Nourish Your Mind, Body, and Soul

Lately, I have become really interested in this idea of food as nourishment. (Thanks Monica!) The idea of food nourishing our body, rather than just filling our belly.  Each time we put nourishing foods in our bodies, we are taking care of ourselves.  Foods that do not nourish are just filler.

Then, I wondered about the parallel between the food we eat and the relationships we have. 

Food feeds our body, whereas relationships feed our souls.   So, It is important to make the distinction between relationships that nourish us and relationships that are just filler.

With my best girlfriends, I am usually filling (sometimes nourishing) my belly while nourishing my soul.  As we sit over lunch, we are fueling our body and soul for the struggles throughout the day. When we fuel up, we nourish each other---rather than just 'fill' up from empty.  It is important to be aware of how we fuel ourselves.  We need to care take of ourselves: mind, body, and soul. 

This idea parallels the relationships that I seek in my life.  The idea of nourishing myself with healthy people, and giving that nourishment back to these people that I love.  I have so many people to be thankful for nourishing my soul (THANK YOU!!!!!) 

Cut the fat (the filler) out of your life.  The people that fill up your life that do not provide you with any nourishment.  Moreover, some relationship may be like what gluten does to me--hurting you as you fill up with it.  So, be careful of how you fill yourself. 

Now, I have to relate this to how I nourish my body. So, next time--instead of a coffee, maybe I will make it a tea.  Instead of a gluten-free scone, maybe I will make it a Goddess Green juice, etc.

So, the next time you sit down for lunch with a good friend--remember to nourish yourself mind, body, and soul. Feed each other. 

Filling up is not the same as nourishment.  Be aware of what you put in.  It will effect what you are able to give back.