Guilty By Nutrition
I was having a beer this afternoon and had this flash come through my awareness how my teetotaling wife would be having a problem with it
Suddenly I realized that with that fleeting moment of awareness of my wife's mental presence that my mind had quashed my enjoyment of the IPA hoppy taste A guilty pang interrupted the IPA's savoring
The IPA is just an IPA And since my wife wasn't around it was my mind that interfered and messed it all up
And as I write this I realize how often my fleeting thoughts obstruct, obscure, obfuscate, interfere, and hide the enjoyment of the moment with any food or drink
With this guilt of the IPA comes a familiar song and dance I really didn't taste and enjoy the moment Since I didn't get the fullness of the moment, I cannot be satisfied that I really had that hoppy IPA
So guess what? I need to do it again All because of guilt by nutrition! This is the beginning of an addictive nutritional path, believe it or not The birth of eating patterns that don't serve us and our health
How often does our lack of awareness to interfering thoughts or conversation lead to loss of enjoyment of the moment with food?
Have you ever seen your mind intering with the enjoyment of a nutritional experience? Was there anything that you could do to remedy the situation? Would meditation help to reduce the activity of the mind?
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
PS IPA turned out to be GREAT! And very very hoppy and I'm satisfied and don't need a'tother
