How To Begin, Gently: Day 9, Eat Something Warm

This is not advice. This is a baseline.

When the weather shifts, your appetite knows before your mind does. You start reaching for warmth — not aspirational food, not “healthy” food, just something that steadies you. Across cultures and climates, people turn to soups, broths, and stews when things feel cold or uncertain, not out of nostalgia, but necessity. Warm food slows the day down. It settles the nervous system. It reminds you that you are still here, still feeding yourself, still paying attention. Sometimes, that’s enough.