Experience trumps intellectual learning

Everything that occurs to us in life is a resource, an experience that we can learn from and grow from.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

We have all recovered from the stomach bug. Although the week we were afflicted was very tough, the experience presented countless blessings.

The only exposed family member who did not become ill was our one-year-old granddaughter who is still nursing. My husband, who stores up a lot of vitamin D from the sun, also suffered minimally.

Monitoring our granddaughter's temperature and ensuring she stayed hydrated was helpful. Unlike many, we managed to stay away from doctors' offices and emergency rooms, thereby preventing the further spread of the virus.

In the past, although I considered it, a 72-hour fast seemed daunting. However, when any attempt to eat caused projectile vomiting, I had little choice. I could not tolerate food I had been trained to offer others suffering comparable symptoms. Learning from experience always trumps intellectual learning.

When I became hungry again and could eat, I no longer craved the foods I had habitually eaten. Never have I dieted or intentionally excluded any food groups but to this day I have no interest in eating comfort foods, such as bread, bananas, dairy, or desserts.

When it comes to eating, did I break the habit of being myself? Time will tell.