Sugary, Fluffy, Emptiness

Starbuck's Chocolate Grahams

I just drove across town to Marietta for meetings this afternoon at our Sales Office. I ate lunch before I left the house. I had tuna and a boiled egg. Doesn't sound too great, but it was actually what I wanted. When I got near the office, I decided to stop at Starbucks for a cup of coffee. You know I love coffee, and it has no calories except for the little bit of milk I add. So it's a perfect treat. But the Starbuck's Chocolate Grahams were calling my name today. The dark chocolate ones. Yum, yum. I bought them, and on the way to the office I thought about how sweets are so deceptive for me. I always think I want them, and I always think I can handle them. But they always leave me wanting more and feeling bad about myself. They never leave me feeling satisfied and content. They just trigger an urge in me for more and more. And they often lead to a blue mood. Please understand. I pondered these thoughts as I was eating one of the grahams.

The grahams come two to a package. Once I arrived at the office and got set up for my meeting, I started to munch on the second one. I took a bite. I thought about what the cookie represents...what choosing the cookie means. It means I am choosing the status quo over progress. It means I am inviting sugar cravings, low energy, and a blue mood into my day. It means I am choosing sugary, fluffy, emptiness over grounded contentment and progress. I walked to the break room and tossed it in the trash. No need for palmolive today. Even I won't dig food out of the trash at work!