{"id":3829,"date":"2014-06-27T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2017-05-01T11:13:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T16:13:26","slug":"are-you-savouring-or-consuming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2014\/06\/27\/are-you-savouring-or-consuming\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Savouring or Consuming?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ThinkingThis is the sentence that kept me awake for weeks in a row. Metaphorically speaking. But not quite.<\/p>\n

When I read this sentence on a blog of which I can\u2019t remember the name, something inside of me tossed and turned.<\/p>\n

THIS was exactly the question that I needed to be asked. I\u2019ve been struggling with this concept for as long as I can remember…ok, before the experience I am about to share with you.<\/p>\n

Savouring or Consuming.<\/p>\n

If you think about what it means exactly, it is either enjoying all there is to it OR ingesting it as soon as possible and feeling like you missed out on something (thus wanting more).<\/p>\n

Maybe it is growing older, maybe it is becoming more aware of non-physical things. Fact of the matter is that I am done with not appreciating. I want to appreciate. I have to appreciate. There is so much wonder in life. Just life in itself is the most wondrous thing there is.<\/p>\n

“Are you savouring or consuming” was the last drop that made my\u00a0 cup – what is this that I have to do in this life \u2013 runneth over.<\/p>\n

If you read my first post<\/a>, you know what my recent story is. If not or if you forgot, here\u2019s the quick run down.<\/p>\n

I went to Australia for nine months to leave all that was here (in Amsterdam) behind me to challenge myself and to experience other things than my usual day-to-day.<\/p>\n

Since I\u2019m back, I\u2019m living life as life was intended to be lived. And for me that means seeing, experiencing, validating and appreciating what is there, right in front of me and letting go of what could\u2019ve and what should\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n

You might not expect it, but the most important break through in this train of thought came when I entered a period of fasting.<\/p>\n

I was part of an art experiment called the Starvation Experiment. Run by the Artist Arne Hendriks (also known of the Incredible Shrinking Man project) and together with 8 other people, we would eat next to nothing for a week.<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s reason for joining was different, but there was one common thread: We all felt that we were too much of a consumer, and not much of a savour.<\/p>\n

After this week of fasting, which is now already over a month ago, my life has changed even more since the last time I took on something unbelievable over my comfort-zone limit.<\/p>\n

I learned a few really basic and very easy things I want to share with you and hope will change as much for you as it did for me.<\/p>\n

But first let me explain the goal of this experiment for me.<\/p>\n

As I said, I always felt I was consuming and I was ready for savouring. I knew that I was consuming too much, but I did not know how much was \u201ctoo much\u201d. And with consuming I mean eating, buying, wanting, you name it, I thought it.<\/p>\n

The Starvation Experiment was about eating as less as possible, but I hope you can feel that if you can cut down on food \u2013 and really feel that this is ok \u2013 you can also cut down on other things you know that are not necessary for your well-being.<\/p>\n

As I said, I wish you all it has done for me:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Being more connected to intangible energy forms
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Feeling extremely blessed with my time here
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Appreciating the smaller things
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Having energy to take anything on that I want to take on
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Meeting people that I want in my life
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Losing excess weight, literally and as a figure of speech.<\/p>\n

Here’s how you can do this.<\/p>\n

It all starts with intention. Here are 9 rules you should adhere to to kick start this wonderful state of mind:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Read up upon fasting.
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Check with your doctor if this is suitable for you.
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Collect a group of like-minded people that want to come along on this journey with you.
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0If you\u2019ve got time and funds, go somewhere else other than home, because it is easy to have fall backs in environments you know and are used to.
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Remember that this is a life changing experience.
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Don\u2019t fear hunger. Hunger is not bad, hunger is just information.
\n7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Trust that you can do it.
\n8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Enjoy the process! Because you will go through so many positive changes.
\n9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Check with your practitioner to decide if this is the way to go for you.<\/p>\n

Yes I know, number 9 is the same as 2, but I don\u2019t want you to take on things that are not your way to go at this point in time.<\/p>\n

And remember, fasting is not eating nothing. It is eating far less than you did and what you eat is pure, comes straight from mother nature and is nourishing.<\/p>\n

Good luck and please ask me any questions. I\u2019d be happy to help you with it!<\/p>\n

& Hearts,<\/p>\n

Monique<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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