| When you set a goal or commit to a purpose you | | | | insight so that you can build a stronger and stronger |
| may feel overwhelming intimidation. I have found this in | | | | desire. So let's begin. Take a piece of paper or use a |
| my own personal experiences in dealing with my diet | | | | journal and write the following questions along with |
| and my non healthy food choices. Making an inner goal | | | | your answers. After answering them, share your |
| about food scared me because deep in my | | | | questions and answers with a supportive friend or |
| subconscious mind, I believed I did not deserve good or | | | | therapist. |
| a successful goal. The best way to process this type | | | | 1. Ask yourself, "When did you experience knowing |
| of fear is to develop trust in your gut instincts and | | | | that it was the right thing to do; while realizing what is |
| follow their direction. For many years, I silenced my | | | | right is also good for you. Did this help you do the right |
| fears by compulsive overeating or binge eating on | | | | thing? Be specific. |
| sweets and carbohydrates. Then I felt bad or guilty, | | | | 2. Where are you when it comes to boundaries? Do |
| which caused me to fall deeper into binging, gaining | | | | you understand setting and maintaining is right? |
| weight, and used these feelings like a stick to beat | | | | 3. How often does your pain help you see that |
| myself up while confirming to myself that I was | | | | something is good for you? How has your pain added |
| unworthy of achieving my goals. | | | | to your realization that boundaries are good for you? |
| I share this with you for two reasons. The first reason | | | | 4. Ask yourself, "Why should I expect to have to fight |
| is because I believe that you can relate to my story | | | | for my growth?" |
| and my experience. The second reason is when I was | | | | 5. What specific things do you think or believe you |
| researching the material for this article I asked myself | | | | have to do to work out or work on your spiritual |
| a question. The question is, how I could write to you | | | | consciousness of yourself-image? |
| about this subject. I found that the answer is always | | | | Yes, you desire a better relationship with your food, a |
| found within the question. You have the answers to | | | | healthy diet, and healthy lifestyle. However, it doesn't |
| any problem that you might have. Think about that for | | | | just magically happen without some work. We often in |
| a moment. I know that statement caused me to stop | | | | today's world think that world owes us an immediate |
| and pause when I first heard it. Ever since then, I have | | | | gratification. This doesn't work. Because when we |
| been testing that statement; that the answer is always | | | | start doing boundary work with food we will begin to |
| found within the question. I have written several articles | | | | deal with a war like situation. There will be skirmishes, |
| sharing the process of catching answers. | | | | battles, disputes, and losses. Please read question four |
| When I finally got to my breaking point, I asked Higher | | | | again. |
| Power to help me establish healthy food choices and | | | | What can help, is to say to yourself, "I am worth it |
| my food boundaries. Well, the answer was within the | | | | because my Higher Power loves me. I am Soul." I have |
| question. The answer was I had to surrender my ego; | | | | another very important tip to empower you, and to |
| or I call my ego that part of my mind that wants to do | | | | help you have spiritual insight, but it doesn't come |
| whatever it wants without thinking about the | | | | overnight. You have to develop it like any other skill or |
| consequences or my over all well- being. Another way | | | | muscle. So what I'm going to share is a word that you |
| to look at the ego is reading it as an acronym that | | | | can chant or sing that can help uplift you, calm you, and |
| says, 'Easing-God-Out'. | | | | help you gain spiritual insight. It is the word that is an |
| The following questions are for you to answer and | | | | ancient word for God. Sing it with love and with |
| look for the answer within the question. The driving | | | | reference. Look for the light, and listen for the inner |
| force behind boundaries with food is the desire. The | | | | sounds of all life. The word is HU in hu-man. |
| following questions are designed to help you gain | | | | |