Align and Dine
Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’
who waved off the dessert cart.- Erma Bombeck
Dining is one of the most enjoyable activities we engage in and
many of us have gotten so concerned about what we eat that we rarely
if ever enjoy this wonderful activity. We eat food we don’t like
because it’s supposed to be “good for us” and we avoid
food we love because we’ve been told it’s “fattening”
or “bad for us.” Even when we eat the foods we love, we
may be so consumed with guilt or fear, that the pleasure is lost.
With the Law of Attraction, we can enjoy the abundant pleasures
of food again. YAY!
If you listen to the experts, it’s difficult to find anything to
eat or drink. There’s something wrong with all of it, according
to some authority. We’ve been taught that food is the enemy, that
food causes weight gain, high cholesterol, clogged arteries, diabetes,
high blood pressure, etc. Food is NOT the enemy. If there is an
“enemy,” it’s negative thoughts, attitudes and beliefs.
When you feel good about what you eat, you align your thoughts with
your actions. When your thoughts and actions are in alignment, there
is value in all foods. When your thoughts and actions are in alignment,
you are free to eat whatever you desire and enjoy food again.
To take back the sensual pleasures of food and drink, try this Joy
of Food Exercise:
Celebrate the experience with attractive plates, decorative
place settings, tablecloths, flowers, and candles.
Be present and eat mindfully. Feast with your eyes. Notice
the appearance, the textures, the colors. Inhale the aroma. Taste
it – you have 10,000 taste buds designed to bring you pleasure.
Touch it. Yes, touch it. My Indian friends tell me the Ayervedic
way is to eat with the fingers.
Slow down and take your time as you fully savor each bite.
Acknowledge and appreciate everyone and everything involved
in getting the food to you – the farmers who prepared the soil and
planted the seeds, the rain and sunshine that helped it grow, the
people who harvested it, the drivers who transported it to the store
where you bought it, the vehicle you used to get to the store, the
stockers, checkers, baggers at the store, the money to buy it, the
appliances and fuel you used to cook it.
Set your intentions to be rejuvenated and refreshed by the
experience. Allow the food to nurture your body, mind, and spirit.
In the same way that we’re remembering that life is supposed to
be fun, we’re getting back to the simple realization that food is
supposed to be fun, that dining is supposed to be satisfying and
pleasurable. With the Law of Attraction, we can enjoy the sensual
pleasures of the table and attain and maintain our ideal health
and fitness at the same time! Your thoughts created the body you
now have. Your thoughts can create the body you would like to have.
Kate Corbin is a Law of Attraction Life Coach and the creator of Gold Star Coaching. Both her coaching practice and her books – Dining at the Cosmic Café: How to Be and Do and Have Whatever You Desire and Think and Grow Thin with the Law of Attraction – http://www.goldstarcoaching.com/ebook.html are designed to empower you to truly live the life of your dreams. To contact Coach Kate, check out her books, and subscribe to her free ezine, Magical Musings, visit http://www.goldstarcoaching.com/