I stay my haste, I make delays, For what avails this eager pace?

"I stay my haste, I make delays,
For what evails this eager pace?
I stand amid the eternal ways,
And what is mine shall know my face."- John Burroughs

We are born into a mechanical world of man-made systems of both a physical and mental nature. And at countless junctures of our lives we feebly attempt to mold ourselves into these mechanisms. Some are favorable to our being; but most, I would venture to say, are of poor quality and have undesired effects on our lives. One of the most well known traps we fall into that leads to our degradation, is the concept of a face paced, high production, industrialized life. Everything must be accelerated, bigger, more efficient. This idea coupled with greed and a warped form of capitalism can lead to grossly deficient lives. This misconception finds its way into our food system, through the industrialization of our livestock and the debasement of our earth. This ideology finds its way into our living rooms through our televisions, through the distraction of our minds. The list is endless and I would encourage you to examine what is stealing your energy, your joy and rid yourself of it. Discard it as you would a rotting banana peel.

Have you ever wondered what your truly rushing for, where you are rushing too and what is the ramification of all this rushing? At some point it is of high importance for us to investigate our lives, every aspect of our existence and ask ourselves a question. Are we living life at the pace and with the passion and purpose that we were created to? Or have we bought into a way of living that leads to sickness? Through the depravity of our bodies and minds and the earth we live in, through a twisted conceptualization of production? What good is production if it produces dis' ease?

"I stay my haste, I make delays." Have you given yourself that freedom, have you given yourself the permission to make delays? "For what evails this eager pace?" What will we truly gain from all of this heedless rushing? Are we listening to our bodies, to our families, to our spirit? "I stand amid the eternal ways, And what is mine shall know my face." Are you holding onto to ancient truths, proven ways of living that create health and happiness? Are you giving your love and your energy to what is truly yours, and who honestly deserves it?

Take a moment....Take a deep cleansing breath. Esteem yourself and the importance of your life, give yourself the permission to live at a pace that suits your soul. In the act of ridding our lives of unnecessary things, we will find what is left is us. Our true self, our true being and our true purpose. If you are searching for this kind of life it will only avail itself through the habit of mental perseverance and spiritual diligence. It is a constant daily journey, yet the prize is happiness and fulfillment. There is no need to rush...We will all meet the end of our lives someday, the question is will we be able to look back over our experience here with harmony? With the gratification that we refused a society's idea of what our lives should be?

Come see us at The Wellness Kitchen. Make delays on our veranda with a cup of Healing Tea. Awaken your senses with the smell of sweet roses and the sound of water flowing in our gardens. Find your truth and hold onto it. And as always this is Sarah encouraging you to eat peacefully...

"Enjoy what you can......."

"Enjoy what you can, and endure what you must." Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

I hold near to my heart the saying "Take the good, with the bad." If we are to lead lives worth living, this truism is a lesson we must learn while navigating our personal journey. This one gem will shade all the colors of our existence here. If we are able to live in this reality, our lives will grant us more opportunities for happiness than we could have previously envisioned. I've said it repetitively through my messages here for it is an unvarnished truth that I hold dear to my soul, life is a great deal about perspective. And perspective is completely in our care, it is something we have absolute and utter control over. Even though most of us do not realize the power it holds over our lives.

This quote at first glance I would venture to say is a common truth, something we ascertain simply by living. We are all acutely aware that life will present certain discomforts and struggles, perhaps daily. But have we stopped to ponder if these struggles are worth their weight in gold? "Endure what you must"...why must we endure? We endure because it is in our best interest. It is in the prospect and probability of the growth of our character that we endure. In retrospect I can say there are many things that have happened to me throughout my life, the meaning and purpose of which I cannot comprehend. But in truth in the absence of these struggles, would I be the person I am today? Would I be as grateful and careful about preserving my health if at one point I didn't possess it? Would I live in the reality of the gift of life if I hadn't almost lost it? Would I comprehend fully (as if anyone ever could) the gift of love if I hadn't been through trying relationships? I have resolved to be grateful for these experiences, because they have given me the opportunity to choose a healthy and advantageous outlook. Perspective when molded and crafted carefully by the resolve of our minds, can lead to an immensely fulfilling life.

Samuel Johnson stated, "What a strange narrowness of mind now is that, to think the things we have not known are better than the things we have known." Who's to say our beautiful struggle isn't within itself of great worth? Who's to say what we have been through hasn't made our lives far better than they would have been without these difficulties? This is the truth we must accept in our minds and in this accepting all things become more beautiful. Let us be grateful for what we have known, so that we can move towards what we will know with the sagaciousness to enjoy life in all its splendor.

Wherever you are today at this moment count your blessings, live in the gift of gratefulness. Come see us at The Wellness Kitchen, let us be a part of your journey a part of your personal path to wellness. On all our paths we must see the gifts that have been hidden in struggle and in joy. And as always this is Sarah encouraging you to eat peacefully....