Added reflection

When I took my boys to the Pizza Place, and watched them both gorge out, I was present with them, and had a really great time.

I wasn't bothered by the smells or the sights of food because of the Rose Oil, and because I am learning how to detach and dissociate with the thought of eating solid food.

I am trying to imagine how more, or less, I would have connected with them if I had been eating too...

The argument for being more connected by NOT eating:

If I am not eating, I am focusing on the other people more, and talking, enjoying, and being present with them. My thoughts and attention can be on them, and not on the food.

The argument for being more connected BY eating:

There is an emotional and mental connection when people eat together. It is communal, and it goes way back into the farthest reaches of our DNA.


ANYWAY, bla bla bla....

These are good thoughts to explore...