Daily Question, March 15 Every morsel of food is a gift from this planet. What might I do to remember or honor this gift? 29 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Tahsin Tabassum4 months agoTahsin Tabassumeating with gratitude and feeling grateful to have the food 1 Reply reality4 months agorealityThe strongest things one can do is to not waste it, over-eat or throw away food. Even overly ripe items can be used with proper preparation, cooking, etc.. Also, sharing with others who don't have as much food. As well, real ‘saying of grace’ that I used to do, where no words are uttered, I just close my eyes and bow my head and think of all the ingredients and where they came from, being grateful for them and all who worked to bring them together, then to me; including the Earth and Sun....The strongest things one can do is to not waste it, over-eat or throw away food. Even overly ripe items can be used with proper preparation, cooking, etc.. Also, sharing with others who don’t have as much food. As well, real ‘saying of grace’ that I used to do, where no words are uttered, I just close my eyes and bow my head and think of all the ingredients and where they came from, being grateful for them and all who worked to bring them together, then to me; including the Earth and Sun. I.m.h.o.. Thanks for everything everybody does and have a good day 🙂 reality Read More2 Reply Dusty Su4 months agoDusty SuImagine myself without it. Imagine others who presently don’t have it. Think of constructive ways to answer that second scenario. 4 Reply Trish4 months agoTrishWhen I remember all the work that went into planting my food & the preparation it helps me to slow down & savor it: the veggie burger with tomatoes & spinach & pickle. The fresh cut fries & the gorgeous grapefruit. Fresh, healthy, life-giving. 2 Reply Jack4 months agoJackEverytime I eat I thank God I’m alive. I eat to live, not live to eat. 1 Reply Javier Visionquest4 months agoJavier VisionquestI sell it all to the media-panicked and privileged (no small part of which is animal-derived, ultra-processed, and/or riddled with sugar, alcohol, and empty calories). I strongly disagree with the assertion that “every morsel of food is a gift from this planet”. Most “food” on the grocery shelves (especially those toward the center of the store) is an aberration of the mineral, plant, or animal it was originally sourced from. Help me to visualize a world so abundant with whole, living, ...I sell it all to the media-panicked and privileged (no small part of which is animal-derived, ultra-processed, and/or riddled with sugar, alcohol, and empty calories). I strongly disagree with the assertion that “every morsel of food is a gift from this planet”. Most “food” on the grocery shelves (especially those toward the center of the store) is an aberration of the mineral, plant, or animal it was originally sourced from. Help me to visualize a world so abundant with whole, living, and NUTRITIOUS foods (not the so-called “healthy” surrogates) that we couldn’t possibly give it all away; much less, sell it. Read More3 Reply BabaYaga4 months agoBabaYagaSlow down. Pay attention. Use my eyes; notice how much beauty there is in the pot or on the plate. Give thanks. Creatures, roots, and leaves gave their lives. 3 Reply Ingrid4 months agoIngridTo realize that food is something I’ve been privileged to date to take for granted. To reflect on this and realize it as such. 3 Reply Elizabeth M Jones4 months agoElizabeth M JonesGive thanks for the food that I have each moment, each day. 1 Reply pkr4 months agopkrTo not waste. Be thankful for the abundance on my plate. 1 Reply Antoinette4 months agoAntoinetteWith what’s going on right now it is certainly easy to see that food is a gift. It’s scary to see how hoarding can happen so fast. The fear factor arrises in many of us and kindness and compassion takes a back seat. So to remember and honor our food it’s important to let kindness and compassion take a front seat. I am grateful for all of the beings who have made it possible for us to have food. The people who are showing up to work to deliver our food are brave and caring. Thank you ...With what’s going on right now it is certainly easy to see that food is a gift. It’s scary to see how hoarding can happen so fast. The fear factor arrises in many of us and kindness and compassion takes a back seat. So to remember and honor our food it’s important to let kindness and compassion take a front seat. I am grateful for all of the beings who have made it possible for us to have food. The people who are showing up to work to deliver our food are brave and caring. Thank you so much for all of the many efforts that go to giving us our daily bread! Deep bow. Read More4 Reply Linda4 months agoLindaI tend to eat too fast–part of me just wants to get it over with and get on to the next activity or task. I am–just for today–going to eat more mindfully and let my meals take longer than 5 minutes! 4 Reply grateful sea4 months agograteful seaThere is a prayer the community sings together before meals at the ashram where I used to live. It begins, "OM, beloved Mother Nature, you are here on our table as our food..." Through the years, this practice has stayed with me (though now I make a silent prayer of my own) and the connection I experience in this way has deepened. Often tears come for the beauty and abundance of the gift -- whole food simply prepared, herbs and spices, salt(!) and clean water to drink -- and also tears for th...There is a prayer the community sings together before meals at the ashram where I used to live. It begins, “OM, beloved Mother Nature, you are here on our table as our food…” Through the years, this practice has stayed with me (though now I make a silent prayer of my own) and the connection I experience in this way has deepened. Often tears come for the beauty and abundance of the gift — whole food simply prepared, herbs and spices, salt(!) and clean water to drink — and also tears for the many on this planet who do not have enough. Non-human animals included. This vast, intricate web of life, may it come into balance. I honor the gift by supporting small, local farmers who respect the soil, the water, the workers, the wildlife. I honor the gift by not wasting food, by composting. I honor the gift by growing what I can even just on a windowsill, by sharing. Warm greetings to all who visit here. Read More9 Reply GCharlotte4 months agoGCharlotteI thank God when I eat. 2 Reply Mica4 months agoMicaShare it with my guinea pigs, who love to eat from my plate, if they like the food. 4 Reply Cathy4 months agoCathyOh those babies do love a good salad, don’t they, Mica? You know in the grocery store how sometimes there is a big can beside the fresh corn on the cob, people shuck their corn right there? I’d take a few pieces of shuck and silk home to mine every week and remember how excited they got over that treat. Bless you for loving the guinea pigs. 1 Reply Mica4 months agoMicaThank you, Kathy! I wonder how many people were grossed out by my post. That’s great, about the corn husks. They get their romaine and frozen chopped kale and such, but sometimes I figure they can just eat their kibble and hay, and don’t need a special food, when I’m eating something, so they share my food. 1 Reply Gerry4 months agoGerryBy being present for every bite of food, recalling the long chain of people responsible for bringing that bite to my mouth. Supporting local food banks, soup kitchens, however I can. 4 Reply Samuel4 months agoSamuel…always share the wealth with those less fortunate… sb 8 Reply TeriB4 months agoTeriBBeing grateful for the food before me, as in a simple prayer of thanks before each meal. Also, to be mindful of my impact on the earth and the worlds resources, using reusable shopping bags, eating in season, planting a garden, reusable bottles, composting, recycling……so that we may continue to receive Earth’s gifts. 7 Reply Ed Schulte4 months agoEd SchulteTwo simple sentences …and I deleted the “might” and insert “will” instead within the question. Donate to food bank. Help out at food kitchen 7 Reply Michele4 months agoMicheleI am going to cook my Irish St. Patrick’s Day meal today and enjoy it with my son. My one daughter, who is living in Hawaii, is going to make the same and share it with her boyfriend. This meal is made once a year and I love cooking it and sharing it. My work is having a pot luck on Tuesday and I will bring in homemade Irish soda bread. Have a relaxing Sunday everyone. 8 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All donations are fully tax deductible in the U.S.A. DONATE https://i1.wp.com/gratefulness.org/content/uploads/2015/03/GX-Gold-Participant-L.png?fit=1600%2C1172&ssl=1 Community Engagement Guidelines Privacy Policy [email protected] Connect with us on Social Media: © 2000 - 2020, A Network for Grateful Living Website by Briteweb
