September 6, 2010

Lather ~ Rinse ~ Repeat!

There are some things that take forever to learn... perhaps they are things I will never learn.  This weekend  I once again revisited something that it seems that I never 'get' until after it's over, and then it's too late:  feelings cannot be healed/calmed/raised/stopped/fixed/suppressed with food.  And yet, it is the first thing I turn to when I am not thinking straight and need to self-soothe, appreciate, or control.

Emotional eating is a vacuum.  It does not feed the mind or body.  It only feeds itself.

I sure do wish I would fully embrace this lesson now and never have to repeat it again!

5 comments:

  1. That is so true but so difficult to get into our think pattern at the time we need to do so. I pray that you will eventually learn it and think twice before reaching for the comfort food. It is a lesson I need to learn too

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  2. I'm so enjoying your LSNED posts :-) They're all so beautifully written and thoughtful, and you're sharing some fab lessons xx

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  3. Kai - don't beat yourself up over this one. You have acknowledged the mistake, now move on. I've tried lately asking myself when I head for the fridge or the cupboard... am I REALLY hungry, or just _______? (bored, angry, sad, fill in the blank as you fit). I've managed to stop myself and choose another activity several times this way. It isn't foolproof, but it is helping!

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  4. oh yes... I have been known to keep telling myself this! You are right, it never bloody fixes anything... eeeeek!

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