I was leaving this one restaurant that I frequent, after having breakfast—going out the back door towards their parking lot.  I noticed that this one waitress who works there, who is very nice, was standing by the kitchen eating her breakfast. What was she eating? Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and a Mountain Dew.
 
Wow, I thought, how strange. One of the main reasons I like this restaurant is that they serve a number of really healthy dishes. And, I know, the employees can eat there for free. Why does she choose to eat that garbage?
 
Don’t get me wrong… I don’t mean to be judgmental here. Because we all have our vices that other people may question or may not like. But, it just seems that the problems consuming bad foods, on a regular basis can cause, are not good. And, Mountain Dew, we all have heard the stories about the side-effects of that. Like the old saying goes, "You are what you eat."
 
I mean, me, I haven’t consumed a soft drink in years. A lot of years… I only drink them when it is an absolute necessity. Even most fast food places offer bottled water now.
 
This young lady is very nice. She’s actually a singer in band. I didn’t  know that for a long-long time until recently she told me. I looked up her band and she, the shinning element of the group, is a very good singer. I think the problem with the band, if you want to call it that, is that they are all much older than her. Maybe one of the members is her man, or something? I don’t know??? But, here in a place like L.A., with a million other bands on the market, I think the age of the rest of her group really holds her back. But, such is life. And, that’s the not the point of this piece anyway.
 
What you consume defines who and what you are. Sure, you can do it, hiding out in the parking lot in the back of the business, but you’re still doing it. You’re still taking it in. And, whatever you consume will ultimately come to define your life.
 
What do you eat? What do you drink? Why do you eat it and why do you drink it? What else do you consume? And, most importantly, how does it define your life today and how will it define your life tomorrow?  If you don’t think about this, you really should. Because if you do not intake what you intake with absolute consciousness, it may be the source your eventually downfall.