This piece is great for a kitchen and not just because of the abstract lobster that dominates the painting. The human body is our greatest gift and our most loyal servant. It receives everything we offer it; our nourishment, our touch, our words, and our thoughts. It does not argue. It does not resist. It simply responds. When we eat, the body is listening. Food is not only digested by enzymes and organs, but by the state of consciousness in which it is received. The thoughts we think, the emotions we hold, and the tone of our nervous system at the moment of eating determine how our food is processed, assimilated, and stored.
Anger contracts the body. It signals threat. In this state, digestion shuts down. Blood is redirected away from the gut toward survival. To eat while angry is to ask the body to do two opposing things at once: to protect and to receive. The body will always choose protection. This is why eating in anger creates heaviness, stagnation, inflammation, and disconnection. When we eat in presence, calm, or gratitude, the body softens. It opens. It knows it is safe to receive. Nutrients are absorbed, energy flows, and food becomes information for repair, clarity, and vitality.
This piece inspires deep presence and reminds you to pause. To notice the state of being you are in. To choose whether to continue or tend to your emotions first. I like this piece for a kitchen because of its powerful reminder.
Mediums Used:
Spray Paint, Oil, Watercolor and Charcoal on Canvas
Dimensions:
16X20
Year Created:
2021
This piece is great for a kitchen and not just because of the abstract lobster that dominates the painting. The human body is our greatest gift and our most loyal servant. It receives everything we offer it; our nourishment, our touch, our words, and our thoughts. It does not argue. It does not resist. It simply responds. When we eat, the body is listening. Food is not only digested by enzymes and organs, but by the state of consciousness in which it is received. The thoughts we think, the emotions we hold, and the tone of our nervous system at the moment of eating determine how our food is processed, assimilated, and stored.
Anger contracts the body. It signals threat. In this state, digestion shuts down. Blood is redirected away from the gut toward survival. To eat while angry is to ask the body to do two opposing things at once: to protect and to receive. The body will always choose protection. This is why eating in anger creates heaviness, stagnation, inflammation, and disconnection. When we eat in presence, calm, or gratitude, the body softens. It opens. It knows it is safe to receive. Nutrients are absorbed, energy flows, and food becomes information for repair, clarity, and vitality.
This piece inspires deep presence and reminds you to pause. To notice the state of being you are in. To choose whether to continue or tend to your emotions first. I like this piece for a kitchen because of its powerful reminder.
Mediums Used:
Spray Paint, Oil, Watercolor and Charcoal on Canvas
Dimensions:
16X20
Year Created:
2021
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