Re-Parenting yourself

"My mission should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who I am . To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can't be loved as I am".Anaïs Nin

Just before putting my thoughts down to write this post, I had a flash memory of my Mom's luncheon party feasts when I was a teenager. She is an amazing cook and a wholehearted woman. Her focus was rigorous when it comes to feeding the guests, pleasing  the neighbors,  and going out of her way to  gift her girlfriends.

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What if your relationship with food is the doorway to the rest of your life?

It is not that we believe what we see. It is that we see what we believe.

If you believe that you are not worthy of goodness, are not allowed to have what you want , or that  there is always not enough, those feelings will come out in your relationship with food.

If you believe that you are not allowed to have joy, or that joy is for "other" people , then you find yourself restricting food or you find a way to make eating a painful experience by eating while standing up, driving , bingeing, reading, etc.

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