Holy Crap! I Put Balsamic Vinegar on My Popcorn (And Other Mindfulness Fails That Prove I’m Just Like You)
This morning, in my calm and strong yoga class, my fellow yogis and I were having a deep chat about the true meaning of mindfulness . Not the mystical, magical, wooooo-woo kind, but the simple, brutally honest, practical kind: staying present in each and every moment. "Yes!" I thought. "I will be present! I will be focused! I am a disciplined yogi!" Fast forward to mid-afternoon. I’m at my regular day job (which is my home office), and I got a powerful, undeniable craving for popcorn . My commute is a grueling, ten-foot pilgrimage to the kitchen. I prepared the kernels, grabbed a bottle to drizzle a little oil on top, and watched as the liquid came out… dark and smelly. Holy crap. I had just put balsamic vinegar on my popcorn kernels. I had to curl up right there on the floor and laugh until I cried. (It was either that or cry until I curled up.) As I cleaned up the sticky, acidic mess and started over with a proper setup of popcorn and olive oil, it hit me: the...