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Crossroads of raising an interfaith child!

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How we are approaching raising an interfaith child?

Raising an interfaith child
Raising an interfaith child

We are an interfaith couple.Deciding to date and the BIG day of our wedding was the start of a lifelong series of decisions made around religion.

Even before we fell pregnant with Miss M, our adorable munchkin; the most common and frequent question we got was, “How will you raise your child, Christian or Hindu?”

Some interfaith couples eventually choose a primary faith to raise their children, we decided to raise her to “Be Both Religions”. I am indian and Jason is white, which makes Miss M half indian and half white, so why can’t the same ideology be applied to her religious identity?

We were raised to respect different religions and understand that the values are ultimately the same. The basis of our interfaith household is the Religion of Love and the Hands that Serve are Holier than the Hands that Pray. Simple…right? Children need simple and consistency. Love & Serve can easily be practiced on a daily basis, you don’t need to be in church or a temple to do this. Some may not call us religious but we do encourage and practice a spiritual lifestyle.

We celebrate both traditions across our beliefs. Diwali is celebrated by lighting clay lamps called Diyas, while we also celebrate Christmas with the decorating of a Christmas tree.

By no means am I saying that this is a simple journey to bring together different religions for our children, it’s complex and Miss M is likely to tear open this concept with lots of questions and discussions about religion. It’s not a perfectly packaged answer, however it’s a spiritual journey that enlightens her view on the world and how practicing key values will define you and not which idol you worship or place of worship you attend.

We live in hope that her belief is ultimately based on the spiritual unity of all beings embodied by Love. Unity is the secret ingredient of social progress, and service to society is the means to encourage  it.

God is love, live in love quoted from Sri Sathya Sai Baba.

 

 

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Healing my digestive system!

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Healing my digestive system…

Healthy digestive system
Healthy digestive system

Many years ago I was diagnosed with IBS, gluten intolerance and in 2016 I had my gallbladder removed. As you can see, my digestive system and I were not very good buddies for a long time.

Removing my gallbladder was a sign that I needed to nurture and heal my relationship with my digestive system. Not a very sexy topic to speak about but if you have IBS, suffer from bloating and digestive discomfort you know how uncomfortable the pain can become.

Here are the steps I followed to healing my digestive system with food (Please take note that you need to see a specialist and dietician to support your road to recovery if medical treatment is required, these are foods that help me sustain a healthy digestive system after I seeked medical help).

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No bake simple vegan cookies

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5 Ingredient No Bake Simple Vegan Cookies (One pot, refined sugar free, gluten   free)

This simple recipe is a one pot easy to make vegan cookies for breakfast or a snack. No baking required and took me 30 minutes to make in total including the cleaning up.

Simple no bake vegan cookies
Simple no bake vegan cookies

The ingredients are easy to find and compliments each other in this recipe.

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