My apple, my day
I share my kitchen with the 100 Men Hall and many times what is on my kitchen counter is not representative of me. Right now, there is an enormous bag of cashews, a super sized bag of Fritos half empty, a box of cocoa dusted chocolate truffles, and a pint of rum.
I’ve committed to the health and vitality of my body this year and that means, physical therapy, massage and stretching, beginning to walk again after a months long hiatus, riding my bike and when the weather warms – swimming. It also means shaking off my lazy eating.
So every day for the past week, I’ve put an apple on the counter. I don’t put a note to eat an apple, I didn’t add eat an apple to my affirmations, I don’t need a reminder, on my counter sits a beautiful red and crisp apple.
As I scurry from computer work to Hall work to other work, I mindlessly reach for what is on the counter (except the rum) to satisfy my hunger when I don’t have time to stop for a proper meal. It is satisfying to take the apple, cut it in slices, and bite into its deliciousness.
Somewhere an orchard was planted where this apple (Envy is the brand) grew on a tree and someone picked it and shipped it and here it sits on the counter waiting for me to bite into it to nourish my body. It’s as easy as taking the rubber band off the half bag of Fritos or opening the cashews and I dare not open that box of truffles.
There is no scientific evidence that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but there is empirical proof that biting into a crisp, red apple creates a sensation of feeling, a tingling in the mouth, a highly desirable crunch, an ease of digestion, and a belief that many factors brought this perfect piece of food to my counter for me to enjoy.
