If it came from a plant, eat it;
If it was made in a Plant, don't.
-Michael Pollan
The
above quote is from the beautifully illustrated book, "Food Rules."
It provides the reader with some common-sense ideas regarding food; what to
eat, how much, etc..
It
makes me think of Ahimsa, Non-violence/ Compassion/Kindness.
Be kind to
yourself and eat/drink well.
Since
it is Mother's Day, it was appropriate that this book came to mind. My mom did
a really good job setting time aside so that we would eat most home-cooked
dinners together, sitting down, all 10 of us, whenever possible. Amazing. We
would always find some kind of green on our plates. She never made us eat it
all, instead we would just have to "try" it. There were many times
that I remember eating one pea. I'm grateful to you mom for setting me up to
try stuff!
Side-note:
Another way to think of gratitude... My twin sisters and a partner are leaving
San Francisco and taking a '87 Volvo across the country. They each get 1/3 of
the car for their stuff.
If
you had to pack up a 1/3 of a car with your earthly goods, what would you
take?
More
importantly, what can you live without?
-t
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