​The Best First

I just caught myself going for the least appealing bite of my breakfast (a burnt corner on my toast) and then deliberately took the best bite first. This is the newer ME, more consciously considering each of my moments and actions – opting for the best, first.

For most of my life – with food or anything that has come my way, I find I’ll take the roughest or driest, smallest or least desirable portion or part first. On the face of it, I suppose my thinking is to save the best for last or delay the imminent pleasure, but experience has proven that I don’t always get to the last part. Either because I got full or time expired or something precluded my reaching the bottom or the end - the best parts or portions go unclaimed.

And then, similarly with many of my obtained tangibles - I will either evade use, thinking to preserve the sacred item or I’ll buy several of the darn things to prevent ever running out of them. I can't even count how many times I've 'lost out' due to expiration dates (!)

These are perfect examples of ‘scarcity thought’ and support the philosophy there is not enough of something, creating fear and anxiety which for most of us is an unpleasant space to live in. I know I’m not alone – there are several who think in terms of limitation and ‘preservative action’ when it comes to our stuff. Maybe we were raised to believe deferred gratification is polite and a responsible ploy or that saving the best until last is kind of like a reward. I heard someone say, “I don't want to die with an unspent dollar bill in my pocket”. That made me chuckle … and relate!

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