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Why Do We Eat?
This is the first of 6 questions developed by Megrette Fletcher and Michelle May for people with diabetes and their caregivers to ask. Their approach is outlined in Eat What You Love and Love What You Eat with Diabetes. I … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness
Tagged craving, diabetes, eating disorders, food, kindness, mindful eating, nourish, valerie spain
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Summer in a Jar
While writing about comfort foods, Greg Brown’s song, Canned Goods came to mind. Here’s a sample of the lyrics: Peaches on the shelf Potatoes in the bin Supper’s ready, everybody come on in Taste a little of the summer, Taste a little … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged canned goods, grandma, greg brown, nourish, peaches, pickles, potatoes, summer
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Shouldn’t Comfort Foods… Comfort?
Tamara Adler wrote a well-considered article in the February 2013 issue of Yoga Journal titled, Comfort Redefined, What if eating feel-good food actually made you feel good? Comfort food has gotten a bad rap. The words comfort food immediately conjure images of high-salt, … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, comfort food, dali lama, nourish, tamara adler, violence, yoga journal
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Grace Before Meals
I created this when my sons were little to acknowledge all aspects of eating– to honor the food that was about to nourish us, the beings who toiled to bring it to us, and the forces of nature that make … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged grace, gratitude, metta, mindful eating, mindfulness, nourish, prayer
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To Nourish
Etymology: Middle English nurishen, from Anglo-French nuriss, stem of nurrir, norrir, from Latin nutrire to suckle, nourish; akin to Greek nan to flow, noteros damp, Sanskrit snauti it drips. The etymology of words fascinates me–how the sound of a word … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Food Memories, Mindfulness
Tagged breast milk, etymology, food, heart, immunizing, madonna, meditation, mindfulness, nourish, spiritual practice
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A Little Extra…
After a family funeral in the mid-90’s, my extended family gathered at my aunt’s home and hovered around a table laden with sandwiches and cakes. I was picking and choosing through the offerings when my uncle, noticing there were no … Continue reading
