For the past several months I have been making an attempt to transform my life from the inside out. Over the years I had tried many approaches that were unsuccessful. I would end up defaulting to "healing" myself from the outside in, and not seem to be making any significant changes no matter what I tried.
I was going off of the typical feedback of the 1992 Food Pyramid in which lean (meat) proteins, fruits, veggies, whole grains, working out regularly, etc were vital keys to attaining a healthy lifestyle.
(80's babies...remember this???...)
So for years I hopped on and off that horse, not being able to lose more than 25 pounds at a time (in which it took forever to get that far) and of course, when I finally put back on the weight I ended up heavier than I was before. Eventually I stopped going to the gym and sunk back in to a very unhealthy/ fast food/ eat whatever I want eating lifestyle.
But my spiritual reawakening happened. I started exploring my ancestral roots as well as different forms of African spirituality. It threw me on a path that revolutionized my whole way of viewing myself as a woman and spiritual being, while educating me extensively on my spiritual/ancestral roots.
While I was still "on the horse" (as mentioned above) I had came across an Instagram post praising the work of Queen Afua.
With my interest peaked, I looked her up on YouTube. I was hooked. This woman's testimony was so inspiring. Here you had, at that time, a little girl who was plagued by numerous allergies/health issues that are so common in today's society. After attending a spiritual retreat she learned the importance of healing through plant-based foods. Today, she is healed of all of her ailments while maintaining a Vegan lifestyle. She is a notable figure in today's spiritual/ holistic health movement, particularly in the black community.
I went on to buy her Two books: Sacred Woman & Heal Thyself
These books helped to reaffirm not only how you have to heal from the inside out through spiritual assistance, but the importance of returning to the original ways of a plant-based/ meatless diet that OUR ancestors once practiced.
At the time I was still eating meat and was still a bit skeptical as to the importance of pursuing a meat-less/ plant-based diet. Since Queen Afua practices the Kemetic faith (and me still being in the church at that time) I was looking for a spiritual link to make a more comfortable/familiar connection.
In a peculiar turn of events while I was searching through The Bible for certain scriptures I had came across Genesis 1:29 and it reads:
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
THE ALL truly does work in mysterious ways....
That became my confirmation. While struggling to kick the meat habit for a couple of months, I have successfully been off meat for the past two weeks. I have lost so far a total of 15 pounds; over HALF of what I had previously lost that had taken me much longer to achieve. I'm more refreshed. I have more energy to tackle my days AND I no longer get the itis after eating a full meal
"The Itis" The Boondocks season 1 Episode 10/ Adult Swim
....but just when I thought I didn't need any more convincing about maintaining a meatless diet....I came across this:
Part Two coming soon...
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