Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 on 5/10/05 2:19 PM, Froggy at seconaphim wrote: > For the > most part all grapes, watermelons, etc. taste the same and I see no > reason to try to get the GREATEST taste possible. I have other > things to do that are more interesting. I understand what Froggy (Rich) is saying here and admit I'm a bit envious of his philosophy toward food. Unfortunately for me and probably the vast majority of people in most societies, we have been conditioned to appreciate and savor food since it is an intregal part of most importsnt events in our lives as well as it is used to deal with a variety of emotions. Food takes care of us/meets our needs on several levels - physical needs (to maintain health and to help us meet special health challenges), emotional needs, cultural/ethnic needs, religious needs, and interpersonal needs. Most of us do not think/feel about food as Rich. I feel discussions of how to meet our various needs while remaining raw are very important to include. I feel this list as a vegan raw food list should help us answer the five Whs and the H of all educational (improvement) endeavors. Thanks for reading this. Micki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 ----snip----- > Unfortunately for me and probably the vast majority of people in most > societies, we have been conditioned to appreciate and savor food since it is > an intregal part of most importsnt events in our lives as well as it is used > to deal with a variety of emotions. that's been one of my challlenges also : becoming " un-conditioned " or " re-conditioned " . I find that at some point, I get to " choose " . > > Food takes care of us/meets our needs on several levels - physical needs (to > maintain health and to help us meet special health challenges), emotional > needs, cultural/ethnic needs, religious needs, and interpersonal needs. whoa! that's a mighty heavy load you're putting on food there, Sir! ....lol...seriously, I just want food to provide tons of fabulous raw materials so that my body can do its job...I don't expect anything out of it, directly, for any of *my* emotional needs. not sure I understand the other needs listed, and don't think I expect my " food " to do those either.... > > Most of us do not think/feel about food as Rich. I feel discussions of how > to meet our various needs while remaining raw are very important to include. agreed....that's what discussions are all about....I'm a little more on Rich's side: I find that some good " grounding " around food, raw food, is very helpful. From some recent private correspondence on a very similar topic, I had shared the following: [ " What made a bell go off for me was taking a seminar, Premier Educational Systems, LLC, called " Values " And making a commitment to Health as one of my values, and we have since then incorporated it into our Family Values. With the definition of a value being: " …consciously chosen guiding principle that affects every area of my life.. " Out of this, and putting together several pieces of information, one Raw Food as an optimal raw material source, and then the next being a saying from an earlier Premier Seminar, Discovery: " …that which is not acted upon is not learned… " , coupled with " …the Universe rewards action not just thinking about it… " coupled with " …you are 100% accountable for your outcomes and results. If you do not like your results, then choose something different… " , I chose to become a Raw vegetarian in late September, 2004. Since then, on February 15, 2005, I've chosen to be primarily a Frugivore.] > > I feel this list as a vegan raw food list should help us answer the five Whs > and the H of all educational (improvement) endeavors. yuppers...and, of all of these, I've found that getting my intention clear is the most important, and then many of the " mechanics " will take care of themselves. hope this helps..have fun.. all the best, Bob > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Imitation is the greatest flattery. Food addiction isn't inherent, it's learned behavior and it can be unlearned. The hardest thing for the powerful, complicated human mind and will is to get simple. I meet all my needs while remaining raw because I put my diet before any other needs. Thanks for writing that. rawfood , Micki Nesbit <aroo2u@f...> wrote: > I understand what Froggy (Rich) is saying here and admit I'm a bit envious > of his philosophy toward food. > > Unfortunately for me and probably the vast majority of people in most > societies, we have been conditioned to appreciate and savor food since it is > an intregal part of most importsnt events in our lives as well as it is used > to deal with a variety of emotions. > > Food takes care of us/meets our needs on several levels - physical needs (to > maintain health and to help us meet special health challenges), emotional > needs, cultural/ethnic needs, religious needs, and interpersonal needs. > > Most of us do not think/feel about food as Rich. I feel discussions of how > to meet our various needs while remaining raw are very important to include. > > I feel this list as a vegan raw food list should help us answer the five Whs > and the H of all educational (improvement) endeavors. > > Thanks for reading this. > Micki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Working my diet as I do is my only need. Thanks for writing that. www.rawfoodeaters rawfood , Micki Nesbit <aroo2u@f...> wrote: > I understand what Froggy (Rich) is saying here and admit I'm a bit envious > of his philosophy toward food. > > Unfortunately for me and probably the vast majority of people in most > societies, we have been conditioned to appreciate and savor food since it is > an intregal part of most importsnt events in our lives as well as it is used > to deal with a variety of emotions. > > Food takes care of us/meets our needs on several levels - physical needs (to > maintain health and to help us meet special health challenges), emotional > needs, cultural/ethnic needs, religious needs, and interpersonal needs. > > Most of us do not think/feel about food as Rich. I feel discussions of how > to meet our various needs while remaining raw are very important to include. > > I feel this list as a vegan raw food list should help us answer the five Whs > and the H of all educational (improvement) endeavors. > > Thanks for reading this. > Micki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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