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Just a thought . . . we were having a really nice dinner this week and I noticed that the couple at the table next to us were not talking, and the woman was focusing all her attention on her phone.  The man was staring into space.  Not only was the personal connection disconnected, but I imagine there was a disconnection to the food as well.  We were tasting and commenting on each other’s food, and while we may have eaten more than we would normally, we enjoyed every bite!

This has not been the case for me in the past.  I’ve mostly journeyed through eating and other events mindlessly and as a result cannot recall what I ate or details about the event.  I’ve promised myself to pay more attention, and that is a new behavior and is not always accomplished easily.  But when I do – what a difference it makes!

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In church today, a woman sat beside me and she was clearly agitated.  How did I know this?  She proceeded to tell me how she felt excluded by a women’s church group and that her husband had questioned her choice of religion while he was driving her to church.  And as a result, she was in a bad mood.  I suggested that this was a good place to let all that go and focus on the next hour of prayer, community and contemplation.  She left early, so I surmise that she was not able to just sit back and relax into the moment.  Which led me to think about the times when I (because of that inner negative voice) transformed an experience from something positive and possibly enjoyable to the exact opposite.  And just who really suffered as a result?

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