What food would you say is your specialty?
In a world full of fast, processed content, snippets, soundbites, endless scrolling, what we really need is nourishment for the mind. That is where my specialty comes in: food for thought.
I believe it is as essential to our daily diet as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Not the kind you get online, often more like junk food for the brain, but the kind that feeds your curiosity, sparks reflection, and leaves you feeling a little richer inside. Mental, emotional, and even physical well-being are all connected, and feeding yourself with ideas that challenge or inspire is one of the best ways to care for the whole self.
I regularly head out on my own, local café, town center, or wherever I happen to be, and just soak in the atmosphere. I enjoy listening in on other people’s conversations in open spaces when I am alone, and I do it deliberately.
What I do next is a quiet art: without anyone noticing, I step in, dropping a thought, a question, a perspective, like tossing a boomerang into the mix. Suddenly, the conversation shifts. People start thinking, questioning, wondering. More often than not, I end up invited to the table, welcomed as fresh energy, new blood for the discussion.
I have been living in Italy for twenty years, and over time people have told me, “Non hai peli sulla lingua,” which means you do not have hair on your tongue. In other words, you say what you think. Apparently, that is not as common as one might imagine. I do this regularly, and I love it.
Some people go to the gym; I drop into conversations, stir things up, and watch people’s minds stretch a little. Think of it as my version of Meal on Wheels: a lightning bolt of thought that lands in a conversation. No fluff, no sugarcoating, just food for thought.
Words Have Power 