The Empowered Lifestyle

Each and every Monday, the 7th grade program that my son is in sends home to the parents a detailed log of what classes will be studying what curricula during the week ahead. This weekly list serve update outlines quizzes and scheduled tests so that the parents can keep an eye on the homework being done and the amount of studying needed for specific classes and agendas. I tell you all this because yesterday I received the outlook for this week whereupon I saw that the kids in his history class are studying the history of the American Indian. Specifically what the sheet said was something like this: “Chapter 12..The white man goes back on his word to the Indians.”

To say the least.

Pun intended.

So, I’m making dinner and flipping channels on the kitchen television when I see that American Movie Classics has the most modern retelling of the Geronimo tale on. The one with the guy who starred with Sandra Bullock in that second ‘Speed’ movie. Jason something or other. Anyway, the point is that I ran upstairs and grabbed the boy and told him to come downstairs and watch this movie. In the kitchen. While I was cooking. I had seen this movie when it first was released and remember it as being fair and unbiased as to the deplorable, inhumane treatment that was part of our cultural heritage where the Indian is concerned. I know, I know, Sarah Palin would not call me “a real American,” but, there it is.

Anyway, I am cooking away when there starts scene after scene of battle after gruesome, bloody battle. Now, I KNOW that NO ONE should EVER cook any food AT ALL when there is any other energy but peace and harmony and love present as those same spices saturate any meal. Likewise, and this is actually a dictate in Feng Shui, we are NEVER EVER supposed to make a meal with violence or pain or imbalance afoot since we will eventually be imbibing more of same. I was torn since I had pulled my son away from other studies almost forcing him to sit and watch this movie that I now wanted to change to old reruns of Father Knows Best (just love that Princess!)

I chose to ‘fess up and tell him that I was changing the channel and how I knew that I am the biggest pain in the ass but that I was choosing healthy and happy digestion over custard’s last stand.

He got it. Well, c’mon, he IS my son after all.

Later on I told him that Feng Shui even says that you shouldn’t bang any utensil on the side of pots or pans while you are cooking either as this can cause some Alka Seltzer moments after dinner as well. We both agreed that it makes sense to make your cooking space as harmonious and beautifully balanced as possible in order to make your body the same exact way.

Next time, I’ll let him learn about the Trail of Tears when there isn’t any milk to spill around. And I’ll know that I have done everything in my power to put only love inside his mouth with a side order of peace and contentment filling his belly.