Today,
Let's begin by simply noticing where we are.
Not as a task or a goal.
Just simply as a moment in your life that deserves attention.
Relax and let your body settle into the space that you're in.
Notice the weight of your feet on the floor,
The support beneath you,
And the rhythm of your breath moving in and out.
No need to change anything.
We are simply observing.
Most of us were never taught how to listen to our bodies.
We were taught rules,
Numbers and plans made far away from sensation.
And over time,
The body learned to wait quietly while decisions were made elsewhere.
But today,
We're not fixing ourselves.
We are not broken.
Nothing essential has been lost.
The wisdom we need about hunger,
Fullness,
Satisfaction,
And nourishment,
It's already woven into us.
We've simply become deaf to it.
The sound of our own bodies,
Thoughts and feelings has been covered by noise and urgency and doubt.
This is an invitation to tune in.
Let yourself drop into your body the way you might sink into warm water.
No searching.
No effort.
Just the feeling of weight,
The temperature and being held where you are.
The body doesn't need your demands,
Needs your gentle return.
There is a knowing inside of you.
That does not rush.
It does not argue.
It does not panic.
It simply knows.
It knows what your body needs.
Not in words,
But in sensation.
The knowing is not found in rules or plans,
Is not kept in lists or numbers.
It lives in the quiet language of your body,
The way your cells respond to what you give to them.
Now slowly let a few foods drift through your mind.
You know the ones you reach for when you're tired or lonely or simply want comfort.
Maybe you think of a bowl of warm oatmeal,
Steadying.
Maybe you think of a plate of greens,
Fresh and light.
Maybe you,
Like me,
Think of something sweet,
Like a cookie or a piece of chocolate,
Bright and quick.
Some of these foods steady us.
Some bring us comfort.
Some bring sharp spikes,
A quick lift,
But alas,
Also a quick collapse.
None of this is moral.
It's all simply information.
Your body keeps track,
So you don't have to think your way through every choice.
Now notice this.
Both the urgency and the discernment,
They're both present inside of you.
One feels like a rush,
A push,
A hunger that needs to be satisfied immediately.
The other feels like a gentle pause,
A wise patience,
The quiet sense of what would truly support you.
You don't need to judge them.
You don't need to fix them.
Today we are simply noticing.
Noticing how they both feel.
And then let the one that feels like wisdom,
Let that be the one that guides you.
Because somewhere inside of you is a quiet threshold,
A moment when the hunger softens and the food no longer holds your attention.
It's not a dramatic moment.
It often arrives as neutrality,
A quiet certainty.
This is the enough place.
And just noticing it strengthens the conversation between you and your body.
Let's be honest,
Most eating doesn't happen because we're listening.
It happens because we're busy,
Distracted.
On autopilot,
We eat while standing,
Scrolling,
Daydreaming,
Barely present for the decision at all.
But touching that deeper intelligent doesn't require ritual.
It requires a pause.
So before a meal,
We're halfway through,
Let yourself stop for just a moment.
Not to judge,
Not to negotiate,
Just to think and to listen.
Ask your body,
What would quietly support me right now?
And notice what rises.
Not as a rule,
But as a sense.
A leaning towards something,
A soft no,
Or feeling a steadiness.
That's the conversation.
And then as the conversation continues,
You may feel the hunger soften.
The food simply becomes food,
And the body begins to rest.
As you eat,
There may become a moment when the interest fades.
The body settles,
The urgency lifts.
Again,
That's not discipline,
It's information.
Don't have to act on it perfectly.
Just noticing it is enough to keep the dialogue alive.
Most of this work happens in ordinary moments.
Pause,
A breath of attention,
A chance to listen before moving on.
Because you were never meant to eat on autopilot forever.
You were meant to choose with the intelligence you already possess.
Carry that with you quietly.
Simply carry it with you into your next meal.
Namaste.
