Dear Friends,
When I created our company
identity, I put a lot of myself into the process. Our company name, One Planet
Granola, and our slogan, “Delicious Food for Conscious Living,” reflect my
deeply held belief that living consciously is critical to our own happiness and
the wellbeing of the world around us.
What do I mean by living
consciously? Well, I try to put the idea into practice everyday at work. When I
bake my granola, I think about bringing health, warmth and happiness to my
customers. I’m conscious of what I am doing while I do it: I am making the
best-tasting, healthiest granola possible for my customers.
Living consciously is so
important to the way we lives. Every day we make choices at many levels, from simple
to complex. These choices not only effect our own life, but impact the people around
us, including our family, friends, co-workers, community, and, believe it or
not, people on the other side of the world. Unless we live consciously in the
present, those choices will be influenced by experience and memories from the
past.
So for example, we can make
small, conscious choices not to buy water in plastic bottles, to recycle and
compost or to take five-minute showers. And we can make complex, conscious
choices to live within our means, to reject consumerism and to think about the
impact of our lifestyle on the world around us. It’s those bigger, complex
choices that tend to get clouded by how our parents lived, for example, instead
of what we know is right for us in today’s world.
Here are a few ideas I have
to help you get started on your journey to a more conscious life:
1-
Evaluate your
life. My advice is to make a list of the important parts of your life, such as
family, work and relationships. You get the point. Once you have a list, take a
look at what is working and what isn’t. For those parts of your life that
aren’t working, take a look around and see what’s missing. If you can find
what’s missing you can make changes!
2-
Make a commitment
to yourself and be self-disciplined. Make your life what you want it to be
because, damn it, you’re worth it!
3-
Try being quiet.
I used to run around 16 hours a day and still feel that I hadn’t accomplished anything
at the day’s end. Then I learned there was a better, more peaceful way to live.
I found inner stillness, made the time to practice mediation or just ‘be’ in a quiet
place a few minutes a day. Try it. No phones. No emails. Sit with nothing and
just be with yourself. With practice, you’ll be able to access peace and calm
any time you want!
4-
Give yourself a
break. Be kind to yourself and others. Create a state of gratitude. Say thank
you more often. Always see the best in others. The more you turn away from
yourself towards others, the less wrapped up you’ll be in your own world and
concerns. There is nothing like the feeling of love and compassion flowing in
your heart. I have this feeling in my heart every time I box up our granola and
send it out to be put in stores. I think of all the people who eat my granola
and wish them all the love in their life!
5-
A healthy mind in
a healthy body in the best recipe for being conscious. Lead by example and show
your children by taking care of yourself. Move you body in whatever way works
for you: walking, running, yoga, breathing—any of them will leave you feeling
better both in body and mind
Enjoy exploring and learning more about yourself
and your life. It is very challenging but the rewards more than outweigh the
work.
I believe that people everywhere are looking for the
same thing: peace, harmony and abundance for themselves and their families. No
matter what our circumstances, we are all capable of being happy if we learn to
live consciously.
Cheers to living consciously,
Rana
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