Mindful eating

This evening was one of those moments, moments of clarity.  Sifu Brinker loaned me a copy of Thick Nhat Hanh's book "Peace is every step".  I have been reading it and tonight I experienced a moment of clarity.  It involved " mindful eating " of my supper tonight.  I have always eaten my meals quickly and never paid much attention to where my food came from or the moment I was in.  Tonight was different.  I slowed down my eating and focused on where my food came from.  Right from the moment of seed through the blossoms to the growth of the plant.  I focused on the sunlight that the plant was bathed in through the summer months and the heat of fall.  I have never done this before.  I can tell you that I really enjoyed beaing in the moment.  I watched everyone around me and I enjoyed the taste of my food more than ever before. I truly felt like I was in the moment and world really slowed down around me.

Mr Ian Repay
Student of Silent River Kung Fu
Stony Plain, Alberta