What kind of books did I read in my further development?

In the continuation of this post, like I said, I found that on my road so far, getting compassion and confirmation via divine plays a big role. Besides the people I met and the movies I watched, the books had a big contribution to this. I read in the language that the book comes to me (this can be Dutch, French & English), now quite often translated versions might exist.

They are set in the order that I have read them, the latest ones on top and the oldest ones on the bottom. They go over all kinds of subject and I feel they had all their contribution in finding myself.

I hope that some of the books might help, like they did for me!



Guillaume Corpard - Un cri pour la terre (ISBN: 978-2-39017-378-6) (Esther pg141)

Jérôme Colin - Le Champ De Bataille (ISBN: 978-2-37073-126-5)

Jérôme Colin - Eviter les péages (ISBN: 978-2-37073-057-2)

Julie Du Chemin & Pascal De Sutter - Les douze lois universelles du bonheur amoureux et sexuel (ISBN: 978-2-221-20206-7)

Chris Dusauchoit - Honden zoals ze echt zijn (ISBN: 978-9-08931-7629)

Peter Kalmus - Being the change (ISBN: 978-0-86571-853-1)

Nathan Runkle - Mercy For Animals (ISBN: 978-0-399-57405-4)

Dr. Wayne W Dyer - Living an inspired life (ISBN: 978-1-78180-578-7)

Jessica Graham - Good sex (ISBN: 978-1-62317-234-3)

Gandhi - The story of my experiments with truth - An Autobiography (ISBN: 978-0-141-03273-3)

Vani Hari - The Food Babe Way (ISBN: 978-0-316-37648-8)

Kate Wood (Kate Magic) - Raw Living (ISBN:978-1904943747)

Linda Sparrowe - Yoga (ISBN 978-0-7893-9987-8)

Tobias Leenaert - How to create a vegan world (ISBN: 978-1-59056-570-4)

Victoria Boutenko - 12 steps to RAW food (eISBN: 978-1-55643-845-5)

Professor Arnold Ehret’s - Mucusless Diet Healing System (ISBN: 1-884772-00-5)

A.T. Hovannessian - Raw Eating (ebook - rewrite)

Dr. Douglas Graham - the 80/10/10 Diet (ISBN-10: 1-893831-24-8 / ISBN-13: 978-1-893831-24-7)

#peace #goodfood #GuillaumeCorpard #JérômeColin #JulieDuChemin #PascalDeSutter #ChrisDusauchoit #PeterKalmus #NathanRunkle #DrWayneWDyer #JessicaGraham #Gandh #VaniHari #KateWood #KateMagic #LindaSparrowe #TobiasLeenaert #VictoriaBoutenko #ProfessorArnoldEhrets #ATHovannessian #DrDouglasGraham

Que se passe-t-il avec les ânes maltraités en Belgique?

L’oasis des ânes asbl est une magnifique asbl, donnez leur les moyens pour continuer; http://www.loasisdesanes.be/nousaider.htm

#peace #goodfood #nature #Loasisdesanesasbl #lovedonkeys

Vegan @ an all-inclusive resort

Before my changed food habits and when the kids were still babies or just a few years, I used to love these all-inclusive resorts. Swimming pool, beach, kids playground and especially very diverse food choice. The 'I don't like what we eat today' was definitely not part of these holidays.

As the kids got older, as I changed my food habits and I started to take pleasure in making food for the family, the holidays were more in campings or little houses.

Our rhythm, local markets, excellent local whole foods, great contacts with locals, great nature around... I loved it.

There has been just one time that I got a chance to get on holiday to Turkey, seeing the sun during winter season in Belgium. It was in an all-inclusive resort, I wasn't that long vegan yet, now I managed to eat very well. During one week the food has been just a bit monotone. Now what I realised was, that besides the sun and the beach, there was not much that attracted or connected with me at these places and so for me it would be the last time.

When then in 2018, just before the summer holidays, I would have a few days off just with my soul mate, we decided we wanted sun and beach. To get some insurance on the sun, we decided to fly just an hour or two, since Belgium is not guaranteed a place with sun and the warmth that goes with it.

Since it was just a few days, and not the complete week, our choices of destinations in holiday season were limited. Only Bulgaria would accept a few days, it is all-inclusive and so off we went. (by the time we had to leave, the weather in Belgium turned out to be great as well, now of course we couldn't know in advance...)

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So how did I spend these days in an all-inclusive resort as being a vegan?

In general, this is true for everywhere I go, be creative and have the courage to ask. Without asking, I'll have a NO in anyway.

In these all-inclusive resorts, they quite often work based on buffets, be creative with those.
If it is 'a la carte', then it's about courage to ask and talk.

Of course in such a place, don't expect vegan lasagne, vegan mac & cheese, vegan tiramisu, vegan cheesecake... since yes, the disappointment will be huge. My lifestyle consists mainly of fruits in the morning, fruits at noon and salads in the evening which makes it probably easier. I did however ask or created some other vegan dishes as well. Let it inspire you!

On the plane, please ask for vegan, or what is in their language, vegetarian non dairy and no eggs. I've been surprised lately on what I received. Even once received a vegan brownie. On this flight we had a vegan couscous.

At the hotel here are the dishes.

I always start the day with a glass of water.

Morning 1

Morning 2

At least half an hour later I eat some melon. Of fruits and vegetables I always eat as much as I want from it. So it is not because I only show one dish of melons, that I only eat one. I just don't take pictures of identically the same plate. The amount is what feels right for you. With what I've discovered so far, I can personally not overeat on raw whole food fruits and vegetables.

Morning 2

They had also some dried fruits like raisins, dates, figs... some grains and unfortunately no choice of nuts however. Nevertheless, now I found the taste not special and focused on the fruits which most of the time at the sunny places are awesome.

Noon 1

Noon 2

Dessert 2

At noon, peaches and bananas. I personally don't mix more than 2 fruits together and at least leave a break of 1/2 hour before and 1/2 hour after it before eating anything else. For melons, I eat them alone without any other fruit, since they contain too much water.

Afternoon 1

Afternoon 2

Evening 1

Evening 2

Evening 2

In the evening, salads with all kinds of vegetables that I liked the most and still keeping a variety in it. Also, using some spices in order to change tastes. The only disadvantage of a daily similar salad bar, is that towards the end, I only take those I liked the most after having tested them all. For me the reason it gets monotone.

What else to try?

Evening 1

For all cooked vegetables ask how they were prepared, quite often it's steamed or in olive oil, so all good. Now there might be some prepared in butter or even with some meat that looks on first sight not visible, careful for that.

Afternoon 2

Afternoon 2

Found some roasted vegetables in olive oil, bread without milk and eggs and made a vegan sandwich.

Evening 2 (pizza crust)

Evening 2 (pizza vegetables)

Evening 2

They were making some fresh pizzas for the buffet, I had a talk with the chef, asked what was in the crust and in his tomato sauce. All vegan, so asked if he could just make one with just the tomato sauce, he said; 'no problem, come back in 10 minutes'. I grabbed vegetables from the buffet to set on the pizza. rucola, tomatoes, onions, olives, peppers... and for those liking more cooked vegetables, could use the roasted vegetables as well, I didn't.

Morning 3

Noon 3

It is also an ideal occasion to test how, fruit, raw vegetables, cooked vegetables, bread, pizza crust... behaves on my body. It's great to do some tests of what works best for yourself since it is all at your disposition.

Evening 3

Evening 3

So, yes, it is definitely possible to eat vegan in an all-inclusive resort without taking anything with me from home. If I don't expect too much, I will never be disappointed. For me personally, a week would really be the maximum, since they don't change a lot of vegetables. Well, all vegetables are there, I get used to them and take only those that I prefer, so it starts to feel monotone after a few days.

Like I started this post, I really enjoyed the time with my soul mate under the sun at the beach. Now holidays in these all-inclusive resorts, they're not my thing anymore, I really felt like a complete disconnection with everything that is happening there.

My conclusion, be yourself, be vegan everywhere!

#peace #goodfood #nature #fruitsandvegetables #wholefood #freedom #beyourself #beveganeverywhere

What’s wrong with eggs?

I regularly hear that I still eat eggs right, nothing wrong with that?

When I confirm I don’t, people are quite often surprised.

Personally, I hear a lot of theories around eggs, from unfertilized ovum of the chicken to that it is similar to the monthly period of a woman…

Anyway, from my side, I try to avoid animal products since I strongly believe they are not made for me to eat. I also know that especially the inside yellow of the egg, is very high in containing cholesterol and increasing my cholesterol level which is not really recommended for my positive lifestyle.

Now with that, comes away more fundamental question, where is the egg coming from?

Was the chicken walking in front of me in the wood and did I just found the egg over there, or did I stick the chicken in a restricted environment and steel every egg that is available for me?

The first case is still acceptable for me, the second one clearly isn’t. As well as all eggs I know, come from chickens in a restricted environment. It’s true this restricted environment can be an extremely small cages where no movement is possible till maybe 1 square meter per chicken.

Thru the conditions are different, now for me it is always a restricted environment.

I would personally not be happy having to spend my life in a restricted environment of just a few square meters.

So knowing that all eggs come from living creatures in restricted environment is not something I can live with.

For me, all living creatures deserve their freedom, follow their journey on earth for what they are truly meant for and not for what some have artificially pretty selfish created for them!

Love all living creatures equally. That’s me...

#peace #goodfood #nature #fruitsandvegetables #donteateggs #unfertilizedovumchicken #highcholesterol #notorestrictedenvironment #freechickens #Lovealllivingcreatures #equal