12/31 Letting in the New…
As a new year dawns I feel excited, grateful and somewhat consumed with open ended questions…. What new adventures will I embark on this year? Whose path will I cross for the first time and what new places will I roam in search of vegan edibles and experiences? My challenge has always been to allow cool things to unfold without trying to micromanage my dreams and the perceived, desired outcome. For I have found that when I have been able to allow experiences to unfold without clutching on to what I thought was the desired end result, the outcome has wildly exceeded my expectations, every time.
The April afternoon at VegFest when I accepted the 30 day challenge to go vegan was one of those experiences. I went to VegFest looking for a new T-shirt with a sassy saying like I “heart” Tofu. We were there killing time on a freezing afternoon…Had I thought for one moment I was there to change my life I would have over thought it…micro managed it…and would not have let it unfold the way that it did. Twenty four hours later I had a blog that I would begin to write for six days a week, and I would begin to make decisions that would affect not only my entire life, but my relationship to myself, to food and to my environment in the most cool way possible. I have never felt so sure of anything that I knew so little about in my entire life.
I would like to express my gratitude to you for sharing in this journey of rediscovering the sheer joy of eating and helping each other ignite that fire of compassion which we have experienced together. Small steps leading to great change. The steps that we have taken together since April we have done in enjoyment and laughter without condemnation or looking back. Why waste time looking back when we can continue to move forward and blaze a trail of compassionate consumption, exhilarating food choices and decisions that benefit not only our own lives but the lives and comfort of other living beings. Lets continue to be open and brave enough to let life unfold in amazing and unexpected ways while infusing our desires with high expectations for fulfilling, joyful and exciting experiences. We absolutely deserve it. Lets bust through the perceived walls of 2010 like a football player bursting onto the field to a cheering, crowded stadium. Lets have a magical year filled with all of the new, surprising, inspiring and delightful experiences we desire. We are ready 2011.
Have a delicious new year.
Tags: 30 day challenge, compassionate eating, going veg, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan wannabe, VegFest
