Conscious Eating

Conscious Eating

How many times have you looked down at your plate, seeing only crumbs, and wondering how you were already done with your meal?  How often do you eat lunch at your work desk, catching up on work or scrolling the internet, instead of taking your full lunch break?  Do...
Food Rituals

Food Rituals

One of the things that I have come to learn lately is about the importance of rituals when it comes to eating.  If I don’t have a certain level of consciousness and even reverence at mealtimes, I will shovel down food and end up overeating and feeling terrible. ...
Sauteed Baby Zucchini

Sauteed Baby Zucchini

There’s something about the “baby” version of veggies that just makes me want to eat them more. I’m guessing I’m not alone since baby carrots are such a staple no one thinks twice about it (even though rumor is they aren’t actually baby carrots anyway but rather full...
Sometimes we need a break

Sometimes we need a break

I’ve been away from blogging for a while, and my cousin asked me last weekend if she was having some technical difficulties because of course she was (so sweetly) expecting the weekly emails that I had promised.  The truth is, as I explained to her, I was...
Every Moment We Can Start Over

Every Moment We Can Start Over

This morning, I took some deep breaths, closed my eyes, and asked God/The Universe/Divine/Spirit/whatever you want to call it what I should write about.  What you needed to hear, and what I needed to hear and remember too.  (Psst, I’m human and write these...