Have spoon, will travel.
I'm off on a big trip tomorrow that I'm very excited about. My father has always dreamed of visiting Israel. With his health being so poor, he can no longer travel on his own. I'm the lucky person that gets to go with him on his trip!
The itinerary is as follows: 1) Chimp Sanctuary
2)European cruise for 2 weeks visiting Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus and then Italy
3)Farm sanctuary
For me, the toughest part will most likely be the cruise because I won't have much independence to buy my own food.
I've taken some precautions beforehand. First off, I've called the cruise line and asked for a fridge in my room and for extra organic fruit to be served. Next, I'm bringing along some tupper-ware to be able to prepare my meals in advance for the land excursions (thank you MM for the suggestions). I'll stock up on fruit and greens the night before. I've also planned in advance how I'm going to tackle this by doing some internet searching about markets in the places I'll be visiting to be able do some of my own shopping.
Right now, the most important thing for me to do is make a list reminding me of my motives for staying raw during this trip.
a) I want to enjoy this trip to the fullest. I don't want to be dragged down with low energy, bouts of constipation, headaches, bloating etc. that will prevent me from being my best at all times. I know that even small amounts of cooked food, especially salty, oily fare have these negatives effects on me. I don't want to spend anytime having to recuperate from a meal. Life is too short. I might never make it back to these beautiful places and I don't want to miss a thing.
b) I want to be fully present and healthy for my family, especially my dad, since this trip is very important to him. Seeing him so sick truly motivates me to stick to 811rv or that could very easily be me one day.
c) I want to meet this new challenge to my 811rv diet/lifestyle with grace and confidence. I want to look back at this experience with complete self-respect and pride for my accomplishments.
Thank you any and all that read my blog for your support. I look forward to sharing this journey with you.
About Me
- Via811
- My life's purpose is best described by: Be the change you want to see in the world: Gandhi. Smiling is my "botox"-FORGET THE DRUGS AND SURGERY. I spice up my life, not my diet, which is SIMPLY DELICIOUS on its own. KISS: I Keep it simple sugars-from whole, fresh, ripe, raw, organic fruits (veggies,some nuts/seeds too). The 811rv motto is: simplicity at mealtime, variety throughout the year. My motto is: I live in my own little world, but it's ok they all know me there. At some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart, but not in your life.
Before/After
January 2010/November 2011
Before/After
2006/2008
The culprit that gave me kidney stones
We must spread the word
To think I was wrong all those years!
We are what we eat.
NeoCounter
The hen who loves her puppy
Chicken love knows no bounds
Quotes to live by
Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.
Flesh eating is unprovoked murder.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
Leonardo Da Vinci
As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the joy of love.
Source: Leonardo Da Vinci
Charles Darwin, naturalist and author (1809-1882) The Descent of Man
Even in the worm that crawls in the earth there glows a divine spark. When you slaughter a creature, you slaughter God.
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)
Source: Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
Abraham Lincoln
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Dr. King
One's only obligation in life is to fulfill one's own personal destiny. -Paulo Coehlo
I have long and publicly taught the doctrine that, as a general proposition, man causes his own sickness and suffering-that in almost all cases, he is more or less to blame for being sick, and that he as truly owes society an apology for being sick as he does for being drunk. --Sylvester Graham, July 13, 1884
If we could live on uncooked food alone, we should be saving so much time and energy, as well as money, all of which may be utilized for more useful purposes. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
Abraham Lincoln
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Dr. King
One's only obligation in life is to fulfill one's own personal destiny. -Paulo Coehlo
I have long and publicly taught the doctrine that, as a general proposition, man causes his own sickness and suffering-that in almost all cases, he is more or less to blame for being sick, and that he as truly owes society an apology for being sick as he does for being drunk. --Sylvester Graham, July 13, 1884
Eating fresh fruits and vegetables is not radical, it is conservative.
Eating dead burnt bodies, water poured through burnt beans, soured
years-old bovine mammary secretions, fermented fruits, and seared
food of any kind, that's radical. That's some serious trust in the ability
of the human body to generate health in the absence of nutritious
food.-- Dr. Douglas Graham, November 26th 2009.
"That which the body cannot use in a state of health, is equally non-usable in a state of sickness. If it cannot synthesize tissue and generate functioning power out of drugs in a state of health, it is equally incapable of doing these things in a state of disease. Only that which is useful to the body when it is well can be of service to it when it is sick."
~Herbert Shelton
- Natural Hygiene: Man's Pristine Way of Life (p 473)
Follow-up thought of the day:
If drugs would make a healthy man sick, how could they possibly make a sick man healthy?
If we could live on uncooked food alone, we should be saving so much time and energy, as well as money, all of which may be utilized for more useful purposes. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi
4 comments:
What a wonderful trip you'r gonna make !! i long to hear how you manage to stick 811 during it...i'm so nervous when i have to leave home and don't know what i gonna find to eat ...
Enjoy your trip with your dad !
I hope you and your father have a wonderful trip. I look forward to hearing about the journey. Good luck!
Hope you and your farther have a great trip!! Enjoy Europe! :D
Wow! Sounds like so much fun! And it's great that your father didn't get discouraged to take the trip despite his health issues! I also love how you planned it all out - very inspiring for future trips of mine :) Have a wonderful trip and post pictures if you can!
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