and the most important of these are the things that

are made by hand, by someone you know. Sure, cakes andbiscuits from the supermarket, or frozen dinners andtins of things save people lots of time. There's noreading of recipes or spending extra time in the

kitchen or washing up afterwards. But you can't makethem carefully, with love, and they will never fillthe kitchen with the good smells of culinary care andcoziness. You can't serve them still warm from the

oven and you can't bake them with your children.But there is even more to home cooked food than theway it tastes and they way it smells. More, even,than the act of sharing. Though it's true that 'We

are what we eat', it's even ore true that 'We are whatwe think', for the human mind is a powerful thing.Few people these days would doubt that our minds sendout vibrations constantly and that these vibrations

effect the world we life in. It's something thatpeople always seem to have sensed on an instinctivelevel.When we are cooking, our minds are working, minds tothat all the time, whether we want them to or not.

That's what our minds do. When we are stirring androlling and baking, we're thinking, and thinkingcreates vibrations, whether we want it to or not,because that's what thoughts do. If we are thinkingpositive thoughts, then our vibrations are happy,

peaceful ones and these affect the food, so they willaffect the people who eat the food.Except in places where survival is so hard that foodsimply holds the body and the soul together, thesharing of it has always been part of deeply

significant moments ... milestones in life: thewedding breakfast, the christening feast, the funeralfeast, the shared feast of thanksgiving thatcommemorates an older sharing of food between twocultures. Even the words 'breaking break' signify

friendship and peace. Deeply spiritual moments usefood as their coin of passage, whether in the West,where Christ and his disciples shared the Last Supper,or in the East, where worshippers are given food that

has been offered in temples, or cooked in remembranceof God.Thoughts are powerful and the vibrations created bywhat we think affect Life. If our thoughts are filledwith negativity, if we cook when we are angry or

upset, we run the risk, like an old wives' tale, ofmetaphorically 'curdling the sauce'. Cook with care,cook with love and know that this is one miracle youhave control over ... one miracle you can perform.

It's in our power to give this miracle, like a gift,to the people who eat what we cook. It's in our powerto give them food that holds peace and love and warmthand even a little bit of magic. We must never forget

that in the best of recipes, love is the secretingredient.Barbara Ramsay is a Freelance Writer based inMelbourne, AustraliaRegardswww.namadwaar.org