I am feeling so good! I’m rested, I caught up on desk work, I vacuumed the house – it’s been a really great weekend.
Here’s the view from my couch, where I spend a lot of time. If this is what you saw every morning during your meditation, you’d probably be in a good mood, too. I love Spring! Turn your head to see it the way I do, unless I’m lying down, in which case this is exactly how it looks:
Feeling really accomplished and peaceful. Have a busy week ahead, and have blocked in my calendar when I can take walks, where and when I’ll be having lunch and dinner. I find I have to plan for the basic things, or they’ll just get washed away by the more pressing, deadline driven stuff. I think that’s actually what’s happened to good nutrition and eating habits across the board. Since we have to eat three to five times a day, every single day, we’ve assumed it’s an unimportant thing that can take a backseat to flashier, more impressive things like working long hours and taking care of other people. Very detrimental thinking. Unless I can prioritize and hold fast to my commitment to feeding myself high quality food on a regular basis, I really don’t have anything to offer anyone. Sure, it seems like grabbing a burger from the drive thru and eating it while I’m en route to something more important is filling the need – but it’s just a caloric bandaid that stops the hunger pangs – it’s not real nutrition. Not from a vitamins and minerals point of view, and certainly not from the self care angle. What’s worse, eating on the run minimizes the absorption of the vitamins and minerals that the convenience food was short on in the first place.
Twenty minutes. That’s what I have to have. Twenty minutes, three times a day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. One hour total out of every twenty-four to sit, chew, and focus on nourishing my body. Quality is important, too, but you’ll get more bang for your buck from even the nappiest fast food if you can bring your attention – make it your intention – to prioritize time for meals.
Lunch today was broccoli, brown rice and a Bistro Burger from Amy’s – a veggie burger with happy face condiments (yes, I am 39 years old). I was craving crunch about half way through so I added some baby carrots.
Dinner was a parmesan pork chop with mandatory applesauce, tater tots and collards with gomasio. For dessert I had rice pudding with cardamom and peppermint tea. Another early to bed for me, that’s three in a row. Greatly contributing to the good mood, I’m certain.
Tags: broccoli, collards, eating, fast food, happy, meals, rice pudding, self care
