Once upon a time I was…
Perplexed…when I read in a book that some people don’t cook their food
Confused…when I couldn’t get my head around what the hell raw food actually was
Curious…to find out what the big deal was
Amazed…when I discovered there was a whole other way of eating
Interested…when I started reading Shazzie’s 10 year journal
Turned on (not like that)…when I saw just what was possible
Excited…to get started with raw foods
Daunted…by how much there was to learn
Overwhelmed…when I didn’t even know how to say Quinoa let alone what it was
Keen…to learn as much as I could
Impatient…to know it all
Desperate…for other people to talk to about it
Isolated…when everyone thought I was mental
Exasperated…with trying to explain it to people
Defensive…about my food choices
Offended…when people told me health wasn’t anything to do with food
Argumentative…with others who wouldn’t see my point of view
Over the moon…to discover other people in my home town eating this way
Delirious…to discover raw chocolate existed
Healthy…when I noticed I felt better than ever
Inspired…by other people on the journey
Encouraged…when people said I had a glow about me
Open…to new experiences and ways of thinking
Despondent…when I got cooked food cravings
Upset…when I succumbed to cooked food temptation
Angry…at myself for not being able to ‘be’ or stay raw
Silly…for crying because I ate some chips
Connected…when I started meeting other raw foodists
Demolished…when my partner said I’d changed and I realised our relationship was in jeopardy
Crushed…when we decided to split up
Unsure…whether raw food was such a good idea
Empowered…to follow the path in spite of the setbacks
Ecstatic…to be part of a growing raw food community
Aware…of the affects different foods have on me
Relaxed…about it all
Loving…when my ex and I decided to give it another try
Gluttonous…at all the raw restaurants in New York
Ridiculous…in my she-raW outfit for the raw potluck at Halloween
Proud…of how far I’d come
Touched…by people telling me that they’d been inspired by me to try a healthy approach
In awe…of the amazing friends I’ve made through raw food
Blessed…for this wonderful journey
My message to you…
When you decide to embark on a raw food lifestyle you don’t always know where you’ll end up! What I can tell you is that I wouldn’t swap my journey for the world. I’ve learned so much from following this crazy path and every bit of learning has been worth it ten times over.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, frustrated, angry, upset in between the bouts of joy, excitement and abundant health. No journey ever worth taking was an easy one and I hope this post goes some way to showing you that we all go through the challenges and the obstacles and come out the other side shiny, vibrant and well, pretty damn awesome.
I want to take this moment to remind you to enjoy the journey you’re on and to know that there is no right or wrong way to eat raw.
Just relax and enjoy!
I love this post 🙂
Thank you lovely!!! 🙂 x