Don’t Eat The Food

Next time you are hungry, find your way to a fantastic meal.

Whether you prepare it yourself or have it prepared for you; it matters not.

As the meal is ready in front of you, stop.

Don’t eat it, just sit there for 5 minutes.

Pause.

Don’t look around to pass the time; simply sit there.

Appreciate the meal in front of you but don’t let your mind wander, because believe me – it will try.

Falling into distraction to lessen the perception of the time passed is your instinct’s final attempt at holding onto you.

Within moments of this pause, you will notice a separation between your instinct to eat and your intentions that hold it at bay.

Your instincts have lost its power over you.

So now I have a question.

Was this restraint that you just experienced?

Or freedom?