Courage, Commitment and Patience

The following is an excerpt of a reply I wrote to someone who asked me, "what are your favorite dishes for a healthy body that you have tried so far?"

I found myself pouring out my heart and soul and felt the need to share this with you :)

I hope you enjoy and get something from it for yourself! :)

"In terms of my healthiest dishes....well as I kind of indicated in my post (Facebook post)

"Listening2&honouring ur truth takes honesty, courage& patience..it means doing things differently, going thru perhaps uncomfortable&confronting experiences,even a little pain...a life lived out of alignment with ur true self is definitely much more painful..allow me2honour my souls calling..I'm changing direction..I'm scared of the unknown..&I'm doing it anyway!Cheers2adventure! :) xxx"

...I am going through a transition period... I have always been drawn to the RAW/VEGAN thing, however, never had the courage to actually follow through :) I am exploring this in much more depth now and bringing more of the RAW food concept into my life :)

I LOVE sprouted legumes- chickpeas, beans, lentils etc so I need to learn how to prepare these :) I LOVED the RAW salad I made the other day which I posted on my New Leaf Nutrition fan page- so be sure to check that one out cause it was SUPER simple and SUPER amazing! :)

In a world where the food system is more local, natural and eco-friendly, I do LOVE salmon and healthy versions of Indian meals. I love balsamic roasted vegies and seafood. However, as the world is changing and the food system is truly out of alignment with my innermost values, I am finding the need to adjust how I feed my body....

Hope this makes sense...? Anyway...exploring and changing :)

It takes courage, commitment and patience...

Why courage simply to change the way I eat?

Well, my BIGGEST goal in life is to simply inspire OTHERS to live happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives. I love nothing more than to connect to others HEARTS, to see them in their truth and incredible power, creating a life they love. My fear has always been that if I pursue MY bliss, MY passion, MY desire to explore the VEGAN/RAW option, that I will become too un-relatable for other people and hence be of no use to them at all. So it is taking me courage to move beyond that "story"; that belief of the way things are...

Commitment, because the way modern society is, it is 1000% easier to take "quick" options...to buy into the "story" that sourcing whole, organic, gorgeous food is too expensive, time consuming and "unrealistic". It is also 1000% easier to give in to the endless temptations around us. Those masterful marketers and manufacturers know just how to lure our taste-buds...more sugar, more salt, more fat....How can we mere mortals resist?!

As I mentioned though this is a "story" and I truly believe that WE are the authors of our lives and what we "buy into" (believe) is what we will surely create and experience as our reality! So obviously I have some work here to "edit" my current view of my life :)

Patience, because I live in an environment in which EVERYONE else around me eats a different way and so creating a lifestyle that supports what I'd ultimately LOVE my days to be like is going to take quite some re-engineering AND research! I know a few people who live this way in Sydney and they are IMMERSED in raw/vegan/eco-friendly culture! They have raw/vegan/eco-friendly partners, friends, shopping locations....a WHOLE community that embraces, lives and breathes the philosophy..

I need to source where I can get the supplies I need in PLENTIFUL quantities from a wholesaler...I need to be strong to remember everyday who I am, what I love and what is true for me. I need to build strength to not give my power away to those I love most (for example my partner), by short-selling myself and not staying true to what I love and how I'd love to live everyday...

Does that make sense?? What I mean is...I love to NOT watch TV, sit at a table when I eat dinner, without TV/distractions, to be in nature, to be active, to wake early, to set up the kitchen so it fully supports the way I'd love to nourish my body and to live in presence and peace always.

Currently my partner and I live a lifestyle that is not that way, yet I love him loads, I love our life loads and I am trying to establish what I believe to be a balance of all of that.

For example, is it better to let go of needing things to be a certain way and simply let them be as they are? OR do I honour how I'd love it to be and simply be patient and persistent in creating that? This seems like hard work as my environment supports all too easily, slipping into existing habits....a change of environment may help...who knows? I simply know that beating myself up about it right now helps LITTLE, so I am being patient and allowing myself to be guided here and to listen more to me. To reflect more I guess :)

WOW! There you go! Such a massive answer and almost like a journal entry for me! I think I will use this as a blog entry...I really need to build my courage in expressing my thoughts OUT THERE as writing and eventually publishing a few books is my ULTIMATE dream! I have been approached by a publisher before and am constantly asked when I will be releasing a book! LOL. This is just another part of my journey! Confidence in expression :) I used to be UBER-confident....however...I realised it cut me off from a lot of people so I slowly worked on not being so LOUD, OUT THERE and OPINIONATED...again now finding the balance :)

Anyway, I must go! Enjoy reading the STORY OF MY LIFE! haha

Have a brilliant day! xooxo"

So there you have it...the story of my life as it currently is....completely open, completely honest and now OUT THERE! Wow! Sitting with that...!

I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on how Courage, Commitment and Patience influence your life and if you too are needing to strengthen these traits to create a life you love...

Living in BLISS and BEING IN LOVE everyday is NOT an unrealistic ideal....unfortunately many of us have brought into this all too common view...

Join me in re-creating a world in which this is NATURAL, NURTURED and SUPPORTED :)

LOADS of love to you all!


BridgetJane
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