Find the Symbolism: If Relationship Motivates, Make Relationship with Everything...

If my food,
my meals,
were my lovers
& not simply in the eating to "attempting-to-fill-my-relational-hole" expression,
but food became personified;
a lover,
a friend,
a stranger,
the relationship with my mother
or father,
or brother,
Self.

What would this say about my actions in relationship?

Am I taking too much?
Am I savoring too little?
Am I  choosing what is the best for me --as I understand 'best' at this time-- or
Am I settling with how much and whatever is put in front of me?
Am I addicted to choosing what is not the healthiest for me & do I believe that this can change?
Am I really giving him the attention he deserves?
(Am I constantly eyeing my phone, or working on the computer while in your presence without concern or informing?)
Am I turning from what I do not want to believe?
Am I working to make things better for me,
for us,
or am I content with the taste of mediocrity?
Do I trust that he will be enough?
Do I trust I will be taken care of?
Do I expect too much of him?

All this and only more I can imagine...

What if the way I eat
and what I eat
is directly correlated to how I love others;
how I love myself?

How do I expect to treat a partner with the love and affection I so hope to, if I do not give the same quality of love and affection to the substances I spend a significant portion of my lifetime with?

The more tender I treat my meals,
the more tender I treat others/
self.

The more thought into choosing my food,
the more thought goes into choosing my company.

The more aware I am with the flavors on my folk,
The more aware I am of the essence of the beings who I walk with in this life.

The more present I am with my the status of my stomach,
The more present I am with others/
self.

At least I would imagine these are some of the formulas hold true for me...

I think its time to change my bouts of mindless eating, &
of what I am eating -- while I have come to believe in a more holistic way of living the last few years,
I have not been living too closely to an ideal balance this last year.

Here's to taking steps to making changes,
praying for these changes to occur through me
-- physically, mentally, spiritually, and otherwise --
for the sake of a greater version of self & of all others.

All the love & whatever is the 'best' to you too..
xox