There is no doubt about it. The life force that is connected and associated with different foods varies greatly. Some foods contain little, if any, life force. They are colorless and literally lifeless. Because the food is essentially dead, we feel sluggish, fatigued and endlessly tired when we put that dead food into our body. Just reflect back on how you feel when you eat fast food.
Other foods are vibrantly colorful. They are replete with a life force that is boundless. In my hometown of Olympia, Washington, we have a Farmer’s Market where there is a requirement that all of the food vendors make their food organically. When I pass by each of those stands, the colors in the food are truly vibrant. The food shouts out to those who pass by with joy and pride:
- Look how pretty my colors are!
- Feel my strength!
- I can help you become well!
If I happen to be a bit depressed or fatigued when walking through our local Farmer’s Market, I can assure you that when I leave I am full of energy and enthusiasm. Even being close to food that has a vibrant life force is energizing and revitalizing.
Here’s the way the energetic charge actually works. Every individual, every being who contributes to the creation and development and production of any food contributes to its “life force.” When food is is created with love, attention and mindfulness, we consume that full, delicious, energetic charge when we eat it. We feel vibrant inside.
For example, one of the reasons Thanksgiving is such a special holiday for so many individuals is that it turns out the Thanksgiving meal is made with love. It is made mindfully. It is a precious experience for all who are involved in bringing that food to the table. In many households preparation of the actual meal may take five, six, even eight hours. The meal may only take 30 minutes to 45 minutes to actually consume. The feeling that everyone gets from eating that food may in part be,
“I ate too much.”
The feeling is also one of comfort, one of being inundated with a dose of love that is deliciously all-consuming.
Of course when food has a dark history, when perhaps it has been:
- Genetically modified or
- Altered in some unnatural way
- Harvested in a cruel way
The energetic charge is seriously depleted by the time it lands on our dinner plate to be eaten. .
Recognizing and acknowledging the history of where food comes from also acknowledges that we are all one. We are all connected to one another. We are all dependent on one another.
Of course, if you live in America, you probably have a sense of personal identity. We think of our selves as independent beings rather than members of a group. This does not discount the reality that we are all connected to one another.
In summary, the life energy of all who made the food possible that we enjoy (whether on Thanksgiving day or some other day) flows through us when we eat it. May you delight, then, throughout the rest of the week in celebrating the majesty and the magic of what it means to consume food that is vibrant with energy and that energizes our life force. It is indeed a pleasure to be alive.
Robert
© Parkinsons Recovery