I love to bake!! If I could, I would bake every day. My daily indulgence would look something like this- cinnamon buns, apple crisp, crumb cake , Jewish Apple cake, chocolate chip cookies, biscotti and scones.My mother baked several times per week. I learned recently through her friend that she baked when she was stressed. Well, 4 kids and a dog must have kept her stressed continuously. Everyone loved my mom’s pound cake. My dad would even toast it and put butter on it! No wonder he had a heart attack at the age of 45! But the memories of my mom’s baking still bring such a warm feeling to my heart. To my mom, baking and eating were love. In some ways I wish I could carry on her method of loving, but I know better for several reasons. #1 – There is soooo much nutritional data available to us now, to bake continuously would mean I was keeping my head in the sand. Just the elevated triglyceride levels alone would be enough to have a person on Lipitor asap. #2 – I am hypoglycemic. (My mom was too, but the medical community did not have today’s knowledge to treat it. I would be sabotaging my body daily if I ate sugar continuously. #3 Most importantly, baked goods are not a reflection of love. Occasionally, they are wonderful and make your heart sing. But love can be shared in so many other important ways, like playing a board game, supporting a sport, taking walks or sharing the love of a pet. But what does this have to do with spirituality? Well, I have found that if I do indulge in sweets that my mind becomes foggy and I can’t function. When I can’t function, I am no good for myself or my family. How can I be connected fully to spirit if I can’t function? To be the best channel, mother/wife or employee, I need to love myself enough to eat healthy. Believe me, I am not a role model, but I know my limits. I am much happier when I stay within my food boundaries. It is not worth the headaches or weakness. So what prompted me to write about this today? I just overdosed on homemade Muddy Buddy mix. I think it is going to be a long night!
I totally agree with this post! I have the same issues. And if I might add, I also noticed that besides not being able to function when I eat sugar or able to feel connected to Source, it is a way I have used (I have noticed) to delay being who I really am....living on purpose, with purpose, figuring out my purpose, being in my power, etc....it disconnects me from all of that and keeps me where I am or not anywhere really (except on the couch, maybe)!
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