When I was young, there was a commercial on TV about a stock brokerage company called E.F. Hutton. Remember that? There would be a crowd of people talking and laughing, but when the character in the commercial said "E.F. Hutton says..." everyone would stop what they were doing and lean in to pay attention.
Their slogan was "When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen."
Ah... I am thinking that the same thing might just apply to my stomach. Although the only one who might be interested in listening is ME. And the many parts of me on the inside who have something to say about my relationship with food, and about what I am putting into my body these days.
I was teaching at Kripalu a few months ago, sitting in the silent dining room with a plate full of food in front of me. I love that little room, apart from the main (and very noisy) dining room. I love how peaceful it is and how it really helps me to be in tune with myself. On this particular winter day, as I paused before eating, I distinctly "heard" my stomach say to me "I'm tired of carrying everything by myself."
This was slightly odd as I had never really "heard" any part of my body speak to me before, particularly my stomach! But I honored it, thanked it for letting me know and actually found that I ate less. I began noticing my stomach feeling overly full at many times after a meal, and then I began noticing WHILE I was eating, when it would start to hint at that fullness and I am better able to stop.
I created this SoulCollage® card (see above) to honor my stomach at that stage of my journey. Overly full, crowded with junk...etc. I "hear" my stomach often now. And I am working on the practice of LISTENING to it before and during meal and snack times too. When Anne Marie's stomach talks... her inner committee listens!
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