Nature Photos

 Frogs and birds.

Poem: "Needled"

This poem came out of the September 3, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from technoshaman. It also fills the "group dynamics" square in my Wordsmith Bingo card. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Polychrome Heroics.

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Food for Thought

This fascinating study suggests that belief, not just food intake, influences how the body responds to meals.  It's not just about the calories in the food.  It's about what we think  we're eating, and how we feel  about it.

So this seems like another place where mind over matter could be tremendously useful.  Meditation can impact other bodily processes.  One option for food satisfaction, therefore, might be meditating to improve those metabolic shifts to deliver better satisfaction with lower calories, and more efficient use of fuel rather than packing it into fat storage.  Unlike other dietary manipulations, this one doesn't cost money and it's likely to improve mind/body interaction.  Worth a try.

Crowdfunding Project: PoetTown

A project I'm following, PoetTown, is making progress and currently doing a round of fundraising.  This is going to be a searchable hub site of poetry with crowdfunding options.