Tag: consumption

Be content and create

Posted on by philipdodson

The more we seem to consume, accumulate and have, the more unhappy we become.

Jesus wisely said something like this…for those who believe they have it all, more will come and for those who believe they don’t, more will be taken away.

Essentially, the more we seek to fulfil our lack with consumption of things, content, stuff etc the more dissatisfied we become. In fact, for many, it has gone way beyond dissatisfaction, it is depression, mental illness and addiction,

For those who are grateful for all they have and live a life of abundance only consuming what they really, really need and starting from a position of joy, gratitude and satisfaction, attract more of the same through their accepting positive outlook.

When we are in a mindset of creating and not consuming we gain a soulful connection with our true essence. We are creators all of us. We reach consciousness, joy and fulfilment. We live instead of existing in an unconscious mind-state of obsessive discontent created by our perceived lack.

Be content and create.

Why do we eat all the time?

Posted on by philipdodson

Why do we eat all the time?

Mr Kelloggs created for the whole of the world the concept that ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’. Funnily enough, I bet you your parents or your school teacher or somebody told you that. Even funnier, Mr Kelloggs sold breakfast cereal. I know, a shock.

We not only eat breakfast straight after waking up, normally, but we also have a mid-morning snack, that’s to keep us going, then we have lunch because it’s important not to skip meals, and then we have more snacks, to keep us perky and full of energy, just in case on a daily basis we are climbing a mountain or swimming the Atlantic ocean, then it’s dinner time, we might even on special occasions have pre-dinner snacks AKA as nibbles, then just before bed, in case we are back to more ocean swimming or mountaineering during the night, we’ll have some supper/snack or something.

The problem with this type of daily activity is manyfold, firstly, we tend to overeat, secondly, it’s costly, and thirdly our body works inefficiently as we are used to constantly receiving energy so the body only ever burns glucose and not our fat reserves and lastly, the planet suffers from our excessive consumption.

If we eat fewer meals in a smaller time window, of say 5-6 hours, we run our bodies leanly. This habit of eating has become fashionably known as ‘fasting’ as if we all are suddenly becoming religious and are starving ourselves.

If we look at other species on the planet, unless they are domesticated pets, they eat infrequently and tend to be lean, unless they carry excess fat in colder conditions or to survive hibernation over the winter. 

We do not need to eat often and we would be physically healthier for it. However, the machine that is the commercialised food industry has convinced us otherwise and if we really want to be healthier and save the planet, we’d be better off eating less and less often. It’s not fasting it is normal eating.