Lunch With God

A little boy wanted to meet God.  He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six pack of Root beer and he started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman.  She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons.  The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase.

He was aboout to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a Twinkie.

She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.  Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer.  Again, she smiled at him.  The boy was delighted!

They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.  As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman, and gave her a hug.  She gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was suprised by the look of joy on his face.  She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?"  He replied, "I had lunch with God."  But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what?  She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home.  Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?  She replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God."  However, before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected."

The Metabolic Power of Story

an excerpt from The Slow Down Diet, by Marc David

     It only takes a moment for metabolism to rearrange itself in response to our story.  Recall a time when you were feeling low energy or low metabolism and an unexpected visitor or phone call instantly lifted your spirits.  That person or message had a certain meaning for you, put a positive and inspiring spin on your story of the moment, which in turn spun your subatomic particles in just the right way to activate your inner feel-good pharmacy.  We can invoke this same matabolic magic by rewriting our stories in any given moment and bringing the happy ending we've always hoped for into present time.