One popular school of thought that I run into, rather frequently, is that spiritual people should subsist on nothing but air. Before I get into why this idea isn't so far-fetched, I need to point out that, so far, everyone who has adopted this lifestyle with unwavering dedication is now dead. *Disclaimer: Don't try this at home.
Air is particles. It's made up of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, neon, argon, ...and smog. Too much smog. Particles are energy. Energy is Everything. So we should be able to live on air, right? Well, that does sound like the ideal... or does it?
Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here. Perhaps, someday, when we're zipping back and forth between Earth and Zeta Reticuli in our mind-controlled spaceships we will have no need, nor desire, for our current definition of food, but we aren't there yet. And, there may be a very good reason for that.
One of the reasons we chose to incarnate here, at this time, is to help move the ascension and evolution process forward, in our own way on our own path. That path almost always includes "comfort food".
For some of us that means taking comfort in vegan diets, partaking in organic plants that are locally grown and substituting plant-based products for animal-based products. Considering the industrialization of the vegan lifestyle, this hasn't turned out to be as ideal as people had hoped. Another issue with this altruistic way of life is the number of people who have jumped into it purely through emotion without having researched it logically. Sallow or ashy skin is usually a giveaway that somebody hasn't done their homework. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can lead to lowered immune systems. On the flip side, there are a great number of vegans who are thriving! Some have cleared up allergies and other forms of dis-ease, and there is an increasing number of bodybuilders going plant-based.
For others of us, "comfort food" includes meat and/or dairy. Sometimes these are foods related to pleasant childhood memories; backyard barbecues, holidays, or the memory of a hot hearty meal served family-style on a cold winter's evening. Perhaps the memory is related to a coming-of-age incident, like the first time we were served an entire steak of our own, or the first time we were allowed to stuff the cabbage rolls.
Some of our comfort foods we found in our adult lives. I didn't know the joy of fried okra until I was an adult, nor the satisfying creaminess of Keto baked sweet potato chunks.
Other comfort foods come with attachments, that may or may not serve our best interests. Equating chicken soup with the extra care we may have been shown when we were feeling poorly is an example. Do we like the soup, or do we like the attention we got? It can be both, but let's be clear on it. One is bliss, the other is a revolving door of dis-ease.
This leads us to the connection between "comfort food" and comfort. Comfort should be a natural state of being, but often is not. When we seek to fill that void, we often choose food, leading to less than ideal decisions. When we are in a state of spiritual comfort, food can enhance the bliss and joy of our life here in this incarnation.
We chose to come here, at this time, to experience what this life has to offer for our benefit. When we are in a state of happiness, our energy is felt throughout the collective and that returns to us, amplified. When we choose to honor ourselves with a little extra TLC in the form of food that comforts us and brings us joy, that too is good energy sent out as well as emotionally and spiritually nourishing ourselves.
The keys are moderation and intent. What is our real intention for seeking comfort in food? Are we trying to fill a void we haven't addressed, or are we trying to recover our energy from a Reiki session during a Schumann Resonance blast in the middle of a Mercury Retrograde? When we listen to our bodies, emotions, and intuition we can take true comfort in food that replenishes us on a spiritually energetic level.
And then there is the Oscar Wilde quote my mother oft repeated: "Everything in moderation, including moderation."
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