09-01-2018, 12:00 AM
IN You have probably often heard that “you are what you eat”. Of course there is truth to this. We are chemically made up of the nutrients that we consume. If we eat good food that is nutritious, wholesome and without toxic residue from pesticides and fertilizers, we have a better chance of building good tissue. Where else can the chemicals that make up our bodies come from? We can take this one step further. We are not only what we eat. We are made up of whatever we take in. The attitude we have while we eat is very important too. Consider two individuals sitting in a park eating. One is a young health food advocate, eating an alfalfa sprout sandwich. Beside her is a business man who stopped off at a fast food restaurant and grabbed a hamburger, fries and a shake. Who is taking the “best” in? At first glance it is the health food advocate. Lets look again. The health food advocate is looking at the business man with total disgust. She is thinking, ‘how can anyone be so disgusting as to eat flesh, especially from a fast food, cholesterol-distributing outlet? It’s going to make him sick’. Looking at the business man we see a big smile. He is thinking ‘I have been waiting for hours to be able to go out in the park, listen to the birds and have a nice hamburger. Boy, is this good!’ Attitude is also part of the taking in. We are not only what we eat, we are what we think and feel also. This is all part of the IN cycle. There is yet another level to consider that some people feel is critical -- the energy that the food carries. Have you ever been driving down an old country road and found some cows on the road? They look at you, wonder what you are and if you are persistent in moving towards them they saunter off the road chewing their cud. Looking at them you’re not likely to feel they are all that bright. They seem to have been bred to just meander around the fields, sit and chew their cud, waiting for the eventful day that they get to take a ride in that big truck, going to the city. On the other hand, think of an elk. Their level of awareness seems to be much higher. Their survival depends on it. If you want to eat meat, which energy do you think would be best going into your system? The cow’s (which is dull, slow and some what monotonous) or the elk’s (which is sharp, energetic and alert). You are what you eat, tempered by how you feel and think, acquiring the subtle energy that is present in the food.
Terry Willard
Terry Willard