I recently, in my listening to podcasts and browsing through Amazon Prime, came across a few things about veganism. At one time, I was vegetarian (eggs and dairy allowed) for almost two years and more recently had adopted pescetarianism (eggs, dairy, and seafood) as an attempt at a healthier lifestyle. However, I watched the documentary “Forks Over Knives” and was just amazed at how much dairy products can harm our bodies. I downloaded some podcasts called “Vegetarian Food for Thought”, and the woman who runs the podcast (Colleen) talked about how she used to eat dairy as well. But, she no longer does because she made some connections that she hadn’t earlier considered. For example, in order for cows to produce milk, they need to be kept pregnant. Seems obvious, I know, but it wasn’t to me (or her) at first. These calves that the cow has, who will be taken from her immediately, will either become dairy cows (if they are female) or sold as veal (if male) to be tied down in a crate so it can’t develop its muscles, and slaughtered at around 6 months old. On top of that, the females that are being milked 24/7 and not allowed to lie down (ever!) have about a 20-25 year life expectancy. But, once their body is exhausted and doesn’t provide enough milk at about 4-5 years, they are then sent to slaughter as well. In fact, most of the meats you see in groceries are former dairy cows. So one can’t, in essence, support the dairy market without supporting the meat market. The veal market, especially, was born out of the dairy market looking for something to do with all the males. For a vegetarian like me, whose main purpose of choosing vegetarian was to avoid the guilt of animal cruelty, this really hit hard. So, as of this last week, I am aiming for vegan. There have been some hiccups, but for the most part, moderate success. I’ve even lost four pounds already, and my mood is very up. I’m sleeping well and waking up well (that is rare). It is very difficult to kick some old habits, and I obviously need to work on my self discipline. It got me to thinking about the vibration of our food.
Abraham Hicks has said on more than one occasion that someone who eats a candy bar with guilt and someone who eats a candy bar with enjoyment will trigger different bodily responses to the candy. You can essentially change the vibration of your food and make it better or worse for you.
Think of it like this. Everything (on a sub-particle level) is vibration; we KNOW this. Our consciousness is basically swimming in a vast ocean of vibration waves, including the ones that make up our physical bodies. Just like in an ocean of water, as waves bash against one another from different directions, the resulting wave or waves is different than the original two. But here is how our experience differs from water waves crashing together. WE ARE CONSCIOUS, THUS WE CHOOSE WHICH WAVES TO CREATE. The candy bar does not think; it can not change what it is. It is a rogue wave on the ocean that will only change in response to what hits it. We, on the other hand, can create vibration around us. We are always doing this, but most people do not choose their vibration. They allow their environment to do it for them. So, we can emit powerful positive vibrations and literally change the vibration of things around us. This has been PROVEN. There is an amazing study on how the chemical makeup of water was changed by thought. I’ve even heard that this concept is the original basis behind ‘blessing’ your food. It stands to reason that if the food is already on a higher vibration (i.e. one closer to ours when we are happy), then it is easier to bring it even closer, rather than trying to make something unhealthy up to our best vibration. It would be like merging two waves heading in opposite directions vs merging two that were heading to the beach from slightly different angles. In fact, if we simply respond to the food’s vibration, then we are basically forfeiting our power to choose our thoughts and we bring our vibration down just as much as we bring the candy up.
Let’s take this into account with animal products. When a cow, for example, is slaughtered, she isn’t gently put to sleep as the life leaves her. She is slaughtered. Even if it is quick, it is terrifying. We have measured the “fear” chemical that their bodies release, and that chemical is still there when we harvest the meat. That cow, which
is more like us than a candy bar is, has used its power of thought when it was being killed and the fear changed the meat. We then eat this meat. Is it really any wonder that our bodies are so tense? that stress is such a major problem today? that many live in this flight or fight state of mind? We are ingesting fear! The cows that are being milked may not be frightened, but you can bet they are uncomfortable and miserable. And just like the water experiment mentioned above, you can bet this affects the milk! And what are we doing? Ingesting the vibration of that milk.
We can, like I said, “bless” the animal products and bring them closer to perfect just as that experiment did with water, but that is a lot to overcome. Not only are we having to overcome the vibration of the food because of where it came from, but we also have to deal with the knowledge and possible guilt that we may have once you understand how that food ended up in your plate. And obviously, guilt is not a positive vibration. So once you know this stuff, you can’t UN-know it.
I’m almost afraid to research how shrimp and fish are harvested. Once I know this, there is no turning back. On the positive side, knowledge is power and I wouldn’t have found these answers had I not been asking the questions vibrationally. Clearly, I am, as we all are, on the right track to what I have been asking for.
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