Eating Part 12 Right & Wrong

In this blog, i am looking at culinary education and my incorrect beliefs, desires etc. - forgiving myself for them and opening the door for correction.

FORGIVING MYSELF

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to desire to copy how chefs cook a dish  - having a belief that the way chefs do it is the right way to do it, so i should do the dishes as per how it is being made or taught by them

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to judge myself as wrong when the food i make does not taste good - believing that it has to taste good otherwise, i am not good enough as a cook

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear breaking the culinary rules - because my dish has to taste the way it should and if not, i will be judged as wrong 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that i am wrong if i make one pot meals everyday rather than different types of meals with more variety 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to cook as defined by the current culinary education system rules - where everything revolves around the pleasure i get in my taste buds

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to have a backchat of

"Why do i always have to make it the way my mom said i should?"

"I am a cook in the kitchen so i should know the signature taste of these dishes and should know how to make them the way people make them around the world"

"I like my mom to cook sweet and sour pork the way she did when i was in high school and she should not change its taste"

"I like to cook something delicious for him"

COMMITMENTS

When and as i see myself copying how chefs cook a dish, i stop - i breathe. I realize my body has its own nutrient needs so customizing the food i take in is commonsensical

I commit myself to learn more about my body - its nutrient needs etc.

I commit myself to see chefs as equals

EATING Part 11 Restaurant Music

EATING

In this blog i am looking at me eating at a restaurant - the music, my mistakes, forgiving myself and opening the door for correction

Forgiving Myself

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to participate in a happy feeling while eating at a restaurant and listening to the music - where  the music and the food contributes to a positively charged experience that stops me from really looking at the food - the ingredients, and the nutrition in them

When and as i see myself participating in a happy feeling while eating in a restaurant and listening to the music, i stop - i breathe. I realize this is me captivated by the stimulation of my taste buds and the music bringing me to the past - adding onto the moment, as what is here

Rather than see the food, the ingredients and the nutrition in the food being eaten

I commit myself to see and be aware of the ingredients and the nutrition of the food i am eating when i am eating

 

EATING Part 10 Restaurants & Ordering Food

EATING

In this blog, i am looking at the role of the restaurant in nourishing the body,  & the mistakes i made - forgiving myself for those and correcting myself

FORGIVING MYSELF

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that restaurants are business establishments that give me tasty food that i need when i need them

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that i earn money to be able to spend money on the best tasting food in a restaurant. I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to have a happy feeling when i am at a restaurant ordering food that i like - charging the experience with a positive energy experience - all because the starting point was not about what is best for the body - as a physical structure that is part of the whole - that is life I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to recall a memory of me ordering something that i really like and the food matching the taste profile in my mind - charging it with a positive energy experience I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to create a polarity between a memory and a moment that is here - where i could not see the real meaning of a restaurant because i charged it with a positive energy experience - and in the process, forget that the restaurant is there to assist me get the nourishment that the body needs I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to recall a memory of me ordering food in a restaurant and the restaurant not having the food the body needs - where the food in the restaurant is made to please my taste buds and the customers - so they can earn money for profit

COMMITMENTS When and as i see myself having a belief that restaurants are business establishments that give me tasty food when i need them, i stop - i breathe. I realize this is a limited way of looking at restaurants. Rather, it is for me to see restaurants as business establishments that can assist me in getting the nutrition my body needs I commit myself to see restaurants as establishments that can assist me in getting the nutrition my body needs

I commit myself to see the people working in a restaurant as people who can assist me in getting the food to nourish the body so communicate with them in a clear way.

 

Eating Part 9 Restaurants

 

EATING

In this blog i am looking at desire for tasty food in relation to the taste buds and my choice of restaurants

Forgiving Myself

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to desire tasty food, making my taste buds the center of my world - where my choice of restaurant is very important based on which restaurant prepares the best tasting food that will please my taste buds and please the taste buds of my family & friends

Commitments

When and as I see myself having a desire for tasty food, i stop - i breathe. I realize my desire is not based on whether that food i am desiring has nutrition that it needs but is based on what i like -as the mind 

I commit myself to see food as what they are

I commit myself to see the taste buds as what they are 

I commit myself to see the restaurant's role in eating - giving the body the nutrition that it needs

Eating Part 8 Cooking & Packaging

 

Cod Patty

In this blog I am looking at my eating habits, my mistakes, forgiving myself and writing some commitments to correct myself

Forgiving myself 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that eating is about cooking tasty meals  - unaware of other things involved, like where the packaging of my food goes after the trash man takes the garbage and not really caring about how the earth is being affected by what i eat and its packaging

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to desire tasty food - making my taste buds the center of my world - where my choice of restaurant is very important based on which restaurant prepares the best tasting food that will please my taste buds and that of my family & friends

Commitments

When and as i see myself having a belief that eating is just about cooking and eating, i stop - i breathe. I realize eating is not limited to preparing the food and eating the food but rather, what is involved in the production of the food,  where it comes from, our choice of food, the role of packaging in selling food, how our bodies are affected by food, how the earth is being affected by the whole process etc.

I commit myself to see what the processes involved in farming are, how the earth environment is affected by our eating habits and how we can  pinpoint the problems and look at solutions that work

Eating Part 7 Fish

 

In this blog i am walking the points related to eating - forgiving myself and writing commitments to correct myself 

Forgiving Myself

Belief: humans are superior and  the fish is inferior 

I forgive myself that i  have accepted and allowed myself to believe that humans are superior to the fish - and that the fish is inferior to humans 

When and as i see myself having a belief that humans are superior to the fish and that the fish is inferior to humans, I stop - i breathe. I realize that I have a different physical appearance as a human but the fish's appearance is not in any way inferior to who i am - since we are all here living as parts of this one life 

Commitment

I commit myself to see beyond differences in appearances and to see the commonsense of seeing all as equals

Forgiving Myself

Fear that if i eat fish, i will have toxic metals in my body

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear that if i eat fish i will have toxic metals in my body

Commitments

When and as i see myself having fear that if i eat fish, i will have toxic metals  in my body, i stop - i breathe. I realize that the human is responsible for the toxic chemicals in the ocean 

I commit myself to see toxins as what it is and the extent of the problem and the solution

Forgiving Myself

Desire to eat Salmon

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to desire to eat salmon - not because of its nutritional value, but because of the pleasure i have in  my taste buds when eating baked salmon with mayonnaise 

Commitments

When and as i see myself desiring to eat salmon, not because of its nutritional value but because of the pleasure in my taste buds when i eat it, i stop - i breathe. I realize this is me eating from the starting point of pleasing my taste buds only 

I commit myself to assist myself to changing my starting point when eating, from seeking pleasure for my taste buds to looking at nutrition

Eating Part 6 Fish

 

Link

https://youtu.be/hG8oZOPtNF4

FORGIVING MYSELF 1

Belief that fish is here to only please my taste buds

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that fish are here only to please my taste buds when i eat 

When and as i see myself having a belief that fish are here only to please my taste buds when i eat, i stop - i breathe. I realize this is what others had been telling me repeatedly since i was a child rather than what i directed myself to do - having looked at how everything plays a role in this reality and what is best for everyone involved

I commit myself to direct myself according to what i see is best that will open the door to me changing in the way i eat that is based on common sense 

FORGIVING MYSELF 2

Belief that i can eat what i like when i like it

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that i can eat what i like when i like it because what i like is what is good for my body - and within that affect marine life in my decisions regarding what to eat.

When and as i see myself having a belief that i can eat what i like when i like it, I stop - i breathe. I realize eating is not about what i desire or want or like based on fuzzy logic. It is looking at what eating is all about using commonsense and directing myself to eat accordingly.

I commit myself to direct myself to eat according to commonsense

Eating Part 5 : FISH

FISH

In this blog, i am forgiving myself for points i participated within - related to eating, that is based on self-interest and also commits to correct myself 

SELF-FORGIVENESS

 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that fish are here only to please my taste buds when i eat 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that i can eat what i like when i like it because what i like is what is good for my body - and within that affect marine life in my decisions regarding what to eat.

I forgive myself that i  have accepted and allowed myself to separate myself from the fish and believe that humans are superior than the fish and believe that the fish is inferior to humans 

i forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear that if i eat fish i will have toxic metals in my body

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to desire to eat salmon - not because of its nutritional value, but because of the pleasure i have in  my taste buds when eating baked salmon with mayonnaise 

COMMITMENTS

When and as i see myself having a belief that fish are here to only please my taste buds, i stop - i breathe.

I realize this is based on self-interest.

I commit myself to see the fish as a part of the whole that i am a part of - having equal value 

 

Eating Part 4

 

EATING

Forgiving Myself for Points That i Created Within Me - in the Field of Eating and some Commitments To Correct Myself

Forgiving Myself 6

Fear of Questioning My Relatives & Friends About Food Choices

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear questioning my mother, father, relatives and friends about their food choices within the belief that there is no use in asking about it since they will not want to change their eating habits anyway because they had been eating the way they do all their lives - and if i change the way i eat, they will ostracize me from the group for eating differently, i can be forced to eat alone - which will lead to an isolated life

When and as i see myself not being able to question my relatives and friends about their food choices because of fear, i stop - i breathe. 

I realize it is about me unable to assist myself to choose food that assist the body 

I commit myself to assist myself to choose food that assist my body 

Forgiving Myself 7

Fear of being ostracized from the group

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear being ostracized from the group - within the belief that i will lose their support 

When and as i see myself having fear of being ostracized from the group within the belief that i will lose their support, i stop - I breathe.

I realize that i fear being alone because i have not truly assisted myself to a point where i know i can depend on me to make choices that is best for everyone

I commit myself to assist myself to a point where i know i can depend on me to make choices that benefits everyone involved

Forgiving Myself  8

Belief: the community I belong to will look down on me

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that the community I belong to will look down on me when my family dynamics break down - since the family is a small community within a bigger community and these communities agree on a common moral code

When and as i see myself having a belief that the community will look down on me when my family dynamics break down, i stop - i breathe. 

I realize that groups agree to the same moral code that makes them hold up as a group even if it is driven by self-interest

I commit myself to see to it that i develop a set of agreements for myself that i will uphold and express as who i really am - as the breath

Forgiving Myself  9

Forgiving myself for having fear of not having support from family & friends

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear not having family and friends to support me and rally by my side - because i do not eat the food they eat

When and as i see myself  having fear not having family and friends to support me, i stop - i breathe. 

I realize this is me projecting my fear of being alone in the future

Rather than use this to support myself to be strong and see aloneness as a platform for growth

I commit myself to see being alone as a platform for me to support myself in the long term  - in all areas 

Forgiving Myself 10

Forgiving myself for fear of changing my eating habits

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear changing my eating habits and within that resistance, resist change in the world food system

When and as i see myself having fear changing my eating habits, i stop - I breathe. 

I realize that my food choices based on what i like to eat  - as the taste buds, can change to best support my body

I commit myself to choose food according to what food will nourish my body

Forgiving Myself 11

Forgiving myself for doubting my ability to change

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to doubt my ability  to change - where in one hand i want to change the world because i see so many people suffering but on the other hand, i resist changing my eating habits because correcting that will take a lot of sacrifice and suffering and i am not ready for that - because that requires time and effort and constant self-support

When and as i see myself doubting my ability to change, i stop - i breathe. 

I realize this is me participating in doubt for a long time and resisting change that i believed will cause some suffering on my part

I commit myself to change my eating habits for what is best for all

Eating Part 3

 

EATING

Forgiving Myself 2

Belief: I Do Not Have Time 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that investigating how my body responds to my food choices require a lot of time and effort and since i have so many things to do it's justified

Commitment

When and as i see myself believing that investigating how my body responds to my food choices require a lot time and effort, I stop - i breathe

I realize that i can make time to assist myself  and the effort i put in there represent how much i care for myself so it is so worth it

I commit myself to make time to assist myself and put in the effort needed to investigate how my body works

Forgiving Myself 3

Justification

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to justify the excuse that i do not have time to learn about the effect of my food choices to my body

Commitment

When and as i see myself justifying the excuse that i do not have time to learn about the effect of my food choices to my body, i stop - i breathe.

I realize this is me not taking responsibility to correct myself - where i do not care about the body

I commit myself to take responsibility and realize natural learning is key

Forgiving Myself 4

Belief :I am the follower of my mother - who is my leader

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe my mother is my leader and that since she is my leader, it goes without saying, that i am her follower - so i should follow the way she prepares food because we follow the leader - forgetting that we can investigate the starting point of our parents in why they do what they do so we can understand them more, opening the door for correction

Commitment

When and as I see myself believing my mother is my leader and i am her follower, i stop - i breathe. 

I realize that i am seeing my mother as a person who raised me & who cooked me nice things - so i see her as more than me - rather than see her as an equal

I commit myself to see that all of us have the potential to be a leader, so leading whenever it is best to do that and let my mom lead when necessary

Forgiving Myself 5

Belief: I should not question  why they eat what they eat

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that because i am financially dependent on my mother and grandmother as a young kid that i should not question why they eat what they eat and why they prepare food the way they do  - because they will be angry and that will create a disagreement

When and as i see myself believing that I should not question why my mom & my grandmother eat what they eat, i stop - i breathe.

I realize i am fearful of the reaction they may have when asked - which is a projection of my own reaction when asked about why i eat what i eat

I commit myself to look at why i eat what i eat and see the commonsense behind it

Eating Part 2

 

Forgiving Myself

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to copy my mother's way of eating - without investigating why she eats the way she does and why she cooks the way she does - which is due to the fact that i am only interested in eating what she cooked because my mind is thinking of how good the food she cooked taste and the pleasure I will get from eating them - not really interested in investigating the body and how it responds to food 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that investigating how my body responds to my food choices require a lot of time and effort and since i have so many things to do it's justified

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to justify the excuse that i do not have time to learn about the effect of my food choices to my body

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe my mother is my leader and that since she is my leader, it goes without saying, that i am her follower - so i should follow the way she prepares food because we follow the leader - forgetting that we can investigate the starting point of our parents in why they do what they do so we can understand them more, opening the door for correction

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that because i am financially dependent on my mother and grandmother as a young kid that i should not question why they eat what they eat and why they prepare food the way they do  - because they will be angry and that will create a disagreement

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear questioning my mother, father, relatives and friends about their food choices within the belief that there is no use in asking about it since they will not want to change their eating habits anyway because they had been eating the way they do all their lives - so it is me that needs to change - and if i change the way i eat, they will ostracize me from the group and i might have to eat alone - which will lead to me leading an isolated life

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear being ostracized from the group - within the belief that if i will be ostracized, and i will not be their friend, i will be their enemy and as such i will fight with my family - losing their support, which i need the most to survive 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that the community will look down on me when they see that i am having a disagreement with my family regarding food choices - believing that we need to keep the family members happy and if there's disagreement, not only will i be ostracized by my family but also by the community - thinking  that family members talk to other people in the community

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear not being accepted in the community i belong - and within that, fear not having family and friends to support me and rally by my side - just because i do not eat the food they eat

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to fear changing my eating habits and within that resistance, resist change in the world food system

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to be confused - where in one hand want to change the world because i see so many people suffering but on the other hand, i resist changing my eating habits because correcting that will take a lot of sacrifice and suffering and i am not ready for that - because that requires time and effort and constant self-support

Commitments

When and as i see myself  copying my mother's way of eating without investigating why she eats the way she does and the commonsense behind it, i stop - i breathe. 

I realize that i copy my mom's eating habits and that i am not looking at why i eat the way i eat - and because of that, i do not see what is really required of me to change my eating habits and how it will play out - where my prediction about what will happen when i change my eating habits is very different than what will really happen 

I commit myself to investigate why i eat the way i eat and see the commonsense behind it all - correcting as i go

EATING Part 1

 

EATING

In this blog i am looking at eating - why i eat food to stimulate my taste buds, what my choice of food affects my relationship with my kids, my mistakes and my commitments to correct myself

Forgiving Myself

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself - as a parent, to control my kids and other people  by feeding them food that is pleasurable for their taste buds 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to copy what my mom did in terms of feeding us - because  i did not care enough to look at what eating is all about

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that the taste buds can decide for me - on what to eat and what not to eat  - not realizing that i am responsible for what i put in my mouth, other people's mouth and my children's mouth

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that whatever i put in my mouth will affect the body 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to not care about the body and what food i put in my mouth 

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that it is difficult to change my eating habits  

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to believe that a particular food is good for me only when it tastes good - when i like it

I forgive myself that i have not accepted and allowed myself to confront my incorrect beliefs in food based on my likes and dislikes

I forgive myself that i have accepted and allowed myself to justify why i eat what i eat based on what i like 

Commitments

When and as i see myself controlling my kids, as a parent and others  - by feeding them food that is pleasurable for their taste buds, i stop - I breathe. 

I realize that this is a fear response that goes according to what i like

I commit myself to be aware of the balance that i require  in my body and train my tastebuds to eat those that will benefit my body

I commit myself to investigate where the food that i like to eat come from and learn more about them 

I commit myself to see how my body will comply to what food is best for it