I just finished recording the audio book for THE FOOD BABE WAY and I can't help but feel overcome by gratitude. When I first started this journey, over ten years ago, I shifted my own eating habits and found that feeling grateful was a side effect of eating real food - just as tangible as a lean body, clear skin, brighter eyes, and having more energy.
Though I have been living this lifestyle for a while I've never once felt as though I've "maxed out" on feeling health or gratitude. Every day I am given a new opportunity to experience and express both in my life. This morning my gratitude feels big picture.
I am tremendously thankful that this food movement is doing just as the name implies, we are moving. In passing glimpses, I get a sense of the enormous combined impact that all of us are having. When I overhear a conversation about food ingredients at a restaurant, we are moving. When a friend chooses organic food at the grocery store, we are moving. When a toddler tugs on his parent's shirt and asks for a green drink, we are moving. When a GMO-labeling election takes an exciting turn, we are moving. When a multi billion-dollar company removes a food additive we no longer want to consume, we are moving.
I send out my deepest appreciation to you and the world that is forever moving forward. Though it may not always seem to be, we are not only at the forefront but we are the leaders of great change. Hundreds of thousands of acts will take place just today that will lead us to wake up to a healthier world tomorrow.
Today, I am grateful for those who read ingredient lists to their friends. For the powerful film makers, writers and activists who have so carefully documented the chemical age we are leaving. I am thankful for all the people who will say no to the processed food industry that is wreaking havoc on our bodies and health and for all the people who will share healthy food with their loved ones. We, my friends are on the move. Thank you for being the change today.
I love you so much.
Vani
P.S. My healthy pumpkin pie recipe is up just in the nick of time, it's really easy to make and I know your family will love it.
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