Comments on: Am I Happy In Every Moment? http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/114 An uplifting journey to recovery from bulimia - with tips and coaching for your own recovery. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:39:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Heather http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/114/comment-page-1#comment-489 Heather Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:06:12 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=114#comment-489 Hi Emily, thank you so much for your comment! I guess you feel like I do -- the world would be much less interesting if we were all the same, wouldn't it? There is nothing more beautiful than walking our own paths -- and sometimes, joining each other on the same path. Sometimes we are leaders and sometimes we are followers. But more than anything, we are connected. I have this feeling that it's the differences in us that help us to come together even stronger in community. I'm guessing you have an natural talent for seeing things from multiple angles -- your international upbringing was a valuable experience! It must feel like it comes naturally, and yet what a benefit it is to all you touch. With love, Heather Hi Emily, thank you so much for your comment! I guess you feel like I do — the world would be much less interesting if we were all the same, wouldn’t it? There is nothing more beautiful than walking our own paths — and sometimes, joining each other on the same path. Sometimes we are leaders and sometimes we are followers. But more than anything, we are connected. I have this feeling that it’s the differences in us that help us to come together even stronger in community.

I’m guessing you have an natural talent for seeing things from multiple angles — your international upbringing was a valuable experience! It must feel like it comes naturally, and yet what a benefit it is to all you touch.

With love,
Heather

]]> By: Emily http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/114/comment-page-1#comment-477 Emily Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:46:52 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=114#comment-477 Hi Heather, I only just saw the comment you left for me here yesterday. Thank you so much! I really appreciate you writing this entry. I admire you greatly for being so dedicated and true to yourself! I see so much purity in spirit -- it's beautiful! YOU are beautiful! ;-) Heather, something I appreciate about you so much is that you look at everyone individually and have a talent for discovering what's behind the surface and the insecurities. I love that you never assume that there is ONE right way for everyone, and that you strive to help each individual find their own personal balance. Many people who have healed from a certain ailment or revolutionized their life in some way have a certain arrogance about their method being the best, or will say things like "one day, you, too, may get to where I am"... this kind of attitude puts me off. You do not have this in the least, and I greatly appreciate that about you! Thank you, Heather, for all your encouragement and advice! much love, Emily Hi Heather,

I only just saw the comment you left for me here yesterday. Thank you so much! I really appreciate you writing this entry. I admire you greatly for being so dedicated and true to yourself! I see so much purity in spirit — it’s beautiful! YOU are beautiful! ;-)

Heather, something I appreciate about you so much is that you look at everyone individually and have a talent for discovering what’s behind the surface and the insecurities. I love that you never assume that there is ONE right way for everyone, and that you strive to help each individual find their own personal balance. Many people who have healed from a certain ailment or revolutionized their life in some way have a certain arrogance about their method being the best, or will say things like “one day, you, too, may get to where I am”… this kind of attitude puts me off. You do not have this in the least, and I greatly appreciate that about you!

Thank you, Heather, for all your encouragement and advice!

much love,
Emily

]]> By: Heather http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/114/comment-page-1#comment-474 Heather Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:51:14 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=114#comment-474 Hi Karen, You are very welcome! I am glad that you got something out of this post -- just recognizing this is enough to start rising up to see the rest of your life in big picture. I'm wondering if you would start to focus on being OPEN. Just being open to being able to work on the body image page -- and the pile of stuff you've put aside. This doesn't mean you have to commit to doing any of it at a particular time. Just feel open to doing it -- open to being ready to do it. Feel the desire to move beyond the pain, feel the courage to face those things coming into your life -- with no specific goal for exactly when. The funny thing I've found happens when you do that is you open up a part of your subconscious mind that starts to get curious. It starts to want to do the things that previously seemed so hard. Eventually, you find yourself doing it! The trick is -- no judgment if you aren't doing it. Just remind yourself you are open. This allows it to come into your life when the timing is right -- and at that time, you are ready. I'll be interested to hear how you like rolfing -- I thought it was fantastic! Even Joel liked it and he is pretty skeptical of things like that. I'm looking forward to our coaching group starting too -- hopefully soon -- just waiting for a couple more responses. With love, Heather Hi Karen, You are very welcome! I am glad that you got something out of this post — just recognizing this is enough to start rising up to see the rest of your life in big picture. I’m wondering if you would start to focus on being OPEN. Just being open to being able to work on the body image page — and the pile of stuff you’ve put aside. This doesn’t mean you have to commit to doing any of it at a particular time. Just feel open to doing it — open to being ready to do it. Feel the desire to move beyond the pain, feel the courage to face those things coming into your life — with no specific goal for exactly when.

The funny thing I’ve found happens when you do that is you open up a part of your subconscious mind that starts to get curious. It starts to want to do the things that previously seemed so hard. Eventually, you find yourself doing it! The trick is — no judgment if you aren’t doing it. Just remind yourself you are open. This allows it to come into your life when the timing is right — and at that time, you are ready.

I’ll be interested to hear how you like rolfing — I thought it was fantastic! Even Joel liked it and he is pretty skeptical of things like that. I’m looking forward to our coaching group starting too — hopefully soon — just waiting for a couple more responses.

With love,
Heather

]]> By: Heather http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/114/comment-page-1#comment-472 Heather Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:45:31 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=114#comment-472 Hi Emily, I dedicated my post to you today (June 20th) -- with a description of my food plan -- thank you for such a great question! I really don't stray from it because I don't feel the need to -- I don't crave anything anymore. This doesn't mean that you can't stray from it -- Donna has a plan to get back on track in her book. I just don't feel the need to at all. Before I did Body Ecology and had another, somewhat similar food plan, I got PMS and had cravings each month. I'd feel a tremendous need to eat something, although I couldn't figure out what. I'd eat and eat, trying to satisfy my craving with healthy foods, but it didn't work. I think it was the sugar from all the fruit I was eating, feeding the candida, which gets worse during menstruation. I'm not sure exactly what it was -- but I know that I don't have that during PMS anymore. I don't know if I ever would have believed it if it weren't happening in my life, so I just express gratitude every day. I think it's amazing that you are aware of a wavering sense of commitment -- I can understand that completely. Until you're really ready to give up b/p, it can be a weird dilemma. It's funny, I used to think about bingeing and feel like it was exciting -- that flash of memory I'd have about it. Now I never have that anymore. Eventually, it does go away. You have a strong sense of self and a lot of courage -- I see that from your life story. This is how I know that when you really decide it's time, the shift will come. And it will all be perfect. For you, I really have a sense that it's about your power. For me, it was mostly about feeling lovable -- for you, I think it's about how powerful you really are -- with all that intuition you have operating in your life. You are meant to do big things. Once you fully embrace that power, your shift will come. It's very exciting -- even if you aren't sure yet -- it has an exciting feel to it! With love, Heather Hi Emily, I dedicated my post to you today (June 20th) — with a description of my food plan — thank you for such a great question! I really don’t stray from it because I don’t feel the need to — I don’t crave anything anymore. This doesn’t mean that you can’t stray from it — Donna has a plan to get back on track in her book. I just don’t feel the need to at all.

Before I did Body Ecology and had another, somewhat similar food plan, I got PMS and had cravings each month. I’d feel a tremendous need to eat something, although I couldn’t figure out what. I’d eat and eat, trying to satisfy my craving with healthy foods, but it didn’t work. I think it was the sugar from all the fruit I was eating, feeding the candida, which gets worse during menstruation. I’m not sure exactly what it was — but I know that I don’t have that during PMS anymore. I don’t know if I ever would have believed it if it weren’t happening in my life, so I just express gratitude every day.

I think it’s amazing that you are aware of a wavering sense of commitment — I can understand that completely. Until you’re really ready to give up b/p, it can be a weird dilemma. It’s funny, I used to think about bingeing and feel like it was exciting — that flash of memory I’d have about it. Now I never have that anymore. Eventually, it does go away. You have a strong sense of self and a lot of courage — I see that from your life story. This is how I know that when you really decide it’s time, the shift will come. And it will all be perfect. For you, I really have a sense that it’s about your power. For me, it was mostly about feeling lovable — for you, I think it’s about how powerful you really are — with all that intuition you have operating in your life. You are meant to do big things. Once you fully embrace that power, your shift will come. It’s very exciting — even if you aren’t sure yet — it has an exciting feel to it!

With love,
Heather

]]> By: karen http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/114/comment-page-1#comment-463 karen Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:34:35 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=114#comment-463 Heather I was so moved by this blog. I fel so often that I am living in the cracks I have gathered all these tols to help me and yet it is so hard for me to follow through I have this huge fear looming over my body I dont know what it is but I stil am not able to say what is in my heart. I have tried to work so many workbooks and journals whee they ask questions Its like I am so sfraid to get to the bottom I have been stuck on the Body Image page of my Joel Osteen devotional journal I cant anser the questions Its that way with everything I want to get rid of this pain but I feel I amnot doing al that I can do. Even some of the work you have presented to us I get frustratd and scared and put it in my PILE to get to later. Its a big pile . On the outside everyone things I am doing fine and am getting back tomy old self Well that couldnt be farther than the truth and I really dont want to go back to my old self She was sick and disabled too I want to arise asa brand new helathy me I am looking forward to coaching and my rolfing sesions In love & health KAren Heather I was so moved by this blog. I fel so often that I am living in the cracks I have gathered all these tols to help me and yet it is so hard for me to follow through I have this huge fear looming over my body I dont know what it is but I stil am not able to say what is in my heart.
I have tried to work so many workbooks and journals whee they ask questions Its like I am so sfraid to get to the bottom
I have been stuck on the Body Image page of my Joel Osteen devotional journal I cant anser the questions Its that way with everything I want to get rid of this pain but I feel I amnot doing al that I can do. Even some of the work you have presented to us I get frustratd and scared and put it in my PILE to get to later. Its a big pile . On the outside everyone things I am doing fine and am getting back tomy old self Well that couldnt be farther than the truth and I really dont want to go back to my old self She was sick and disabled too I want to arise asa brand new helathy me
I am looking forward to coaching and my rolfing sesions
In love & health
KAren

]]> By: Emily http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/114/comment-page-1#comment-461 Emily Mon, 19 Jun 2006 04:01:17 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=114#comment-461 Hi Heather, I always love learning more about you - the ups and downs of your life, and how you have managed to transcend challenges and transform them into opportunities for growth! You are amazing! It takes a lot of dedication to get to the point where you are, and that I admire greatly in you! I feel my level of dedication in life has been wavering over the past few years, and I realize I need to commit to being dedicated to life and health 100% if I want to be the best person I can possibly be. I sense I am not entirely ready to make this commitment yet, but I'm inching my way in the right direction. Heather, I have a question for you. Would you consider doing a post on what a typical food plan for the day might look like for you? Everything from breakfast to dinner with all the snacks inbetween? Also, I am curious: do you ever let yourself stray from your special diet? And, if so, how does it affect you? Thank you for your tips you left in your comment on my blog! You've gotten me thinking... I will write on my own blog about the thoughts that came up for me. love, Emily Hi Heather,

I always love learning more about you – the ups and downs of your life, and how you have managed to transcend challenges and transform them into opportunities for growth! You are amazing! It takes a lot of dedication to get to the point where you are, and that I admire greatly in you!
I feel my level of dedication in life has been wavering over the past few years, and I realize I need to commit to being dedicated to life and health 100% if I want to be the best person I can possibly be. I sense I am not entirely ready to make this commitment yet, but I’m inching my way in the right direction.

Heather, I have a question for you. Would you consider doing a post on what a typical food plan for the day might look like for you? Everything from breakfast to dinner with all the snacks inbetween? Also, I am curious: do you ever let yourself stray from your special diet? And, if so, how does it affect you?

Thank you for your tips you left in your comment on my blog! You’ve gotten me thinking… I will write on my own blog about the thoughts that came up for me.

love,
Emily

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