Spring symbolizes the beginning, fertility, and rebirth. After dormancy in Winter, new life starts to emerge, and life starts to pick up the pace. Do you feel it, too? We’re almost a quarter done with this year!

New Year's resolutions are a moment to reflect on the previous year and set new milestones. However, there are many cycles in life, including the change of seasons, which are prime opportunities for reflection, celebration, and recalibration.

Our current world of content and options is inundated with abundant things to consume. When considering what we eat, what types of things are we looking out for?

The general guidance is to prioritize whole foods that are minimally processed. But what does that mean?

We’ve been blessed with a robust sensory system to interact with the world around us. Senses allow us to gather data, process, perceive, and share experiences with others.

Sensory ability can be improved by tuning into the present moment. Eating is one of my favorite activities to work on this power; it combines all five senses, and we eat multiple times daily. It’s one of the tools I’ve used with my meditation and mindfulness practice.

As a typical night owl sleeping through typical breakfast hours, it was a challenge to incorporate breakfast into my routine. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but not for the reason you may typically think. Your daily intake and expenditure will guide your energy balance, but how you start your day impacts how you’ll end.

“Treating yourself” usually means indulgence in food or spending. But before we reward ourselves, we should examine whether that choice benefits us in the long run or is a reactionary dopamine fix. Neurons that fire together wire together, so let’s not disguise the reinforcement of negative behavior as self-care.

Investing in self-constructive choices over self-destructive ones will lead to happier and more satisfying lives.