published: November 10th, 2008
Ease in the Kitchen
Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge. Freedom comes from letting go of what you think you know to be true. Over the years I see that many people do not wish to cook versus those that enjoy it. One of the biggest differences is how one holds the idea of cooking. Do you think of it as a necessary chore? Something you do, just because your family must eat? Something you avoid because it is like work. You might like the cooking and loathe the cleaning up enough to avoid it all together? You think other things are more important so you usually run out of time and just need to grab food from wherever you can? What are your reasons for not cooking or incorporating cooking and planning food into your daily life?
I find that some of my own reasons for making cooking a part of my day are:
1. I feel much better eating clean, healthy, fresh food that I’ve made myself.
2. I have control over what goes into the food so I have control over how the food affects my well being. I can create better energy, beauty, vitality, moods, etc. from getting to choose exactly what goes into my food.
3. Making food is like an arts and crafts project that I enjoy.
4. I can share the results and people like to enjoy the food, often giving me a lot of positive reinforcement to keep up my arts and crafts experiments.
5. I feel good about myself for both the cooking easily, and then also for the cleaning up and making the space feel good.
6. The whole process can be relaxing like a meditation when I allow it to be.
7. Sometimes I use clean up as a time to enjoy some music. My top priority is that I value looking and feeling great and cooking food at home is one of the best ways to support that.
I encourage you to find reasons that support you to incorporate a bit of cooking into your day. If you would like skills and tools on how to fit in making food when you have a busy full schedule or how to make food fast and simply, then just schedule a session at www.SusanMarque.com. The success journal is also available and has wonderful tools for creating your body and life the way you would like it to be.
Susan Marque is a dynamic food coach. With phone coaching, seminars and classes she has been sharing her whole foods approach to health since 1997. Her distinctions have helped people with easy weight loss that stays off, creating more vitality and energy, clearing ailments, looking younger and feeling better on every level.
Susan has written four Fast and Easy Cookbooks, and co-created the Beyond Weight Loss