During lent this year I decided to fast
red meat. I wanted to see if I was in any way ready to possibly
consider going vegan on a permanent basis. The trial went well
although there were some hick ups, but for the most part it was an
amazing experience and bore fruit both spiritually and emotionally.
At the end of lent I pretty much went
back to normal, but over the last week, I found myself struggling
once again to consume meat and it just felt awful. After much
thought I decided to give my body what it wanted and that was more
meat free meals. I'm certainly not saying I'll never eat meat again
but I think for the most part my diet is going to be predominantly
vegan.
This really made me wonder. Does the
way we eat reflect on our core values or is simply a learned
behaviour? I think it is so much a learned behaviour that most
people never ask the question, so where did questioning my dietary
behaviour being for me? I'm not entirely sure when it all started
but I know I have said before that if it wasn't for biltong I would
have become vegan a long time ago (gives you a clue how much I love
biltong, tee hee!). I know that when I first started working on the
herb garden I had said I wanted to live life more organically. It
feels like this next step is a natural progression towards achieving
that goal.
Is it possible for us to live our
spiritual lives more organically? I believe we can. Our faith walk
should be a natural outflow of who we are and embracing all that God
has created us to be. Living our hopes and dreams and having the
faith to step out and make those big moves when required to do so.
Are you ready to live your spiritual
life more organically?
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