1. NOURISHMENT

2. WHAT IS NOURISHMENT?  Noun 1.The substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition. 2.Food.

3. WHAT WAYS CAN WE BE NOURISHED?  Body: Our bodies need a healthy balanced diet to keep us fit and well.  Mind: Our minds need to be fed an interesting, stimulating diet.  Soul

4. WAY TO NOURISH OUR BODY  Fresh food and vegetables  Lean proteins  Take it easy on the fat, salt, sugar, preservatives, processed foods.  These all feed our physical health, growth, fitness and energy levels.

5. WAY TO NOURISH OUR MIND  Reading good quality literature provokes our minds to think, create pictures, construct scenes in our imaginations.  We construct in thoughts and in imagery the scenes that we have read, perhaps playing them out in our minds, revisiting them later, exploring alternative storylines.  Quizzes  Jig-saw puzzles  Challenging games like chess or bridge

6. WAY TO NOURISH OUR SOUL  Bonding and friendship  Time spent with nature, children and animals often feed a persons’ spirit and inner core.  Finding an inner sense of peace, quiet and comfort is very healing and supportive.  Meditation, prayer, time in nature and complete stillness or quiet are ways to feed our spirit.  Religion

7. HOW DOES THE EUCHARIST NOURISH US?  The Eucharist nourishes our soul and out lives.  The body of Christ we receive in Holy Communion is "given up for us," and the blood we drink "shed for the many for the forgiveness of sins.”  The Eucharist nourishes us for our Christian journey