Food For Thought-daily meditations 01-27

[Pony]

Enough Is a Feast


The frantic search for more and more has characterized many of our lives. We believed that if only we had more money, more clothes, more sex, more food, more things-we would be happy and satisfied.

The more we consume, the more miserable we become. No amount of material things will satisfy our emotional and spiritual hunger. We learn to know our Higher Power, and we learn that He satisfies our need, not our greed. He feeds our hearts and our spirits with the abundance of His love, and when we are strengthened spiritually, physical control is poosible.

Our measured food plan fills our bodily needs. The measured amount is enough. We accept it and become comfortable with it. More than that, we learn the truth of the ancient Zen saying that "Enough is a feast."

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May I be content with enough instead of grasping for more.

[antreeta]

This is something I have been working on this past year, trying to be satisfied with what I have. And I have been successful a lot of the time, but then I have this empty time that I used to spend wishing, looking and shopping. Gradually, this is getting replaced by new things I am learning to enjoy.

On another subject, We are having a "healthy carry in" tomorrow at work. I am choosing not to participate. Healthy or not, it is quantity that gets me. I have a rigid food plan right now, that I am finding out has to be made the night before. So far it is working for me. Thanks to my higher power.

Now if I can continue to leave it up to my higher power is a reminder to take it one day at a time.