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There is never any reason to envision what you'll want to be eating in the future. One's diet is something that changes over time, and so your only responsibility is to figure out what works in this moment. And this may change frequently, or rarely...everyone is different. Cravings may arise. Follow them. Learn from them.
It is common to experience different kinds of experiences with food during a spiritual awakening because everything is changing. Your body may desire different experiences than it is used to having. You may find that because you're increasing your sensitivity you're noticing things that you haven't noticed before.
As you figure out what works for you, try to not pay attention to what works for others. The web is full of people trying to force their agendas upon you. The more vehement these people are, the more they're trying to rationalize their own choices. Everyone is different, and so there is not one path that will work for all people.
Optimizing well-being via food intake is a realm in which many "spiritual people" who are otherwise accepting of diversity become very rigid and judgmental. This is, in part, due to the ego's tendency to cling to controlling others (and look for ways of perpetuating control in a "spiritual way"). In other words, they can rationalize they're trying to help people because eating only carrots and plums works so well! But often times they are secretly insecure about their choice and so they want to make everyone like them so they feel more secure.
I went through several phases in life of restricting what I eat, and it never made much of a difference. For me, it was about learning a lesson that I have received over and over in my life: trust yourself over "experts." I found that my food intake wasn't as important as dealing with relationships, dealing with emotions, learning to take care of myself. Food is something we can "control" when the rest of life seems out of control, so it becomes easy to fixate upon. I became so obsessed for a period of time that I developed a form of eating disorder that relates to the idea anything with pesticides would ruin me. Now I've learned to trust that my body can eat anything available in a regular grocery store without dying because my body is strong and can only take what it needs if I treat food with a balanced approach (not overeating sweets/fats/etc.)
In your case, having specific allergies and so forth...I would suggest that you not cling to the idea that any current inability to process a type of food is permanent. Of course if you have something like a peanut allergy that would kill you, don't eat peanuts. But if you currently don't feel drawn to eating something, know that this may change over time as you progress through your personal transformation.
Again, don't be influenced by the "diet utopias" of others. I suggest treating your body like a scientific experiment. Try different things and observe how they feel. If they taste good and "feel" good, continue eating them. If they don't work, let them go for the time being. There are a LOT of food choices available if you don't limit yourself, so try them all over time and discover what works for you. And if any of the people who proselytize about not eating meat try to shame you into being like them, you can find a perspective that embraced diversity in my video, "Spiritual Omnivores."
Lastly, when it comes to fasting, I find it's like "The Flight of Icarus." It can feel great to fly towards the sun, but get too close, and you come crashing down. I like to tune in to when I realize that I've gone too long without food then eat some almonds, a breakfast bar, peanut butter, cheese, pretzels, or something else that I feel is grounding. Going too long without food ends up making me feel irritable, ungrounded, and anxious.
Peace,
Chris
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There is never any reason to envision what you'll want to be eating in the future. One's diet is something that changes over time, and so your only responsibility is to figure out what works in this moment. And this may change frequently, or rarely...everyone is different. Cravings may arise. Follow them. Learn from them.
It is common to experience different kinds of experiences with food during a spiritual awakening because everything is changing. Your body may desire different experiences than it is used to having. You may find that because you're increasing your sensitivity you're noticing things that you haven't noticed before.
As you figure out what works for you, try to not pay attention to what works for others. The web is full of people trying to force their agendas upon you. The more vehement these people are, the more they're trying to rationalize their own choices. Everyone is different, and so there is not one path that will work for all people.
Optimizing well-being via food intake is a realm in which many "spiritual people" who are otherwise accepting of diversity become very rigid and judgmental. This is, in part, due to the ego's tendency to cling to controlling others (and look for ways of perpetuating control in a "spiritual way"). In other words, they can rationalize they're trying to help people because eating only carrots and plums works so well! But often times they are secretly insecure about their choice and so they want to make everyone like them so they feel more secure.
I went through several phases in life of restricting what I eat, and it never made much of a difference. For me, it was about learning a lesson that I have received over and over in my life: trust yourself over "experts." I found that my food intake wasn't as important as dealing with relationships, dealing with emotions, learning to take care of myself. Food is something we can "control" when the rest of life seems out of control, so it becomes easy to fixate upon. I became so obsessed for a period of time that I developed a form of eating disorder that relates to the idea anything with pesticides would ruin me. Now I've learned to trust that my body can eat anything available in a regular grocery store without dying because my body is strong and can only take what it needs if I treat food with a balanced approach (not overeating sweets/fats/etc.)
In your case, having specific allergies and so forth...I would suggest that you not cling to the idea that any current inability to process a type of food is permanent. Of course if you have something like a peanut allergy that would kill you, don't eat peanuts. But if you currently don't feel drawn to eating something, know that this may change over time as you progress through your personal transformation.
Again, don't be influenced by the "diet utopias" of others. I suggest treating your body like a scientific experiment. Try different things and observe how they feel. If they taste good and "feel" good, continue eating them. If they don't work, let them go for the time being. There are a LOT of food choices available if you don't limit yourself, so try them all over time and discover what works for you. And if any of the people who proselytize about not eating meat try to shame you into being like them, you can find a perspective that embraced diversity in my video, "Spiritual Omnivores."
Lastly, when it comes to fasting, I find it's like "The Flight of Icarus." It can feel great to fly towards the sun, but get too close, and you come crashing down. I like to tune in to when I realize that I've gone too long without food then eat some almonds, a breakfast bar, peanut butter, cheese, pretzels, or something else that I feel is grounding. Going too long without food ends up making me feel irritable, ungrounded, and anxious.
Peace,
Chris
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