I read this in a yoga magazine and it really hit "home" with me. For much of my adulthood I have been searching for a home, a community, a place where I feel fully accepted for who I am. On this quest, I have begun to realize that the closer I get to truly loving and accepting myself, the closer I get to finding this sense of home. And amazingly, when I get in touch with my self worth, people who really value that seem to just come into my life. Last year when my relationship with my ex fell apart, I was feeling wrong, unlovable, and lost. I had to find a new place to live (figuratively and literally). I was very stressed out about finding an apartment with good roommates, but in almost no time I landed in the most perfect place.
My roommates were strangers on Craigslist, but I instantly felt at home with them. They are welcoming and friendly, they like to listen to show tunes and watch Glee, they're culturally open minded, and most importantly they love to eat and cook healthy food! My roommates are not grossed out or annoyed by my wheat/sugar/dairy free diet, but rather impressed and intrigued by my cooking. I even converted them all to rice tortillas and Coconut Bliss ice cream! And for my birthday, my roommate's girlfriend wanted to throw me a dinner party with all Jasmin-friendly food! They brought gluten-free crackers, researched dishes like quinoa and black beans, checked the ingredients on cans of jalapenos, and made it seem like a pleasure to cook wheat/sugar/dairy free, not a nuisance. Best of all, since all the dishes were Jasmin-friendly, I actually felt included and part of the group, not separate like some w/s/d free side dish that nobody else wants to eat. Before we dug in, I had to make a toast to everyone for making me feel so loved. And to myself, for finally starting to truly love who I am- wheat/sugar/dairy free diet and and all!
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