tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764289894803283221.post1646672351941820881..comments2023-03-26T06:38:20.515-07:00Comments on The World's Most Unlikely Vegetarian: Chocolate ShockLauren McHughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050283026634706525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764289894803283221.post-33297116500208249462012-02-20T06:04:39.871-08:002012-02-20T06:04:39.871-08:00Good stuff David! I have watched my chocolate &qu...Good stuff David! I have watched my chocolate "situation" with the "Observer is the observed" theory in mind. I also wondered if enjoying the chocolate was a by-product of having my diet in balance. There has never been room for any "sweet" because of all of the hot, spicy and salty. Just thoughts...Lauren McHughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050283026634706525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764289894803283221.post-23239852826285409032012-02-18T12:24:00.540-08:002012-02-18T12:24:00.540-08:00How we live the first 30 years of our life seems t...How we live the first 30 years of our life seems to define how we live the second 30 years - its called 'karmic momentum'. So choose your addictions carefully. In the first half of our life addictions seem to be fun and often part of our 'best times' but in the second half of our life these same addictions control us. Or as one of my mentors teacher said when referring to whiskey "you drink the alcohol don't ever let the alcohol drink you".<br />So there can be good addictions (if that is the right term for a positive influence in our life) e.g. the right amount of sleep, the right amount of food, moderate exercise that hopefully is also fun, time alone in contemplation (meditation), intimacy with a loved one, humour (or at least a light attitude to change and new ideas), and each person can also add whats appropriate for themselves.<br />In general is chocolate a bad food? - No! Is there such a thing as a chocolate addiction? - Yes! But whats more important is the self observation relating to one's relationship with chocolate - or any behaviour & thought pattern. Then once we take responsibility for those patterns we then have a choice to either repeat the behaviour/thought or change them. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306805952274452491noreply@blogger.com