Last weekend I went skiing with some friends near Seattle. We left the house at 10:30 am after a leisurely morning including a "good" breakfast. I had eaten from the middle of the yin and yang continuum and my friends had not. We arrived at the slopes around 11:45 and began skiing. The slope we were skiing closed at 4:00 pm and we had decided to go home at that time. The snow was great and we were having a great time. At around 3:00 pm my friends were expressing that they were hungry. I was feeling still very satisfied by my breakfast. They wanted to take a break and get something to eat because our car was quite far away. I proposed that since we had food in the car we could power on till 4:00 pm and then get to our car and eat. This proposal was met with a chorus of "No way". It was made clear to me that the consequences of waiting to eat would most definitely be significant. So they took a break and had a "snack" in the lodge.
It occurred to me later that this scene appears perfectly normal to most people. We have lived so long in an imbalanced state that the conditions that this imposes on us seem to be normal because everyone around us is experiencing the same issues. We have fast food because people can not wait to eat. They have to eat within four hours of their last meal and often they have to have something in between at two hours. This was one of the most amazing developments in my life when I started eating from the center. As I became more balanced, I began to experience a satisfaction that enabled me to go without food for more extended periods of time. I didn't have to eat. There were no "consequences" if I missed a meal.
When the body becomes balanced, there is a feeling of satisfaction that becomes the foundation for all of your activity. Your body can relax without worrying about where it will find its next satisfier. There is no hunger. Your blood sugar levels become stable with no highs or lows. It is amazing how freeing this is. It allows for so many things to happen in your life. You can be generous because you have no wants. You are more effective because your attention is not split. You can focus on what you need to accomplish and get it done or you can sit in meditation without a care. Your moods do not swing so you don't have to go off with bursts of temper or bouts of depression. This is the normal way humans should be. Satisfaction should be experienced by everyone. It is my wish and blessing that it blossoms in your life.
