New Year Food For Thought

Bought ”The Sex Life Of Food,” by Bunny Crumpacker as a Christmas stocking stuffer for a foodie friend. The title reached out and sucker punched me while wondering through a Barnes and Noble bookstore. Great title. Better reviews.

Cracked open the introduction page to check it out.  Liked what I read.  Talks about the “magic in a good sandwich, the most potent magic: the magic of food. Simple basic food.” The author goes on to say after eating a simple club sandwich ordered at a restaurant, she feels better, just . . . by how it was made. This is one of the concepts of the book, the effect of food on every part of us. Makes sense. We make our own magic potent. Or not.

This idea got me thinking. What about the effect of our thoughts? What potent magic or not do they make on us and for us? And what about the actions we cook up and often wind up get stewed in and burnt out from as a result of our thoughts? If a perfectly made simple sandwich can make us feel better, which we all know it definately can, wouldn’t the same apply to the thoughts our minds continually dice up, cut up, spice up, prepare and serve to ourselves and offer to others? Wouldn’t the mental, emotional and spiritual thoughts our mind’s cook up each and every second make us feel more magically potent or less, especially if we keep serving ourselves the same mental diets, recipes and dishes over and over again in the course of an hour, a day, a week and a life?

So here’s some food for thought, especially for a new year. Nothing new. Nothing fancy. Just simple and basic. Choose a thought diet of wholesome and organically natural ideas. Treat yourself to think and hold potent thoughts that are lovingly and richly nutritious, kind to your own digestion and with an aroma so attractively palatable to others that they’ll want come closer and taste it for themselves.

If what you’re reading smells appetizing then try keeping your life simple. Act accordingly. Sandwich your actions around high minded and ennobling ideas. If as the popular saying goes, that we are what we eat, wouldn’t it be also right to say that we are what we think? If we watch what we eat so as to consume only the best, to look, feel and act our best, wouldn’t it make sense to watch our thoughts to get the same result?

So for this new year, watch your mental diet, stay away for high fat, low protein junk thoughts. Avoid highly processed negative emotions like anger, fear, worry and bitterness. Shop only where you trust the quality. Watch what you put in your shopping cart. Don’t fall for a sale item just because it’s discounted alot. Watch the company your keep. Take silent time to prepare yourself especially if you’re looking for a life with more flavor and taste to it. Choose a tasty mental diet that makes sense and doesn’t make you sick .

If a perfectly made simple sandwich can bring real pleasure then the simple basic thoughts we prepare in our minds should become satisfying food for thought. After all, regardless of our many differences, we’re all looking to satisfy our hunger.  We’re all looking for the magic to return back into our lives. Being attentive and taking the time it takes, to feed ourselves well on all levels, simply makes sense. Do you read me?