You want to live in right relationship with the world. But it’s hard to know where to start—and easy to get overwhelmed trying to do everything “right.”This post is a love letter to a quiet, radical shift: what happens when you treat your food as a Being. Not a thing. A presence. A teacher. A friend.No dogma. No pressure. Just one bite, one Being, one act of re-membering at a time.
Really wonderful post! I had a practice a while ago of trying to name and thank every being who had contributed to the meal I was eating, but it became overwhelming because too often I was wasting time tracking down how obscure additives were synthesized just to put together a list and still always felt like I was leaving beings out, so I gradually stopped that practice. The idea of picking *one* being from the meal and framing it as a re-membering rather than a simple gratitude practice, and trusting that you'll get around to re-membering all the other beings in good time, seems a lot richer and more workable, and I will be using it immediately. Also, your post has introduced me to Martin Prechtel for the first time, whose work I will be digging into in the near future. Thank you!
Hi Brianna! I'm so glad you connected with my post and are going to be connecting with your food Beings! Yay! I'm so happy for you and them! And I love hearing your version of a familiar journey from good intentions, to getting mired in the bigness of possibilities, to burnout.
Also excited for you to dive into Martin Prechtel's books. If you're wondering where to start I'd recommend Long Life, Honey in the Heart, but if another one calls to you, you can start anywhere. I don't know about that one, but many of his books are available on audio and he reads them himself! Listening to him read his own non-linear storytelling and speaking the Mayan language, which is used frequently in the books, is wonderful.
Really wonderful post! I had a practice a while ago of trying to name and thank every being who had contributed to the meal I was eating, but it became overwhelming because too often I was wasting time tracking down how obscure additives were synthesized just to put together a list and still always felt like I was leaving beings out, so I gradually stopped that practice. The idea of picking *one* being from the meal and framing it as a re-membering rather than a simple gratitude practice, and trusting that you'll get around to re-membering all the other beings in good time, seems a lot richer and more workable, and I will be using it immediately. Also, your post has introduced me to Martin Prechtel for the first time, whose work I will be digging into in the near future. Thank you!
Hi Brianna! I'm so glad you connected with my post and are going to be connecting with your food Beings! Yay! I'm so happy for you and them! And I love hearing your version of a familiar journey from good intentions, to getting mired in the bigness of possibilities, to burnout.
Also excited for you to dive into Martin Prechtel's books. If you're wondering where to start I'd recommend Long Life, Honey in the Heart, but if another one calls to you, you can start anywhere. I don't know about that one, but many of his books are available on audio and he reads them himself! Listening to him read his own non-linear storytelling and speaking the Mayan language, which is used frequently in the books, is wonderful.
Blessings!