I've been watching HIMYM lately. I'm in season three, and episode 2, "We're Not From Here", really jumped out at me. Gael repeats the phrase "experience your food" throughout the episode.
That's just it: too often we take for granted the little pleasures in life. Of course I mean to say that I often take things for granted, but hope a larger audience can agree.
I eat peanut butter and honey sandwiches almost every day for lunch. Today, "experiencing my food", slowing down to savor each bite of this mundane dish I taste new subtleties and experience a joy in something so simple as eating my lunch.
As my family and friends know, I love food. Food is something essential in my life that I do my best not to take for granted, and yet I still do. When eating even fine cuisine, such as sushi, far too often I find myself ordering to fill myself instead of ordering what sounds the my thrilling. How much better can your life be if you love every moment of your day? To get to a point like that, I like most people need to take baby steps. My baby step today, and for at least the next week, is to consciously savor each bite of food and each drop of drink.
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