Spiritual Connections with Food - Life's Full Circle

I feel so good today that I can't describe it - but you know what I am also seeing (again) is that I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. It's as if I feel great, so this can't go on for very long before there is some bad news, a disappointment, a worry or a fear to creep in and spoil my good day.

Anyone else notice their life can be like that? It's as if I automatically brace myself for some disaster, because I can't possibly feel this good for a prolonged period of time. So, I am working on breaking this pattern as we speak (another detox needed!).

Well, while I am digging deep and sorting this all out - let me tell you about our turkey. This beautiful bird, gave his life so that we could have the most wonderful turkey dinner ever. It was the best tasting turkey, so fresh and clean...

Of course they were organically raised, clean water (chemical free), they have the largest pen in the barn (loads of space) and go outside 3 times a day for a supervised walk about to eat grass and rub noses with all the other critters.

Not a bad life...when you also factor in the petting and intermingling with my children (who adore them) - they are well cared for animals. And to be honest, I can't describe the difference in taste of the meat.

It was almost buttery, melt in your mouth, succulent and just so wonderful. I kept wondering if it was the feed we were giving them (only organic) or the water ... but perhaps it is the simple combination of all of this.

Treat your food well and it will feed you well - or something along those lines. Of course, you may be thinking right now that this is not a very spiritual topic, but I beg to differ. What if it was the fact that this turkey gave of his spirit to be on our table and then his body becomes part of ours (cellular metabolism)....

Some of what we eat when we eat animals is their spiritual remains, that's why game meat and wild game tastes so much better then battery raised chicken for instance. There is an aliveness to these animals that just isn't there with something that comes from a factory.

Last night I had amazing dreams and I just know they were from the meal I ate - life has come full circle. 

April 

Turkey out for a walk

New Earth Energy - Good Vibrations..

It always seems like a good idea to take one day out of the year and be thankful - something like an American Thanksgiving - but with a little bit of a twist. To be truly Pagan about this, we challenged ourselves to find, feed, raise and treat humanely our own turkey...

So that is just what we started doing a few months ago - turkeys, ducks, geese, goats. The barn has been full and then some. It's not the first time raising animals for food for me, but the first time for my children to be so involved. 

And for the most part it has been quite a positive experience. I really like being able to interact with my 'food', ensure that it is treated well and then humanely killed at the right time...with my background as a food hygiene inspector, I especially like that I can 'inspect' the carcass and know exactly what my family is eating. 

Getting back to my theme here - gratefulness or thankfulness - it's not always an easy emotion to acknowledge. I mean these days there is no much coming in on top of us, so many things that have not worked out or gone wrong and simply been taken along the way...that, well, I don't personally always go around feeling happy about some of this.

For many of us walking the spiritual path, we don't always feel as if there is much to be thankful for, when we are asked to walk away from so much, to leave behind people, places, things and simply move on. Yet, when I look back at the twists and turns my life has taken...

Absolutely everything has worked out for the best - I would not change one single thing. Except perhaps to start out earlier moving away from and out of reach of situations, people and places that held me down. 

So, today it feels less like a thanksgiving and more like a birth - of new beginnings, second chances and new energy that is now flooding the earth. Not one of us will be untouched by it...let's see what these good vibrations bring.

April

Happy Turkeys