Introduction
There was a time when I thought nourishment was mostly about nutrition: vitamins, minerals, balanced plates.
But the more I slowed down, the more I realized:
It’s not just what you eat. It’s how you receive it.
When you meet your food with presence, the nourishment you receive deepens.
Honoring your food expands its gift.
It becomes emotional.
Energetic.
Spiritual.
Note: As I was working on this week’s Wednesday Rant blog post, I knew what I wanted to say, but could not get the feeling I was trying to evoke. For kicks and giggles (and further inspiration), I asked ChatGPT, an AI language model developed by OpenAI, to generate a poem from the blog copy. The result resonated deeply with me, capturing the essence of honoring our food and the nourishment it provides. While I am not the author of this poem, I am sharing it here to offer a fresh perspective on our relationship with food.
Honoring Your Food, Deepening Your Nourishment
In the rush of the day, I forgot to see,
The colors, the textures, the life on my plate.
I swallowed, I hurried, I chased and I fled,
And nourishment quietly slipped through the gate.
A whisper of scent, a glimmer of light,
The roasted warmth of a vegetable’s skin.
A simple pause, a breath drawn slow,
Opened a door to the feast within.
Honoring your food is a quiet art,
A mindful moment, a sacred start.
Not just the nutrients, not just the plate—
But the gratitude shaping what we create.
The rain, the soil, the farmer’s hands,
The unseen roots beneath the lands.
A thousand lives in every seed,
Whispering softly, “Take only what you need.”
With hands at my heart, I quietly say,
“Thank you for feeding my soul today.”
No perfect words, no choreographed grace—
Just a pause, a breath, a sacred space.
Mindful eating is more than a trend,
It’s the ancient song of beginning and end.
A way to belong, a way to be fed,
By the food on our plate and the life that it led.
Sustainable nourishment grows when we care,
When we sit, when we notice, when we are aware.
Not rushing, not wasting, not eating to flee,
But honoring food, and honoring me.
So today, when your meal calls your name,
Answer it slowly, without any shame.
Eat with presence, receive what is given,
And taste the quiet joy of living.
Poem generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, April 2025.Brown University Library Guides
Small Moments of Honoring Your Food Create Big Shifts
Honoring your food doesn’t mean complicating your meals.
It means meeting your plate with a different kind of presence.
When I slow down just enough to notice the colors on my plate, the scent of something fresh, the effort it took for this food to reach me—it’s almost as if the food feeds me differently.
It feels deeper.
Wider.
More lasting.
And I find myself walking away from the table not just full, but fulfilled.
Honoring Your Food Is Honoring Life
In a fast world, honoring your food is a small revolution.
It’s an act of returning.
A way of saying:
I see this.
I honor this.
I receive this.
And when you do that, you’re not just eating—you’re reconnecting.
You’re reinforcing a life that feels more awake, more grounded, and yes—more nourished.
It’s a kind of nourishment that spills over into everything else you do.
(If you’ve been craving that lately, you’re not alone. There’s a quiet movement happening, and you’re right on time.)
If This Resonates…
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