Ironic

I think it's funny that I'm starting my little dialogue corner, dedicated to expressing my exploration of RAW eating, during the week that I actually decided to take a break from strict rawdome.  Ok, I am going to do my best to keep away from the play on words.  I can tell that it could get old quite quickly.  And although my thoughts about food will assert themselves on a regular basis, this is a space that will lend itself to whatever "raw musings" I happen to have on my mind.  The term RAW has struck a chord with me because it represents a way of approaching life that is in touch with real emotions, our real struggles, our pain, our glories...reality.  Approaching life in a raw way is about experiencing relationships in a pure form, owning and really learning from our own personal experiences, cutting out all the excess that is pure distraction and finding joy in simplicity.  That's what "going RAW" means for me.  And yes, I am learning a lot about the effects of food on my body all at the same time.

That's all for my little introduction.  The following is a stream of consciousness that I wrote earlier today...Welcome!

I could make a metaphor for life out of any object that you would hand me.  This bowl of soup that I am holding in my hand right now represents my desire for warmth.  In my soul.  I am looking to fill that need today in the form of a soup, a warm liquid that I can put into my body.  Something that I can feel.  Something tangible that effects me.  Some thing that fills my mouth with a very satisfying coating, and then gently slides down my throat in a very pleasing way.  It doesn’t assume to be the answer that I am looking for, however none the less, it does for the time being.  I could feel myself sliding into a state of disgruntlement.  I’ll chalk it up to the fact that I haven’t eaten enough today.  Enough RAW that is.  I’ve been over a month into the process of this journey of rawfullness and my awareness has been changed.  I don’t think I will ever be able to look at the food the same.  And I don’t want to.  I want to think carefully about the things that I put into my body.  That is why I am choosing to incorporate different eating habits into my lifestyle.  That doesn’t mean that it is easy though.  I’ve slipped, stumbled and struggled along the way.  I got sick this weekend.  It threw me and I didn’t trust the way that I had been supplying my body with nutrition.  I’m on antibiotics.  And I’m bummed.  So much for trying to cleanse my body of all unrighteousness.  Therefore today I am eating soup, soup that in no way fits the RAW criteria.  But it is comforting and I am taking it easy this week.  It will take me a little bit to get back on track with this business.  This business that I am attending to...