Recently I read a blog by a young lady that is a daughter of a green living expert.  She talked about how being raised in a green, eco conscious home made such an impact on her life.  Her childhood memories were more than non toxic cleaners, cloth shopping bags, organic and natural foods.  Her mother made a conscious choice to be green.  Their home and lifestyle was a mirror of this.

After reading this article it helped me realize how much my choices truly do matter to the well being of not only myself, but my children, community and the world.  Is your life a mirror of peace, love and positivity?  This is all a part of being green too.  Living green is a lifestyle that will eventually touch every aspect of your life.

Living green means making conscious choices in your life.  When you raise your awareness you learn to live in harmony with body, mind and spirit.  It will more than likely be a process as you follow the path of being green.

You may first find that you are replacing the plastic shopping bags with cloth, choosing organic local foods, using non toxic cleaning supplies, wearing natural fiber clothing, clearing the clutter from your home, using herbs or natural healing, choosing cloth/eco diapers for the children, discovering sustainable toys and more.

Eventually you may find yourself changing jobs, growing spiritually, enjoying peaceful solitude and spending time in nature.  Relationships may change form as you make more positive uplifting choices. You will become conscious of the choices you make and how they impact life on this planet.

So, I hope that when my children grow they will remember my attempts at filling our life with all things green, but most importantly love and compassion.  At times I get discouraged and feel more enlightened choices could be made.  Then I connect with that small, still voice within and remember to have compassion for myself as well.

Being green is a lifestyle of becoming conscious and raising our awareness.  May I encourage you to start where you are and consider the path to living green.

For quite a while I have had an interest in the raw food lifestyle. Physical health, environmental and spiritual enlightenment are a few reasons people choose to follow the path to being raw. Perhaps it is a picture of living in harmony with nature, being green and the possibilities of simplicity that attract me.

According to the raw food information once food is heated over a certain temperature the enzymes within those foods are destroyed. Since our bodies only create so many enzymes and they help us in so many ways this is important to our wellness. Choosing organic raw foods whenever possible with a focus on local produce and wild foods create a sustainable environment. If you are interested in the spiritual aspects of raw foodism there is the belief that each food carries its own vibration which can facilitate the path to spiritual enlightenment.

Some raw foodists include raw dairy products while others live simply on raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. There are many variations to the raw or living food lifestyle. The creative side of raw foodism is absolutely amazing.

There are many raw food ‘gurus’ out there and I am certainly not saying this lifestyle is for everyone. You know your body better than anyone else, but even incorporating more raw living food into our daily lives is something many of us can benefit from.

If you would like to learn more about the raw food lifestyle you might consider Raw Secrets an ebook that is written by Frederic Patenaude of Montreal, Canada. He has a lot of great information and is very inspiring too.