Food As a Religion

You may think what a strange topic Food As ahabit so all we need to do is change that habit, change
Religion. If you think about Religion, why do people holdthe way we do things and we will soon discover we
on to some form of religion. Now I am not talking aboutwill see a change in our lives. Now I did not say change
any particular religious body. I am not talking about awas easy, but I said change makes all the difference in
belief system that we call Religion. We know thatour lives. The next time you sit infront of that TV grab
depending upon were you were born will determinean apple or some other healthy food. Even better go
what religious system you have. Now the purpose offor a walk with you mate or some one who is special
this article is not to go into detail why we believe whatto you. You are not only giving your body what it
we believe, but rather how our body and mind requireneeds, but feeding your mind as well. Just do not do
things to comfort us.these things once, but make them habits, and you will
All that we do in life is to make ourselves feel better.soon discover that you are looking better, and feeling
Now I did not say, that all that we do make us feebetter.
better, but rather all that we do is an attempt to makeYou see, our bodies are a form of engine if you put in
us feel better. We listen to music or a particular typethe wrong type of fuel in and it is not going to work
of music why? Music makes us feel good. We go toproperly. Let the body of that engine being idle over an
movies because for one short moment we leavelong period of time and you will discover some parts
reality and enter into another world. Yes, like certainare not working properly. A Car that sits in a driveway
sports or types of games and other things becausefor a long time brakes my seize. Our bodies need
they make us feel good. That is were food comes inhealthy fuel to work properly and if our bodies are not
we eat food not only because we are hungry but toworking properly our minds are not working at its best.
make us feel good. You may say that is not true, butUnhealthy foods and lack of exercise effect our
think of it for a moment, you put a DVD in to watchmoods and how we feel about life and about our self.
and shortly you go and grab a bag of chips. This actSo you see, Food is like a Religion, the wrong kind of
of sitting in front of the TV with food is more out of areligion will have us do the wrong things. A suicide
habit then hungar. So now you you can see thebomber is an example of how a bad belief can be
connection. Religion can be a form of comfort asdeadly to oneself, and unhealthy food and lack of
many other things in life. Food can be a form ofexcerise is deadly to our bodies, minds and effects
comfort. Religion as Food. Comfort Food to make usthose around us.
feel better, but the problem is what we think is comfortThe next time you consider about your comfort think
many times turn out to be discomfort. What we putabout what you are eating and what you are doing,
into our bodies does have an effect on how we feel.and you will soon discover life is looking brighter.
Some things have immediate results and others takeWayne Coleman
longer, but still have effects. Now we can train ourB.A., B.R.S., M.Div.
selves to find comfort in things. We are creatures of