Food and our bodies shouldn't have to be a battle ground! We shouldn't have to Labor all day thinking about whether or not we are going to eat this or that? Or how we feel guilty because we ate this item that we shouldn't have and on and on the dialog goes and the battle in our minds continues with our food. It also continues with not liking this or that about our bodies. I'm too fat, too ugly, too short..ect..
I bring this up because this month we celebrated, Labor Day! The day that marks, summer coming to an end and those last end of season bbq's. Labor Day, even though now a major shopping day, so a lot of retailors don't get work off, was originally the creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. So let's bring this back to food and our relationship with it. A couple things I have found important in this matter is 1)Loving what is. We don't need to feel guilty or shame over what we should or shouldn't have eaten because we did or didn't eat it so therefore that is the reality of it and we need to accept that reality because that is what truly happened. Does that make sense? A choice was made. It is important that we acknowledge and accept our choice for what we felt we needed at that time based on the knowledge we had. We also know that it is done and we can make a different choice the next time if the previous one did not result in the outcome that we truly desired. 2) By being aware of a food situation that feels uncomfortable or brings on feelings of guilt and shame is the perfect doorway if we open it and explore it to figuring out why we eat when we eat and why we choose the foods we do. The food, the eating, the extra weight is only the symptom to what we really need to work on. Isn't that just beautiful? I think so. Just knowing that helps me to end the battle and love my body so much more. It is so smart to be able to help warn me of when something isn't right. For example, for me, it boils down to a few basic feelings... love, acceptance, fear, loneliness. Even if other feelings come up and can usually deduce them back down to these.
These are just two techniques that I wanted to share to help you not to Labor so hard against food and your body. So this Labor day, take the time to relax. Do some praying and meditating and listening to what your food and your body is trying to help you discover! Rejoice and be grateful for all the strength your body gives you each day and the well being and prosperity you have concerning these. Oh and just a disclaimer, by no means am I suggesting in the title or in this post that exercise (Laboring with our bodies in the form of physical activity) is something we would be best not to do. Quite the contrary. More to come on this later.
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I hope you have the best day ever!
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