Eat to live; do not live to eat.
I'm not talking about a preference like rice or wheat.
Of course, everyone has likes and dislikes.
But, it cannot be only cakes going down your pipes.
The desires of the flesh, one must control and defeat.
I mean - don't be too rigid like dried up concrete.
One can have a preference.
Along with a palate endurance.
Because, controlling bodily desires.
Teaches us to be at peace and reach higher.
Food is but nutrition.
Health should be a deciding intention.
Then consider the heart of the person offering.
Is it all they've got to offer; is it from a hand that's loving?
More than anything, food must be respected.
It is something that must never be wasted.
Many do not get even a few grains in a day.
So remember those unfortunate souls when you dislike your buffet.
It is not what goes into the mouth that makes us unclean.
Rather, the hurt caused by what comes out of it, sometimes worse than a latrine.
Eat to live; do not live to eat.
Accept it all gracefully, whether it's bitter or sweet.
-RUELHA
www.ruelha.com
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Some real truths in here!!!
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Dhanyawad Collin-ji. π
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Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER and commented:
GOOD ADVICE FROM A FAVORITE POET OF MINE! β€ π
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Thank you so much JD….I’m your favourite…πππ
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YOU ARE. π
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FAVORITE=? OH YES…GONNA COME SEE ME, PLEASE???????????????
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YOU HAVE BEEN FLR A LONG TIME.
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EATING IS A PROBLEM OF MINE. THE MORE NERVOUS I GET.—THE MORE LIKELY I AM TO BINGE—ON ALMOST ANYTHING! π¦ I GUESS THAT’S WHAT COUNSELIMG IS FOR..
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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Thanks for sharing mypoem Ned.
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Hehe Rue i Neither
Live to Eat or Eat to Live
i Just
SMiLE
Calorie
Free
And Katrina
Takes Care of the
Rest of it on the Plate She Provides
And Yes i Always Clean The Plate
Yet Not With Soap And
Water Hehe
With
Big
Canine Teeth
Honestly It’s Nice Not to
Be in A Marriage of Two
‘High Powered Careers’
And Even A Nest Full
of Children There Is No
Law That Requires Anyone
To Achieve That American Dream
Yet There Was A Day That Katrina Worked
20 Hours A Day At A News Paper Getting Off
And Getting Dropped Off At My Job to Help
Me Clean Up the Facility i Was Responsible
For Hehe A Military Bowling Center Where
Work Was Basically Not Much Different
Than Recreation Before i Got
Sucked Up on the Ladder
to Much Higher
Pay
And
Loss of Soul…
Again It’s Nice
Just to Be Free
of that American Dream…
As It Was Just An Increasingly Thorny
Meal That Became A Nightmare to Consume…
The World Will Be A Very Complicated Place Yes
And There Are Lots of Folks So Far Away From Simple Peace…
Haha Saw Your Tag For this Post That Said ‘Fussy Husband’ That Made me Smile..:)
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Lol….nothing gets by you, eh Fred? π πππ€©π
But yes, I agree we forfeit peace for all the wrong things in life. It’s so difficult to comprehend sometimes…..Shalom!
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Hehe Yeah Rue
Carnivorously
Consuming
A Salad i
Once Bit into
A Fork So
Much Harder
To Digest Than
A Plate Unscathed
i Remained Peaceful
Digesting
Becoming
A Wittiest
Fool
Even
In Grand
Simplest Failures
Like Having Such
A Hard Time Tying
Knots in Shoe Laces Little
Or Untying Knots From
My iPhone Ear Bud Wires
Too Cheap to Go Wireless
Just Another
One of Katrinaβs
Homemaker Blessing
Untangling Pathways
To
Music
Divine Love
FLoWeRS Through Rootsπ
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The way to a man’s heart is …..through the stomach. Katie is such a sweetie. π
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Hehe Yes This Is
True 60 Pounds
Ago We were
Married All
i Can
Eat Katrina
Buffet Since Then Rueπ
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Wow i read your poems to liveβ¦ youβre addictive as a good cocoa. ππππ«π«π«
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Thank you David. That is very kind
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RUE, HONEY, WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING UP AND SO JOYOUS ABOUT???? CAN;T QUITE MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS BUT IT IS VERY PLEASING TO SEE YOU LAUGHING!!!!!!! β€
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That was a tiny marble cake I had baked a while ago….:)
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NOW WE KNOW! π
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LOL π
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Bare truths out there in the poem I live to eat enjoy ,relish all the favourite foodsπ
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Aah, I know your palette my lovely friend. We’ve shared a platter on several occasions. Besides, you’ve cooked for me so often. π xoxo
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Love your poem little sister.
Jesus loves you little sister π π π
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Wonderful poem, Rue. The message and the wording is just perfect. You do have a gift with the pen. Keep sharing your heart and mind. There is so much heart and wisdom there. Hope your day is wonderful and you eat to live, but enjoy what you partake in.
Lots of love from Canada. β€ Your cyber twin, sister and friend.
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Thank you so much Tina. You’re a doll. I hope and pray you have a beautifully blessed week there and that your platter is always full with an abundance of fresh, healthy, life-giving produce and choicest cuts.
Love, love and a lot more love to you Tina…xoxo
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This is absolutely true dear Ru. An important message shared here. Very well penned dear π€β£οΈβ£οΈ
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Thank you my baby sister…. I’m so glad you agree. xoxo
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