We are More than the Servings on our Plates ||

This was originally posted to There's Beauty in Recovery last week... jump through to the site at the end of the excerpt to read more...

Today, I write this having just had a meal that was composed of every color of the rainbow. It was beautiful for my body and for the planet and for the soul. It provided me energy and strength and kick-butt properties that help me fight cancer and support my immune system, all while tasting so darn good. Food is so much more than what we choose to put in our mouths. Food shapes our emotions, our sense of culture, our seasons and ages and time periods. In some countries, it makes a political statement. In others, it demonstrates a political affiliation, a movement, an opinion. We charge our global footprint based on the foods we consume, we liberate some and harm others. We can make change with food. Food? Yes. It is so much more complicated than the bite that passes between our lips. This. This is what changed my life. This is what made me fall in love with the enemy. This is so much more important than just me with my plate – this is my life and my future and my imprint on this beautiful, divine Earth... [keep reading]

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