Saturday, April 07, 2007
Ingesting Gratitude
I will admit that I am what some may consider neurotic when it comes to food. I try to eat only organic foods and stay away from dairy, wheat and processed foods as much as possible. Recently I finished a two week candida cleanse which had me completely off sugar. It is hard for me to recall a time when I have not been obsessed with eating well, and I will admit that I am tired. Tired of obsessing and planning and strategizing around food. Tired of being the one that can never find anything to eat on the menu, tired of feeling guilty when I have foods that I consider fattening or "bad" or unhealthy. What happened to enjoying food? And, what kind of energy am I swallowing with my food when I am indulging in something that is not allowed?
Yesterday, after a ridiculously busy day at the cafe, I spoke with a friend about this very issue. My friend is also rather obsessive about her eating, and together we decided that we would like to try viewing our food and eating differently. Instead of beating ourselves up before, during and after eating chocolate cake or hazelnut cookies or whatever food we may consider "bad", we challenged each other to make that cake the best cake we've ever had, to practice LOVING it and enjoying every mouthful, and being grateful for what we choose to eat. We are going to make a point of thanking the Universe for this nourishing food while we tell ourselves as we are chewing and swallowing "this food is so yummy and so good for me and boy will my body love this food." Even if we don't believe it at first, we are going to say it until we DO believe it, until our minds are trained to think this way all the time, instead of thinking in the negative.
I want to be ingesting positive energy with my food, thank-you! If I am believing that all my food is enjoyable and healthy for me, then this is the reality that I shall create. I will be grateful for the food and I will enjoy it. And I will imagine all those hands that played a part in creating this delicious treat for me. From this moment forward I choose to enjoy all foods that I put in my mouth and be thankful for the scrumptious abundance in my life.
// posted by Sacred Truth @ 8:19 AM 
