Hungry? Or is it just a vision?
So many times you think you are hungry – but if you thought about it a moment, stepped back from it and processed those feelings, you’d find something altogether different.
If you’re watching television, and a food commercial comes on, you can actually become hungry just looking at the juicy, ripe fruit, or the crisp vegetables. If you’re at a restaurant, having just finished a perfectly delicious and satisfying meal, and your server brings the dessert tray over – you may feel hungry all over again.
Madison Avenue loves that what we see makes us hungry. They make millions from it.
What is it we’re seeking when we get hungry with our eyes?
Beauty.
Surround yourself with beauty, and your eyes will become satisfied, not seeking fulfillment in food.
- Set a beautiful table – even if it’s just for you, even if it’s just at your desk.
- Use table linens, flowers, candles, and beautiful dishes. Use the “good” stuff (you’re worth it).
- Use cloth napkins for your brown bag lunches – try different ones each day.
- Serve food attractively – garnish your plates, consider the colors of the food you’re serving.
- Keep a vase of flowers at your workspace, whether that’s your desk or the kitchen windowsill. Or both.
- Pay attention to the visual feast that is your life. Look and enjoy.
