I'm so inspired by the small steps of Kaizen, that I'm applying it to all sorts of ideas that I have. I've been toying with the idea of going vegan for some time. It pops in and out of my heart/mind for both spiritual and physical reasons. But it seems like such a big commitment. No dairy, eggs, even honey. Three things I love.
I'm so much less concerned with no meat, no chicken, no fish. I rarely eat meat. And I'd really like to wean myself off chicken and fish. So.
I'm breaking it down into baby steps. Starting with one day a week, and one meal a day. This will be very easy for me. No big deal at all. Yesterday was my first day. And most mornings my breakfast is vegan anyway. On the days it's not, I'll make it a vegan lunch or dinner.
So I got all the way through yesterday then realized this morning that just before bed I ate 3 pieces of chocolate, which must have had milk in it.
Not to mention the sweat, labor and servitude of children. But that's another issue I'm grappling with: the politics of chocolate.
Food is so important to me in so many ways. It can be either so nurturing or so destructive to us.
I try to remember before I eat to say this blessing:
May this food nurture and sustain me in everything I do.
May all beings everywhere be safe happy and free, with enough food to eat and a safe place to sleep.
And thank you to all the beings that brought this food from the earth to my mouth.
Sometimes I say it mid meal, while chewing, but it helps me connect to gratitude and nourishment, and remind me that I'm not eating from a trough.
May your day be filled with the Magic Medicine of nourishing food.
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