Savor-ing

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the concept of pleasure. I know that like myself, many women use food as their primary or one of their primary sources of pleasure in life. I’ve been investigating other sources lately and in the process have found that it’s not so much about finding things that are pleasurable but finding the pleasure in things. And I believe there is a word for this--it’s called savoring.

Savor – to get enjoyment from.

I think this concept extends way beyond the enjoyment of food, which frankly much of the time I miss due to my judgment about what I’m eating, but that’s a long story for another post! I do know that it’s possible to savor people, places and things.

I have a friend who works at home and she takes a half hour break each day to go out and have a cup of tea at her local coffee shop. When she described to me how she sits and takes in the enviornment and really enjoys every sip of her tea- – I was kind of awestruck! Wow, I thought it’s just a cup of tea but she’s getting so much enjoyment out of it which leads me to believe...

Savoring has much less to do with the object being savored than it does with your state of mind.

You can savor anything, all it takes is consciousness and slowing down enough to allow yourself to really experience it. Savoring is a way to connect with an object or person but also a way to connect with yourself. It’s all happening too fast, too much, too soon. Let’s start slowing down and savoring all of the things we’ve worked so hard to get into our lives--our living spaces, the nature that’s around us, a piece of music, our friends, spouses, lovers. Let’s start by declaring 30 minutes a day to savor...something.

What will you savor today? I’d love to hear back from you!