Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Post Copy From Scott Abel.....

Here is a portion of a Christmas poem I thought was especially timely:  

I say let go of the guilt
And stick a fork in your diet
And I’m sure you will like this
If you let yourself try it
The guilt and the worry
Will surely poison your mood
And all over what?
Some drink and some food?
There’s a time to make Merry
To be human as well
So why give this all up
For some dark diet hell?
We celebrate yearly
With food and with drink
Embrace them both fully
It’s time don’t you think?
Don’t you get tired
Of the same yearly game?
You crave and resist
And end up with shame
Forget all these experts
Who warn you of gain
They are part of the problem
And cause you more pain
They tell you, “be worried,”
Or you may end up fatter
They want to generate fear
So ignore all their chatter
You need not resist
And suffer in hiding
Get out there and share
In warm joyful tidings
There is a time and a place
And the holiday season’s not it
To think that your diet
Is something you “quit”
Raise a glass to good cheer
And fill your plate up as well
And embrace all the sentiment
From that first jingle bell
Because spiritual fitness
Is shaped in traditions
So, embrace them in full
Without these self-conscious restrictions
There can be food for the soul
And for the soul, can be food
And there’s meaning in that
And I don’t want to be rude
But there will always be time
For the battle of the bulge
But there should also be occasion
To most fully indulge
So here’s my idea
It’s not so contrary
It’s is far more important – in season
          To Eat, Drink, and be Merry!