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Are You Happy?


Posted by Kristyn M. Patient Expert

I’m currently re-readingRaw Food Life Force Energyby Natalia Rose (http://www.therawfooddetoxdiet.com/about_rawfoodlife_book.php). The entire book is enlightening—both to the mind when you read it and the body when you implement the ideas.



Far from a diet book, this is a resource that invites you to “enter a totally new stratosphere of weight loss, beauty, and health.” And in that stratosphere you’ll find joy.



Within a section entitled, Happiness Is Our Naturally Intended State, Natalia Rose writes, “When you live in a body flowing with abundant Life Force Energy, you are filled with a natural contentment … Westerners today are so far removed from natural sources of energy, sustenance, and joy that we are inclined to believe thatdepressionis normal. Joy is something extraordinary in our society—only a very few among us walk through life joyfully.”



A quick tangent: I love Yogi Tea (http://www.yogitea.com/). Since 1991, this US company has been on a crusade to use only the best organic ingredients. Plus, each tea bag comes with a fortune. Just after I read the Natalia Rose passage cited above, I went to make myself a cup of Yogi Simply Decaf Green Tea. And this was my fortune:



“Happiness is every human being’s birthright.”



It was one of those moments when you can hear God (whichever God you believe in) whispering in your ear. And here’s how I know for sure that God has a sense of humor—as I poured the hot water over the tea bag, it burst and green tea went everywhere. I couldn’t stop laughing.



Since embracing the raw food lifestyle back in November, and spending most of this year making small (green) changes to my home and wardrobe, I have felt an undercurrent of joyfulness. Last night, for example, I found myself smiling widely as I drifted off to sleep.



Question of the blog:If you’re not happy, what’s standing in your way?
 
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What's standing in my way?  Police, girls skinnier than me, and the amount of trouble I go through to try to encourage other students to take initiative in mulitiple extra-curriculars or general good deeds and end up failing.  Don't get me wrong, I'm happy sometimes but depression hits for no reason sometimes.  All I can do is pray for patience I suppose.  =] 
Natalia's book was a huge eye opener for me.  I read it the end of May and have started on the raw food journey.  I spent years being unhappy but I am now starting to realize that I am at my happiest when I do what I love and when I am surrounded by the people that I love.  I used to think that other people or situations were the cause or my happiness but really I am the one that controls how I feel.
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