A lot of people have tension and stress in their life around their relationship with food. They know what's good to eat but they're drawn to eat the "bad" stuff at times. And when they do, they beat themselves up for it.
We have found a way to relieve that stress and develop a really healthy relationship with food.
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We've shared before how circumstances are neutral, and that when we see the truth in this, our experience of life can change dramatically. It did for us. I used to think that if I got angry when I was cut off in traffic or someone said something critical to me, it was the situation or other person that made me feel that way. And I would think, "Who wouldn't feel this way?" To prove I was right, I could find plenty of people to agree with me.
I see now that the circumstance was neutral and my anger arose from the meaning I was giving to the situation. I see now that I am always feeling my thinking in the moment, not feelings put there by what's happening in that moment.
In the same way that circumstances are neutral, objects are neutral too. But there are lots of people out there in the health food world who make long lists of what's good food and what's bad food.
The problem with labeling some food good and some bad is that it sets us up to be good or bad. When I eat the good food, I think I'm good. When I eat the bad food, I think I'm bad. Do you see what happens here? When we label food as good or bad, we start to label ourselves as good or bad depending on what we eat.
And, guess what? Eating a greasy hamburger doesn't make you a bad person. It makes you human with some potential health problems that you probably wouldn't have if you ate differently. But it doesn't make you a bad person.
Just like eating kale and sweet potatoes doesn't make you a good person. Eating these foods, with all the nutrients and fiber, will probably keep you healthier. But it doesn't make you a good person.
We've made this point before. The very essence of who we are is good, period. We don't earn being good. We are good by nature. We're born with it and it is inherently us.
When we see this distinction between who we are by nature and what we do, it takes a lot of pressure off. Knowing who we are, goodness, love, joy, peace, means we don't have to earn any of that by what we eat or doing what others expect. This creates a completely new relationship with food, and all of life for that matter.
In this new relationship, there is much less stress and anxiety. Do you see how that works?
Check it out and see if this isn't true in your life. That circumstances and objects are actually neutral and your experience in any moment, the feelings and emotions that arise, are a result of what you're thinking about the circumstance or objects, not the other way around.
What if there are no good foods or bad foods, but foods that have consequences on our health. What would your life be like? Would there be less stress in your relationship with food than there is now? How would it affect our choices of what to eat if there was less stress around it all?
We'd love to share more about this if you're interested. Just leave a comment in the section below and we'll set up a free 30-minute consultation. Enjoy.
The recipe this week is Apple Rhubarb Pie Bars. They're moist, almost like eating pie, really healthy and truly delicious dessert.
To your Amazing Health,
Connie and Bill
Apple Rhubarb Pie Bars
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup apples, small dice
- 1 cup rhubarb, cut small
- ½ cup raisins
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ cup almonds
- 20 medium dates
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons filtered water
- 1 cup apples, cored and quartered
- 1 cup rhubarb, chopped
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons flax seed
Preheat oven to 350º
In a large mixing bowl, mix the first eight ingredients: oats, apples, rhubarb, raisins, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Set aside.
Prep the apples and rhubarb to fold in later.
In a blender add almonds, dates, water, apples, rhubarb, vinegar and flax and process on high speed until smooth – 30-60 seconds.
Pour the ingredients from the blender into the dry ingredient bowl and mix well.
Pour into an 8” x 8” baking dish and bake for 50-55 minutes, until brown around the edges and a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
You can also use a 7” spring form pan, lined with parchment paper, for a round cake look.
Let cool completely before releasing the spring form pan or cutting into squares.
You can also replace the apples with strawberries for a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie bar.