Eating With Consciousness

Placing my hands over my food before I begin to eat, I close my eyes and say thank you and acknowledge the light and energy that has made up my meal. How lucky am I to have such wonderful means of nourishment in front of me.

Thank you to whomever prepared my meal and for all the love that went into preparing it, and may my cook be as nourished as he has allowed me to be.

Thank you to the farmers that grew the fruit and vegetables that sit on my plate before me. Thank you for the many workers who harvested what I hope was an abundant yield that fed many mouths and nourished many bodies.

Thank you to the farmer who let his cattle and chickens roam free in their pasture, only to choose themselvs the finest grains and grasses and bugs and worms.

And perhaps most importantly- thank you sun, thank you earth, thank you wind and water for allowing this beautiful food to exist and thus allowing me to exist and be healthy. May this food be just enough to fill me up, may it be just what my body needs, and may I be nourished where I need nourishing.

I consume you consciously and with a heart full of love and thanks.

Namaste.