And the light finally dawned on Bubble-Head as I resolved the inner conflict of walking to the market daily by abandoning another 'old, bad habit'.
It felt inefficient and questionable to go daily to only pick up one or two things because decades of 'superstores' and 'one stop shopping' brainwashed me that if I wasn't hauling home a carload I wasn't doing it right.
My great grandmother didn't go out to the yard and kill enough chickens for the week; it was one meal at a time and she sent me to the garden to pick a single tomato and onion for the dinner salad, not a whole bag full for salads all week.
But little by little supersizing and canned goods by the case and what do you know, I'm hauling 10-12 bags of groceries home every week. For mainly two people. Talk about unnecessary.
Our little market may not have every thing, brand, variety offered at the superstore. They don't carry fresh spinach. I don't know why, they just don't. Maybe I should ask them to stock it.
As I began to negotiate that thought this morning with 'well, I can always go back to the big store for those things' my other voice answered 'Why? So what? Do you really need it?
So my personal goal or challenge is to purchase all of our groceries from there for the next month, minimum, with an option to renew. Support my local downtown market, get my exercise, and open my mind to different foods and making the most of what is available.
I'm excited. Refreshed. Every little brush stroke I make on a canvas when painting changes the result. The same thing happens with my life.
Saw (the following) yesterday and liked it so thought I'd share. Have a great day.
Bella
Seven Logics for Peaceful Living:
*Make Peace with your Past so that it doesn't spoil your Present
*What Others think of you is none of your business
*Time Heals almost Everything. Give the time, some time.
*No one is the reason of your Happiness except you yourself
*Don't compare your life with others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
*Stop thinking too much. It's alright to not know the answers.
*Smile. You don't own all the problems in the world.