Hi everyone-
I received an email today through my membership to www.Nationaleatingdisorders.org– a national
eating disorders education and referral service. They were offering some
tips to help people with e.d.’s get through the holidays. I wanted to share
one of them with you-
“Worry more about the size of your heart than the size of your hips”. I think
this is great guidance for any time of the year, not just the holidays. It really says
it all. Isn’t being able to love and be loved what is most important. You are not your dress size, or your number on the scale. If you are holding shame about that, the only thing that will heal you anyways, is love.
Your original pain and sense of being broken or wounded was never about your body anyways- it was about somehow getting the sense that you were not lovable, and did not measure up. And your body has taken on that shame, and the
hurt and sense of being disconnected from your own love and allowing love from others.
So, whether it is this holiday season or another time, a wonderful antidote to the body-blues, and all of the misery that goes with them (Are you being Scrooge-like to your body and soul?), shine a little love from your heart. Notice where you are being loving to your self and others, or where you could be. Let love be what matters, not what you see in the mirror. It’s all related, and love really is the answer.
We will talk more about holiday survival and family and how they
impact your eating/body issues here and on www.IntuitiveBody.com, stay tuned!
I wish you great love and every blessing,
xox
Lisa
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