I am at the check out line noticing the woman in front of me. She has the classic American apparel of grey, baggy sweats and an oversized shirt. Her energy seems to be negative and I feel sad for her because it looks like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders. As she approaches the conveyer she proceeds to give the checker and bagger the specifics on how she would like her transaction to be handled. I was enthralled at this woman’s demeanor and wondered how she got to this place in her life. Then as she started to remove her groceries from her cart she literally threw them on the check out stand. One time after another with no consideration as to how they were landing or what they hit. When the yogurt containers hit the cellophane chicken bending it out of it’s original shape I was awstruck by how callously she was handling her food. That the respect, or lack there of, she was showing to the food was representative of how she felt about life was obvious to me. I wondered how she got to a point in her life that she no longer cared about the quality of her food or maybe when she stopped valuing herself enough to think that she was unworthy of consideration and kindness. I thought that if she treated her food this way, she would also prepare the food with negative energy and she would then ingest this negative energy and the cycle would continue.My wish for all of you out there would be to realize that the respect we show our food, our environment and each other is important for our individual well being. That the collective is only as strong as the individuals. When you are kind to a stranger you are being kind to yourself. When you consider the positive nature of how your food is processed and the humanity in which it is provided is representative of your humanity to yourself. That if you manage your family and friends with love, that you deserve the same love back! Start to see the connection between our attitudes and our bodies and you will finally realize there is a mind-body connection. Start to apply this everyday to your life and you have health beyond your wildest dreams!!
Tags: Body-Mind Connection