Running with Nature: Stepping Into the Life You Were Meant to Live by Mariel Hemingway

Author:Mariel Hemingway
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2013-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

You Can Choose to Change

The mind is, by nature, resistant to change. As you establish your intention to improve your eating habits, it may play tricks on you. It may tempt you into believing that eating healthily is a deprivation and that what you really need to be happy and alert at 4:00 p.m. is a Twix bar and a Coke. Repeat after us: “That is a lie.”

Make a decision right now that you will make better choices in food from this moment forward because you can and because you will be better on every level because of it. This is your body, your health, your life, and if you want to be the best YOU you can be, it will come from making the right choices. See food as your ally, your doctor and your friend … it is not a substitute for love, but it is healing when it is made from love. Take charge of your food and you will take charge of your life.

There’s an old Zen proverb: “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” Turn the preparation of your food into a mindful practice. By becoming fully present in any task, by feeling the action of it, becoming one with it, you lighten the “work” aspect and expand your state of awareness. Even simple things become rewarding. Make them ceremonial, make them important, and focus solely on them. As you do, you will discover what it means to connect to YOU.

We know this chapter on healthy eating contains a lot of information to wrap your head around. All good things become second nature in time. Start now and try a couple of our breakfast recipes. ENJOY!

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