It’s Tuesday.
You’ve had a stressful morning at work.
Deadlines, emails, pressure.

Now it’s lunchtime.
You walk into the cafeteria.
The smell of pizza and fries wraps around you.
Your stomach growls, your mind shouts: Eat now, eat more, you deserve it.

You sit down with your tray.
And then, you remember.

Instead of diving straight into food, you pause.
You notice the plate.
The colors, the textures, the steam rising.
You become aware of the space between you and the food.

You take a breath.
You feel your shoulders drop.
The rush slows down.

And something else happens too
when you widen your attention,
your brain’s electrical rhythm shifts.
Narrow, tense focus gives way to a softer pattern,
a synchrony that calms the nervous system.
Like switching from static noise to clear music,
your physiology begins to balance itself.
Stress hormones settle.
Digestion prepares to work smoothly.
Even your heartbeat and breath fall into steadier rhythm.
It’s a tiny shift in awareness,
but it ripples outward
into clarity, into well-being, into the way you feel in your skin.

You eat, but differently.
Each bite feels fuller, more satisfying.
Halfway through, you realise, you’re not hungry anymore.
You stop.
And it feels… natural.

When you widen your attention, the noise of urgency fades.
The body speaks more clearly.
Food tastes richer, and fullness arrives gently, without struggle.

Before your next meal, take just ten seconds.
See the plate.
See the air between you and the plate.
See the room around you.
Then begin.

You’ll find that you need less,
yet you receive more.

It may feel unusual at first,
but trust it
soon this pause will feel like home.

Even in the busiest day,
you can claim this small island of calm.
And on that island,
you’ll rediscover choice, balance, and ease.

Just stay aware of space.

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