When we were staying at Hanna Park, one particularly chilly evening a young woman and her father walked over to our site, holding Tupperware containers. She said that they had lots of left over soup and since we were camping in the cold, she thought we might enjoy something warm. Although I was in shock about her kindness and thoughtfulness, I somehow had the wit to mention that we were vegetarians. She candidly replied that the soup was made with cheese tortellinis, Portobello mushrooms, onion and chicken broth. Yep, pretty much as un-raw and non vegan as can be, but humbly and gratefully accepting her offering felt like the right thing to do. It was such an act of genuine kindness that I simply couldn’t refuse. Can you picture me telling her, “Thanks very much but I’m sorry, we actually don’t eat wheat and animal products. As a matter of fact, we usually don’t even cook our food!” How do you think it would have made her feel? Surely wouldn't have encouraged her in future to listen to the wild impulses of her generous heart!... Don and I ate the soup huddled in our tent, and you know what? It tasted delicious! And in spite of the fact that it contained three major ‘no-nos’ for me, I had zero adverse reaction whatsoever! Not even a runny nose from the wheat! Wowsers!
I really appreciated the insight into how her own actions could have adversely affected the future actions of the woman giving her the soup. I am going to work to incorporate this type of forward thinking more often. Thank you, Carmella.
Note: Capitalized recipes are my own.
Day 104
- 2 glasses of spring water
- bowl of Strawberry-Raspberry Pudding (frozen raspberries, bananas, avocado, coconut flakes, Hunza raisins)
- cup of Reishi Brew (reishi, astragalus, cat's claw, Pau d'Arco, elderberries, vanilla bean)
- bowl of Jim's Bean Stew (layer of shredded romaine, layer of brown rice, layer of some black bean and veggie spicy stew stuff)
- Superfood IceScream (ice, cold horsetail tea, a few of my Mulled Berry Chocolates, honey, hazelnuts, goji berries, colostrum, maca, lucuma, mesquite powder, sea salt)
- cup of homemade spicy herbal tea (rooibos, carob pod pieces, cinnamon, stevia)
- 1/2 cup of hot decaf chai tea
Pudding and Cosmic Wimpout... the morning standard for Mo and me
Today's Observations
I don't like to weigh myself much because it tends to act as a trigger for old patterns. I have to watch that. But, that being said, after getting back from vacation, I weighed myself this morning just out of curiosity. After busting my ass to eat as responsibly - and joyfully! - as I could...
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