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03-17-2014, 11:26 AM | #17 |
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Monday, March 17, 2014
You are reading from the book Food for Thought Vulnerability When we stop doping ourselves with unnecessary food, we become vulnerable. We have been using extra food as a defense against our feelings. Without it, fears and anxieties surface and new energies are released. Instead of retreating into the refrigerator, we can learn day by day how to live with our exposed selves. Making an overture of friendship to someone we would like to know better involves the risk of rejection. Saying no to a family member when a request conflicts with our program may make us feel guilty. Asking for help when we need it means admitting our weakness. Exposing our needs destroys our facade of self-sufficiency. To be vulnerable requires courage, but only as we are able to live without the defense of overeating are we able to grow emotionally and spiritually. When we stop turning to food to cover up our feelings and needs, we are able to be more open with other people. We are nourished by them and by the Higher Power who allays our fears and directs our new energies. May I not fear being vulnerable. Allowing myself to be vulnerable was one of the scariest and fearful things I experienced on my journey. I had so much abuse in my past, that I feared taking down the walls and leaving myself open. So grateful for the healing this program gives.
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