Thoughts and feelings evolve around what foods we choose to put into our bodies. Have you ever been reminded of past connections with foods? I know I have. It is true that the smell of certain foods will take you right back to a memory of eating this food. Science has proven that the strongest trigger for memories, is through the olfactory nerve which controls our sense of smell. I am not trying to get into neuroscience, but the olfactory nerve lies directly above the limbic system, which is where we process our emotions. Visually, we are filtering a large portion of what we see, because otherwise we would be overwhelmed by so much stimulation. With our sense of smell, we cannot simply look away. Once the scent has triggered the limbic system, we instantly react to the memory, as if it were happening right now. Our bodies physiological response, thoughts and emotions, mirror that of the past experience. The smell of food takes us into a reality that is not really happening, but is being displayed, as a real time felt resoponse. Now imagine that there is a visual within your mind, almost like a film reel playing out in your head. Can you picture this memory developing? Now you are about to take that first, bite. Wait, where are you and how is this food going to heal you today?
My idea is that through our cravings and aversions to food, we are replaying part of our life and the mindbody does not know the difference. We experience emotions, thoughts, postures and maybe even personalities, that are a product of the past experience, just on scent alone. Our food is here and we are off in the past processing and in a way unconscious of what is happening now. Every meal is a healing opportunity. Establish new meaning to your life by being aware of what your connections to food actually do for you. Have fun creating memories based on the present experience, and watch as your world opens to the many possibilities of food, music and dance. Bring soul to your food and vibrate with the soulful rhythms in your life.
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- Soul Food Rhythms
- Well, I feel that creativity will find the cure. But first we must find the cause, that holds the not the effect, so dear to it, as it does the solution. To deal with problems of our present circumstances, the focus should be based on a survival of the truth-wherever we can find it. The negative outlook will only lead to more negative results. There is a need for the type of change that only happens when we look to the answers that are all around us, as the first step and means to our survival. Dwelling on mistakes of the past, will only see that we repeat them. We are here to create the new, and through that, we will see what was once thought of as the old. Harmony on Earth is and has always been here. Human kind has lost their collective intention and relation to one another. It is our choice to see the desired moment in time and manifest that piece--to bring about peace.
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