ok. this has been on my mind for a long time... so it's time to share it.
in support group, we discuss a whole range of topics, but they all have one common theme:
taking care of ourselves out of love and concern for our own health and well being
and that takes a whole lot of different forms, from the food we eat to exercise, and then to developing new coping skills, new and improved relationship skills, recovering from poor food choices, enjoying our food, enjoying our treats, making sure that we forgive ourselves.
and so on.
we've spent so much emotional energy believing and reinforcing that we are bad people or failures for gaining so much weight that we don't really know what it's like to treat ourselves with even a small part of the kindness we give to others.
it's all part of the journey, healing ourselves inside and out. and i for one still have a LONG way to go...
what about you??? anyone recognize this???