Infuse Your Food with Love
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A Course in Miracles from the Foundation for Inner Peace says that love is all-encompassing, so love must be all there is. Wow, that sounds so good I could eat it! Well, guess what? You can!
Love is just a word for energy, and food is a source of energy for our human bodies. According to ACIM, it sometimes seems like there is fear, anger, sadness, or some other “negative” emotion, but really we’ve just forgotten the truth of love. Hey, we’re human, right? And we find ourselves living in the world and dealing with emotions and situations (in us and all around us) that do not feel like love. If we do not feed something, it will die off – so I try to remember to feed only the love-ly thoughts and let the rest fall away.
It starts in my mind. Of course, I choose whole foods that are as close as possible to the natural way Mother Earth presented them. I also try to heighten the energy – the love – that’s in the food I choose to eat. I do this by:
· Leaving the stresses of the day behind when I walk into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Maybe I take a deep breath and consciously put my worries aside, or say a prayer and ask for some help in letting go. Or I might make a quick list of the things that are on my mind – things I must remember to do but I’m afraid I’ll forget – so that I don’t have to think about them while I’m thinking about dinner. I might even have a shower to wash the day away after a long day at work. Washing my hands is an abbreviated version of this.
· Choosing my background noise carefully. I turn off the TV, radio, or any other distracting noise. Sometimes I choose to play baroque classical music that stimulates my alpha brain waves so I can cook in an effortless, relaxed state of mind. Or I might prefer a meditative CD or a continuous “Om” track. Sometimes I want to enjoy some happy tunes that make me laugh and sing out loud (sounds and feels like love to me! I might even splurge on some Christmas music any time of year; since I view Christmas as the birth of a new consciousness, I like to carry that spirit with me wherever I go). Often I cook in silence, letting my cooking be a moving meditation.
· Clearing away the clutter on the counter so I don’t get annoyed by things being in my way. Keeping the space clean has a similar result. A clean kitchen makes me want to cook!
· Making sure the lighting is good. It adds to my sense of security, especially when I have a knife in my hand or the stove is on. Being afraid of getting hurt (even on an unconscious level) doesn’t help the case for love!
· Washing, cutting, handling, preparing foods with the intention of allowing in only healing energy. This requires attention to what I’m doing, constant awareness of the present moment… again… and again… and again.
· Stirring my food no more than necessary. As clear as I would like my head space to be, it isn’t always pure and full of love, so why stir confused energy into the food?
Those are some of the ways I do my best to heal myself and those I cook for – by infusing my food with the power of thought/heart/love. But what about when I’m not doing the cooking? I really enjoy dining out, and when my meal is placed in front of me, I try to remember to just shoot some good thoughts into it before digging in. Some people do the infusion by saying grace (quietly or aloud). Even a simple “thank you” carries powerful energy. It’s also possible to physically channel healing energy in by doing Reiki or some other form of energy work over the food; this can also be done at the grocery store or farmers’ market, or out in the field while you’re helping your vegetables grow. I am a Reiki practitioner and have done that at the table on occasion, but I’ll be honest – sometimes I’m really hungry and a quick word inside my head is all I can muster. And that’s okay.
It’s all okay.
Rebecca
P.S. I’d love to know how you energize your food! Feel free to share your secrets by leaving a comment.
Reality Shmeality!
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How can you get what you want, if you are focused on what exists?
Answer: you can’t!
We are always looking for “reality”, and then when we discover it, we freak out about it. Two things you have to know about this approach to life:
1. Reality is never THE reality, it’s always A REALITY. There are several other perspectives of reality that exist at the same time as any dismal versions of reality.
2. The only use for reality is to see what you don’t want so you can more clearly identify what you DO want. If you don’t like evidence of getting old, then start focusing on the ways your body still supports you so well. If you don’t like your finances, start observing how you always have food and clothes. Or observe how you’ve always had friends and people who love you. (Neither of those cost anything.)
I love reality! After all, how else would I get clear of my desires?
Right now, right away, think of 3 things you don’t want but that seem like reality, and use them to figure out what you DO WANT. Make sure your desires feel good, inspiring and uplifting; if they don’t, change them!
“Telling it like it is (being realistic) is a wonderful way to re-create exactly what you already have.”
Jennifer Hough
Helping Others Is Supposed to Be Easy
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The purpose of life is joy. That is a fundamental premise of the Law of Attraction.
Trying to make others happy is not the purpose of life – especially when they are not ready to receive what you are offering. Have you ever tried to help people who needed your area of genius, but they didn’t see it that way? While you busy yourself trying to convince people who aren’t ready to hear you, there are others who are ready… and you are robbing them of the opportunity to hear your genius.
Often (especially in family) we are not meant to be the deliverer of the wisdom that points those we love in the direction of their dreams. Life should be effortless. If someone is asking for joy, peace and freedom, then the Universe has already created the perfect teacher… and with that person, it will be effortless. If it’s hard, you’re not the one. As long as you are making it hard and struggly, you are keeping yourself from joy, and keeping that person from the teachers who are waiting.
Surrender your ego. Did you know that you actually help more people by living an inspired life than by physically “doing stuff to help”? Helping others is just the bonus round; only do it if it feels right and good, and if it’s clearly and obviously the next step.
“Wanting to help others who are not ready to hear what you have to offer is like wanting to make pizza when the raw materials you have are tuna and bread. If you want to make the world a better place with the resources you have, then look for people who want tuna sandwiches! Leave the pizza delivery to someone else who’s an expert in dough tossing.”
Jennifer Hough
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