Independence as a Verb

July 4, 2010

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says:  “Leave no stone unturned.” – Edward Bulwer Lytton This is how I live with independence in mind: I – Inspire N – Notice D – Desire E – Empathize P – Practice E – Examine N [...]

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Engraving

June 27, 2010

Pain engraves a deeper memory. – Anne Sexton (via Dani Shapiro’s Devotion) We only do three things in life: we sit, we stand, we lie horizontal. The rest is just a story. – Byron Katie Who’s right?  Anne or Katie or both?  Why does it matter? Unknowingly, I lived most of my life by Anne’s [...]

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Missing Me

June 20, 2010

“All we lack is the willingness to imagine that we already have everything we need.  The only thing missing is our consent to be where we are.” – Barbara Brown Taylor This week I did not live in the present moment or in my body. I lived in “They should”, “Why…”, “I will never”; I [...]

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Lacking versus Missing

June 11, 2010

What, at this moment, is lacking? – Suzuki Roshi I am thinking about lacking versus missing.  For a long time, when I shared the above quote, I would relay it as this:  “What, at this moment, is missing?” Although I still liked the quote, I couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t resonating with me as [...]

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Are You Hungry?

June 4, 2010

Dr. Michelle May, creator of Am I Hungry Mindful Eating Workshops and author of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat, posted some excerpts that are in Chapter 2 of her book regarding how to discern hunger. Hunger is the best tool your body has to let you know it is time to eat.  [...]

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In a Nutshell

June 1, 2010

Compulsive eating is a psychological and physical problem, but it is also a doorway into a dazzling inner universe. – Geneen Roth In a nutshell, the above quote is why I think pain and weight are gifts.  Enough said.

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The Guide

May 30, 2010

We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. – Jane Austen In The Gift of Freedom, I described the tool of checking in with your body every 15 minutes to name your feelings and locate them within your body.  As you delve more [...]

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Show Up

May 26, 2010

The coach said, “Show up. Stop hiding.” What did she mean, show up? I left my husband, children, home, and job, to come work with her. I did not need this or her words. She was talking about showing up in my own power while I was thinking about going through the motions. Showing up. [...]

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The Gift of Freedom

May 16, 2010

Given the chance between the experience of pain or nothing, I would choose pain. – William Faulkner When you suffer from chronic pain, it is easy to focus on the pain as the cause of your suffering. When you suffer from a weight problem, it is easy to focus on the weight as the cause [...]

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Guard Accordingly

May 7, 2010

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly… Marcus Aurelius Love Brooke Castillo’s current blog about minding your thoughts. The Free Online Dictionary defines the verb guard: “to protect from harm by or as if by watching over.” Minding, watching, guarding…all actions of loving a toddler or loving [...]

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