December 26 – Soul Food
What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul?
It was more about what I did NOT eat this year that fed my soul. I'm a food stuffer: I eat to stuff feelings. I eat lots and lots of cheese and baked goods and potato derivatives (fried, mashed, french). This was not sustaining me. My belly may have shown otherwise, but my heart was aching a different tune. This year, I concentrated on the feeling of being full enough. And if I was hungry, deciphering what else my self needed: sleep, snuggles, a good cry, a good laugh.
For some reason I feel compelled to share the quote for this song. Maybe because it reminds me of both taking in what is not good for you, and also withstanding the power of something stronger...:
Joni Mitchell, A Case of You:
Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I'm frightened by the devil
And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid
I remember that time that you told me, you said
Love is touching souls
Surely you touched mine
Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time
Oh you're in my blood like holy wineOne tool to help plan the year ahead:
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh I could drink a case of you darling
Still I'd be on my feet
I would still be on my feet
MicroMOVEments
The above tool is awesome. The idea is to break down big tasks into small, teeny tiny accomplishable ones. As soon as I read this, I started it. For example: I have been deep cleaning my kitchen over the past two weeks! I kept putting off the task because it was too big. But if I were to walk into the kitchen right now, I could do something as small as "empty out bottom shelf of spice cabinet" and then walk away. Then "wipe shelf down" and walk away. Its a beautiful thing. The truth is, I usually end up doing the rest of the chore. Hey, it works for me.
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