A True Blessing Over a Meal

Going into the Yom Kippur fast, I had committed my time in such a way that made a pre-fast meal impossible.  By some stroke of luck, half of that commitment fell away, and suddenly I had time to eat one last time in advance of the fast. I was grateful and excitedly pleased.

For those of you who know me, this won’t come as a surprise, but I’m not a terribly observant Jew.  Over the years, I have struggled with the specifics of the dogma and its relevancy to my modern life, to my yoga practice, to my interpersonal interactions.  However, I do the best to observe the High Holidays, including the Yom Kippur fast, health permitting.

Moreover, fasting has never come easy to me.  A fast is a day spent in bed, occasionally journaling, but usually mostly in and out of sleep.  So the prospect of entering a fast without a final meal seemed extremely daunting.

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In my gratitude and hurry to prepare something before the sun went down and the fast began, I ate without anything on the table except my food.  Think about it for a moment: when was the last time you just ate, without conversation, electronic device, or even a book or newspaper?

I took a moments pause before eating to honor the fact that I had received this unexpected meal at all.  Then silently and without distraction, I ate my two fried eggs, an avocado with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar, as though it were the only thing in the world to do.  I believe that quickly produced meal was more delicious than any similar breakfast I had ever had.

It comes down to two simple things: gratitude and mindfulness.