dailydatewithgod

We pay a lot of attention to the nourishment of our bodies.  In the most literal understanding of nourishment this makes sense. Yet, we limit ourselves if we do not consider the nourishment of our hearts and minds as well.  I find it funny that at the gym we are all there nourishing our bodies by getting our blood pumping and taking care of ourselves and splashed across the screens are scenes of devastation and people arguing with each other.  Something is amiss here.  This is why I do not watch what they display on the screens.  I use the time instead to read books and I have a series of affirmations I read through.  I recognize the importance of nourishing my mind while nourishing my body.  We are whole human beings. There is no sense eating well and exercising only to be telling yourself all day long what a piece of crap you are and putting your attention on all the despair and hopeless things of the world.  We do not want to ignore the things that are not working well in the world, but we want to be able to bring some heart and peace of mind to them. How else will things change?  The information we allow into our minds is our nourishment.  The relationships we cultivate nourish our hearts.  When we pay attention to those levels of nourishment we allow ourselves to grow and flourish in the same way the plant is nourished not just by the attention of the gardener but by the light of the sun and the rain of the clouds. God is the gardener and if we allow God to oversee the growth of our hearts and minds, would he have us take in the nourishment we are taking in or would she weed some of it out?