The Raw Chef Blog

"We have to formulate what we want, be so concentrated on it, so focused on it, and so aware of it that we lose track of time, we lose track of our identity."

"The moment we become so involved in the experience that we lose track of ourselves, we lose track of time, is the only picture that’s real.  Everybody’s had the experience of making up their mind that they’ve wanted something."

"That’s Quantum Physics in action.  That’s manifesting reality."

Dr. Joseph Dispenza

The picture on the left is my Christmas dinner this year, it kind of all came together at the last minute!  I had pesto stuffed mushrooms which I had made the night before because Lel and I got hungry whilst watching Lee Evans’ insanely funny new DVD.  By the time they were done we only wanted a couple each so I had them left over.  I also had Juliano’s raw ‘meatloaf’ which I made in the morning yesterday after slaving over a warm dehydrator for all of an hour!  The salad under the loaf is made up of whatever I had in the fridge. That was a selection of fresh organic green leaves delivered Christmas Eve by my local organic farm, some pomodorino tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, splash of lemon juice and some macadamia nut oil.  I took it round my Mum’s house to join everyone for dinner and i’ve since found out that my Step-Dad was so impressed with how it looked that he’s interested in getting some raw food inside him!  My Mum’s really pleased with that because she really wants to get into it all and feels like she needs some support from him.  They’re both going on a detox retreat to Spain next year so it looks like i’ll be running a meals-on-wheels service until then, hmmmmm, now there’s an idea!!! :-)

My fridge is looking very full with all sorts of goodies at the moment.  I guess it’s the raw food equivalent of left-over turkey.  I’ve got several dips, a chocolate mousse that will definitely feature in a chocolate torte recipe soon (watch this space), some durian that Karen brought down for me, large amounts of greens, the list goes on….

Lel sometimes keeps her fruit and veg in my fridge and was rooting through there this morning to make Dylan (the rabbit) his breakfast.  She turned to me with a bag of kale in her hand and said, "is this yours or Dylan’s?"  You know you’re doing something right when your friends don’t whether the food in the fridge is yours or the rabbit’s!!!

Things seem to be falling into place nicely for my move to Cambridge.  Looks like one of the other instructors with our driving school is going to buy my car from me and take over my pupils.  Once we’re into January i’ll start arranging house and flat viewings.  Very exciting!!!  I really just need to spend a whole day up there and find somewhere on that day as it takes 2.5 hours to get there on a quiet day.

So what’s the ‘grounded and centred’ title about then?

Bought a great new Enneagram book a couple of days ago, it’s called ‘Are You My Type, Am I Yours?’.  If you aren’t familiar with the Enneagram click here to find out all about it.  I can highly recommend taking the test online.  It’s incredible how accurate it is and when you know what type another person is, it can be very revealing how you will interact with them, which is the main subject of this simply written and easy to understand book.

As you may know from a previous post, I am a type seven: The Enthusiast (also sometimes referred to as The Adventurer).  The brief description they give is this:  Sevens are motivated by the need to be happy, to contribute to the world, and to avoid pain and suffering.

Healthy sevens make adventure-sharing, productive partners.  They model generosity, optimism, and cheerfulness, and they inspire those around them to feel good.  In addition, developed sevens are supportive and help loved ones fulfill their potential.

Apparently sevens also tend to deny and gloss over difficulties without addressing the problem.  It’s that part of my personality type that really got me thinking and has provided me with my keywords to take into 2006: ‘grounded and centred’.  This means being grounded in reality and centred in my thoughts, it will also mean that I will avoid being pulled and pushed off course by people or events.  I am naturally a feeling type seven so I should find it relatively easy to stay with my feelings for longer and recognise my fear.  I have come to realise that there are alot of positives in being able to experience joy and pain, pleasure and sorrow.  My question to you as we approach a time that we are all drawn to reflect and think about our lives, is this: What 2 keywords will you take into 2006?  If you could choose 2 words to be your incantation for next year, what would guide you away from your past addictions in every situation?

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