A Salad of Essays for a Healthy Mind and Spirit Food for Thought: Essays on Mind and Spirit, Volume II is a healthy salad of essays on topics from philosophical and contemplative to heartwarming and lighthearted. Guests guest essayists add zest to the mix with poignant, literary, and delightfully humorous musings. As a diet of fruits and vegetables are requisite for a healthy body, so too are thought-provoking readings on subjects from serious to mundane for an intrepid mind and undaunted spirit.