You Are What You Eat

Bootsie made a sublime comment yesterday about how amazing it is to realize that in the most literal sense, you are what you eat.  Whether it's kale or pizza, what goes in becomes your cells, your muscles, your bones, your hair, your brain. 

Upon meditating upon it today, it struck me that we actually are MORE than just what we eat, in that the same two people can eat the same diet and manifest very different physically.  Yeah yeah, genes and all, but that's not what I mean.  I am commenting on the mind-body connection.  We also are that which we think about all the time (paraphrased from I believe Jerry Bruckner, though he certainly doesn't have a monopoly on this concept).  Change your thoughts, change your life, and all that.  Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich was founded on that concept.

During my meditation today I heard this commentary:

I am what I eat - I will eat clean healthy food, with naturally occurring macro/micro nutrients
I am what I drink - I will drink clean fresh water, without caffeine or chemicals
I am what I breathe - I will take deep belly breaths, filling my lungs with clean cool air
I am what I believe - I will believe the best of the world, assuming positive intent
I am what I think - I will think about that which I want to achieve and who I want to become
I am what I do - I will take action on my biggest priorities of the day, focusing on big rocks
I am what I love - I will practice compassion and patience, seeking joy in those and that which I love

Starting the Daily Gratitudes

Just have to start somewhere!  Here and now is the best time ever.

• Max slept through the night without his fever raging out of control or vomiting
• Everyone else seems to be staying healthy
• It is easier to do my 10 pilates roll-ups than it was last month
• I AM enjoying getting up on purpose each day (5th this week)
• DH is also getting up early - on purpose
• I have been caffeine free for a few weeks now - my wake/sleep norms are returning
• DH is creating the financial foundation for our family to have a life that I never even dreamed was possible
• I'm starting to have new life dreams
• I found the books The Miracle Morning and The Four Hour Workweek
• I am SO grateful to have Ms Marcia in our lives and part of our family
• I have inspiration to write - blogs, recipes, personal development
• I enjoy my work with COF
• I love my team at COF
• I am making progress toward the healthiest me of my life