When you're changing your diet, or you're becoming a vegan, your

In the words of Kat Graham, “When you're changing your diet, or you're becoming a vegan, your system will become a bit more sensitive, and you just have to deal with it.” These words are not merely a reflection on food—they are a meditation on transformation itself. For every great change, whether of body, mind, or spirit, demands a price. The body, like the earth after a storm, must adjust to new conditions; the spirit, like a river redirected, must carve its way anew. In this quote lies the wisdom of patience, of endurance through discomfort, and of accepting sensitivity as a sign of renewal.

From the earliest ages, those who sought purity—whether physical or spiritual—understood that transformation brings sensitivity before strength. The monks who fasted in desert solitude, the warriors who cleansed their bodies before battle, the sages who left behind the comfort of the world—all knew that the path of change is not gentle. When one abandons old habits of eating, thinking, or living, the body protests. The system becomes sensitive, the old self resists, and the new one must be born through discipline. Kat Graham’s words echo this timeless truth: the pain of adjustment is not punishment—it is passage.

There is an ancient story from India of a prince who renounced his palace to seek enlightenment. His name was Siddhartha, later known as the Buddha. In his search, he fasted until his body became frail and weak, believing deprivation was the way to truth. Yet, in the moment of greatest weakness, he realized that wisdom does not bloom in extremes—it blossoms in balance. He accepted nourishment again and found the Middle Path, the harmony between indulgence and denial. His body, once tormented, regained its natural rhythm, and his spirit reached awakening. Like Kat Graham’s teaching, his journey revealed that the sensitivity of the body is not a hindrance—it is a guide.

When one becomes vegan, or chooses any form of mindful living, the body sheds old burdens. It begins to listen to itself again. The dullness of habit fades, and sensations—once ignored—become vivid. This newfound sensitivity can feel like fragility, but it is in truth a deeper awareness. The body, in its honesty, reveals what it can no longer tolerate—the toxins, the excess, the neglect. To “deal with it,” as Kat Graham says, is not resignation but mastery. It is the understanding that growth always begins in discomfort, and that peace lies beyond the threshold of patience.

The ancients saw transformation as a sacred fire. The blacksmith’s iron must be heated, bent, and cooled before it becomes a sword. The seed must break apart before the sprout emerges. So too must the human system tremble and adjust before reaching harmony with new ways of living. To change one’s diet is not simply to change what one eats—it is to realign one’s inner rhythm with life itself. To become vegan is to choose compassion not only for the world, but for one’s own being—to eat with mindfulness, to live with gentleness.

And yet, such gentleness requires strength. The strength to endure the days when energy falters, when the body aches for the comfort of the old, when others question your path. But the wise know that these are but the trials of renewal. The sensitivity that arises is proof that the body is awakening—that it is learning to live in harmony with nature’s truth once more. To “deal with it” is to endure with grace, to meet each change not with resistance, but with reverence.

Let this teaching be passed down: All change brings sensitivity, but that sensitivity is the sign of life returning. Do not curse the discomfort that comes with transformation. Instead, welcome it as a teacher. Breathe through it, eat with awareness, move with gentleness, and listen to your body’s whispers. Whether in the realm of diet, spirit, or purpose, every awakening begins in fragility. Embrace that fragility—it is the tender proof that you are evolving. For the one who endures the storm of change with patience shall emerge not weakened, but purified, radiant, and whole.