Documentary Raw for 30 Days--Comparison is Violence Against the Self

So I am on Day 4 of my 90-day low-glycemic low-fat raw vegan experiment. I have to admit, I woke up hungry and was hungry most of the day until I had my spiralized beet noodles with marinara tonight.

I am re-watching the documentary "Raw for 30 Days" made with Gabriel Cousens and 6 diabetics who went on a raw vegan diet to treat their diabetes.

In the beginning, there is one woman (Michelle) who doesn't have as great results as everyone else (they all came off of their insulin with the exception of the Type 1 diabetic) but eventually her blood glucose came down by week 2.  And she felt great. But in the beginning, she was devastated and wanted to leave because she felt "inferior" to everyone else.

One man eventually left early and the Type 1 young man really struggled.

So, the words of the above picture really resonate with a lot of us. We really can't compare ourselves to other people or them to us. We are each unique and have to honor those differences.

I have found it interesting people's reaction to my experiment. Some are finding it really threatening to their reality. I think it's possible that we can all react differently to fruit sugar just like some people become alcoholics when they drink alcohol and some people don't and are able to drink moderately with no ill effects.

I don't know "why"--if it's genetic, or damage from years of a bad diet, or stress or what. It just IS.

We need to honor what IS and that what IS is that we are all DIFFERENT.

I think what's important is that we need to do what is right for US. We can see a beautiful woman, want to imitate her (if we are a woman of course) and then buy the same dress she has on , or fix our hair the same way she does so that we can look as pretty as her, but at the end of the day, we need to buy the dress that accentuates OUR assetts and wear our hair in a style that suits US and our features.

Uniqueness need not be so threatening. We can embrace it. I think sometimes we need to connect and make  some sense and order of our world that differences frighten us. Differences don't have to be so scary..

Many Asians are lactose intolerant. Many diseases affect certain populations more so than others. It is what it is. And its okay. We just need to design a program that works for us and stay open to it by listening to feedback so we can refine it.

Finding our own path can be exhausting and aggravating and frightening sometimes. It can also be exciting and exhilarating and empowering. It's all in how you approach it.

I can't provide answers for anyone else, except to say that time has a way if bringing out what we need to know if we pay attention to the signs along the way. We need to stay open and stay aware and be open to change.