Food...

It is easy to take for granted the wide variety of foods available to us today.  With refrigerated transport, nothing is ever truly "out of season" any more.  We can have apples year round, grapefruit whenever we want, fresh tomatoes and garlic and onions and potatoes whenever we go to the grocery store.  We can find tropical fruits grown on the other side of the world, fresh meat in the butcher shop, and whatever else we want, for a price that is amazingly affordable.

When you get sick, when you have trouble eating, it brings home what a blessing it is to have a wide variety of delicious foods available.  So many people live life constrained by their inability to eat.  While life is sustainable through other means, it enhances the quality of living to be able to eat whatever you want, whenever you want it.

This morning, I am short of my usual morning food.  I am a creature of habit, and every morning, I start my day the same way.  Without my usual breakfast, my day is less bright.  Although it seems like a small thing to not have the usual start to my day, it is a big thing in my life.

Today, we have the ability to eat foods from all over the world on a whim.  It is an amazing part of living in the 21st century, and I am truly grateful.