The Raw Spirit Fest was perhaps one of the single most enjoyable periods of time I've had the pleasure of experiencing so far in this particular life. I encountered fantastic, loving, beautiful souls (especially one in particular ;)), incredible food, and beautiful music. I was fortunate enough to be a photographer for the event and was able to capture some incredible pictures of the whole shindig. I learned exactly what I needed to this weekend, and I'm still buzzing with the feeling of total connection and appreciation. I'm half-surprised that I'm able to somewhat articulate how this feels. Another grand shift has taken place and I feel the most comfortable with who and where I am in this goofy little "reality." It was a tremendous icing on the cake to talk soul-to-soul with others who are experiencing the same feeling of keeping one foot in this place and the whole rest of your body, mind, spirit in other, much more entertaining and enlightening fields.
Also, an update. I'm currently in the process of creating an incredible venture. Stay tuned, because there's no disappointment allowed in my arena.
Love and RAWK ONNNN,
Steph
06 October 2007
E-E-Evolution
I love sudden realizations, because getting hit on the head with a shit ton of figurative bricks is always a blast. I don't give my body enough credit sometimes. She completely knows what she's doing. For instance, in terms of our extraordinary evolutionary process, our ancestors worked pretty damn hard to survive. I wouldn't say this is the evolution of our bodily structure and so forth, just the evolution of society, since we still have groups of human beings that live the way all humans lived a few thousand years ago. You know, spears and loin cloths and big cats that could potentially pose a threat to your head remaining attached to your body. But I digress.
The point here is that I've noticed a pattern. I will go from having an almost insatiable appetite, quite literally eating or drinking a fresh juice every hour, to not wanting much more than a salad, smoothie, and green juice per day. Well, der. Our digestive systems were built to hum along at a consistent pace, ripping apart what we give it in order to make our bodies function. However, it's important not to overload it, and what I think is that the majority of people today have lost touch with their bodies so much that they simply ignore what their bodies are screaming at them and keep eating their McDonalds and Cokes because they're addicted and misinformed. This last month or so, I've gotten even more in touch than before, and have started to accept this pattern instead of being quizzicle about it and insisting on a certain intake.
My perspective has shifted a bit again. Everything we think we know is just guesswork. Everything that doctors, nutritionists, experts on this or that, government issued "recommended daily allowances," and food pyramids/rombuses/octagons have to say will fall under my consideration for a brief moment and be either be thrown out on the doorstep or implimented in my programming. Each of us is different. And completely fallible.
What I'm continuing to learn is I am my own guru, just as you are your own guru. Sure, we learn a lot about life and growth from our experiences and other people, but we have to know what's right for us. We cannot entirely get back to our roots while things are the way they are. The changes humanity has gone through in terms of technology and acceptable behavior and everything we use and do on a daily basis is different from the experiences people had 50, 500, or 5000 years ago. These changes happened for a reason. When a disease runs rampant, people are going to start using their brain to think up a way to prevent it or cure it quicker or differently than nature intended. Medicines become available, new industries crop up, things are invented to make life "better." However, things have gone awry. In our attempt to deliver food cheaply, quickly, and inexpensively, we've murdered it. We've murdered what it means to eat, to dine on what keeps our bodies ticking. We've strayed away from our original design.
Time to get back to nature.
Love and rawk on,
Steph
The point here is that I've noticed a pattern. I will go from having an almost insatiable appetite, quite literally eating or drinking a fresh juice every hour, to not wanting much more than a salad, smoothie, and green juice per day. Well, der. Our digestive systems were built to hum along at a consistent pace, ripping apart what we give it in order to make our bodies function. However, it's important not to overload it, and what I think is that the majority of people today have lost touch with their bodies so much that they simply ignore what their bodies are screaming at them and keep eating their McDonalds and Cokes because they're addicted and misinformed. This last month or so, I've gotten even more in touch than before, and have started to accept this pattern instead of being quizzicle about it and insisting on a certain intake.
My perspective has shifted a bit again. Everything we think we know is just guesswork. Everything that doctors, nutritionists, experts on this or that, government issued "recommended daily allowances," and food pyramids/rombuses/octagons have to say will fall under my consideration for a brief moment and be either be thrown out on the doorstep or implimented in my programming. Each of us is different. And completely fallible.
What I'm continuing to learn is I am my own guru, just as you are your own guru. Sure, we learn a lot about life and growth from our experiences and other people, but we have to know what's right for us. We cannot entirely get back to our roots while things are the way they are. The changes humanity has gone through in terms of technology and acceptable behavior and everything we use and do on a daily basis is different from the experiences people had 50, 500, or 5000 years ago. These changes happened for a reason. When a disease runs rampant, people are going to start using their brain to think up a way to prevent it or cure it quicker or differently than nature intended. Medicines become available, new industries crop up, things are invented to make life "better." However, things have gone awry. In our attempt to deliver food cheaply, quickly, and inexpensively, we've murdered it. We've murdered what it means to eat, to dine on what keeps our bodies ticking. We've strayed away from our original design.
Time to get back to nature.
Love and rawk on,
Steph
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