Friend or Foe?

[Guest guest]

I went to an early risers meeting this morning and someone said

something that really struck me.

I've been stressed with my hasbeen losing his job and the kids at

home squabbling. Lo and behold I have been " picking up " : a small bag

of chips here, an extra serving of food there, grazing while

cooking. Mainly finding it intolerable to sit and watch TV with the

family at night.

Well, a guy was talking about how he abused his body with alcohol and

substances and never bothered to take care of himself by feeding

himself when hungry, etc. His mother told him that if anyone ever

treated him like he treated himself, she would kick his ass. He said

he took better care of his truck and his dog than he did himself;

when something went wrong with the truck he would fix it right away,

but he would walk around with a pocket full of money and a fridge

full of food and not even feed himself. He went on to say how insane

it is to disrespect your body and pour junk into it.

The goal is to have self-love. To love and respect your body. To

BELIEVE that you deserve to be treated well. To see yourself as a

success and not as a failure. To have self-worth.

Powerful message.

What am I thinking when I eat greasy potato chips, sedating myself,

not thinking? Am I loving myself or just going for the quick fix?

Boy, this is a long journey to truly change belief systems! I

thought I was there, but my recent behavior indicates that I may have

to re-examine some things. I have no business " polluting " my body.

Not because I'm white knuckling it, trying to resist the goodies, but

because I believe in myself and want to serve my body as well as it

serves me.

Smiles,

Vicki A.