Message on Choosing Your Diet Part 1

My significant other has a hard time being a vegetarian because of his work. He travels a lot, eats at odd hours and doesn't have time to leave the hotel to eat. He was wanting to know if it was right for him to be a vegetarian on the road since he often doesn't seem to get enough to eat by choosing no-meat options.

The reply was lengthy, so I split it into three parts.

Yes. We are really wanting to explain this dietary concept to you and others who have a similar concern. The question often arises nowadays whether one should be in alignment with their value system or with their lifestyle. There is no simple answer, for we are not here to be the decision-makers for you in your lives, nor are we here to pass judgment upon your choices.

We, instead, wish to assist you in becoming clear as to what is your highest desire. For when you follow your highest desire, then your physical self will in fact align itself to that highest goal. When there is conflict within oneself as to what you truly and sincerely wish (given the specific limitations that are involved in the lifestyle that you have chosen for yourself,) then the resulting impact on the body will also reflect this conflict.

There are no wrong decisions universally. There are decisions that will have a negative impact for you when you are not in alignment with your own highest desire. So we throw the ball back into your court, as is the expression, by asking you which is your highest desire? Is it to be vegetarian, in this case, or is it to have enough food options available to you? Now, it is not really so black or white. There is no reason why you cannot be a vegetarian and have enough food, even with the limitations of traveling often.

However, it requires a lot of effort and planning on your part. So we would add one more value to consider. Which is of the highest priority? Being vegetarian? Having a lot of food to eat? Having a simple and uncomplicated meal decision and planning process? There needs to be clarity within your self. Which is first and last in priority? When you have your own priority system intact, then you can create your own guidelines for how you choose your diet.

For instance, if being a vegetarian is of the highest priority, then you will understand that the meal planning and preparation in order to be true to your highest priority will require more effort. You can simply accept that, knowing that you have made your choice in alignment with your highest priority.

If in fact it is more important, say to have more time for relaxation and less stress or planning around the meal process; then if sometimes you cannot follow the vegetarianism, it will be acceptable as well. There are no wrong answers. There is only what is in alignment with your own chosen value system. So we wish you to give some thought to what is most important to you.

On that level, when you have that clarity, then the other thing to note is how your body feels when you eat as a vegetarian or when you eat meat or fish. If you can pay more attention to how your body responds, you will know what is right for it. This is true not only for vegetarianism, not only for you individually, but for all people.