Comments on: Addictions As An Awakener? http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/80 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/80/comment-page-1#comment-116 Heather Mon, 01 May 2006 21:17:33 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=80#comment-116 Sending love & support to <a href="http://girladdicted.com/" target="new">girl addicted</a>, who mentioned that this post made you think. Your blog is great and I support you in your journey to recovery. You are a resilient soul! With love, Heather Sending love & support to girl addicted, who mentioned that this post made you think. Your blog is great and I support you in your journey to recovery. You are a resilient soul!

With love,
Heather

]]> By: Heather http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-115 Heather Mon, 01 May 2006 21:12:10 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=80#comment-115 Hi Karen, I think you are absolutely right about being grateful every day -- that has helped me a lot. Also, I know how it feels to feel stupid -- it happens almost every day! :) And yet, the flipside of that is us just trying to be perfect, isn't it? Sometimes, when I feel stupid, I just remind myself that whatever I felt stupid about is a gift to remind me of the beauty of imperfection. It allows me to actually embrace imprefection and glory in it -- how cool is that, to be imperfect??? :) With love, Heather Hi Karen, I think you are absolutely right about being grateful every day — that has helped me a lot. Also, I know how it feels to feel stupid — it happens almost every day! :) And yet, the flipside of that is us just trying to be perfect, isn’t it? Sometimes, when I feel stupid, I just remind myself that whatever I felt stupid about is a gift to remind me of the beauty of imperfection. It allows me to actually embrace imprefection and glory in it — how cool is that, to be imperfect??? :)

With love,
Heather

]]> By: karen http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-112 karen Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:49:36 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=80#comment-112 Hi Heather I feel like I have been gone a while I love the idea of affirmations evry day I try and its hard sometimes I feel stupid and have to remind myself that I cant feel stupid But most important is tohave an attitude of graditud To be grateful every day for everyone one in our lives who has believed in us and supports us and teaches us and is there for us Thank you all with love, KAren Hi Heather
I feel like I have been gone a while
I love the idea of affirmations evry day I try and its hard sometimes I feel stupid and have to remind myself that I cant feel stupid
But most important is tohave an attitude of graditud
To be grateful every day for everyone one in our lives who has believed in us and supports us and teaches us and is there for us
Thank you all

with love,
KAren

]]> By: Heather http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-107 Heather Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:29:00 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=80#comment-107 Emily, I love that bumper sticker -- what a cool thing to be reminded of...especially in traffic!! :) Sharon, I love that you are listening to affirmations every day! I haven't been to InnerTalk's website, but I'll be sure to visit it after what you described. I imagine it is wonderful to have your own voice recorded for the affirmations -- great idea! Your psychiatrist sounds like a good one too. One of the things I am grateful for in the recovery process is all of the people I have met -- my healers, doctors, people like you -- Sharon & Emily, my blogosphere friends like Michelle (and your blog too, Emily!), and those who've been e-mailing & commenting here. Sometimes, it just fills my heart up so much that I know everything happens for a reason. Last week, my coach asked me something about my cognitive process -- and I told him that what I really feel is "full." Funny huh? I feel so full of love -- of self and of everyone I have the good fortune of connecting with in this journey -- that the seeking is gone. The needing is gone. The fear is gone (most of the time, anyway :)!). Thanks for being a part of that! With love, Heather Emily, I love that bumper sticker — what a cool thing to be reminded of…especially in traffic!! :)

Sharon, I love that you are listening to affirmations every day! I haven’t been to InnerTalk’s website, but I’ll be sure to visit it after what you described. I imagine it is wonderful to have your own voice recorded for the affirmations — great idea! Your psychiatrist sounds like a good one too.

One of the things I am grateful for in the recovery process is all of the people I have met — my healers, doctors, people like you — Sharon & Emily, my blogosphere friends like Michelle (and your blog too, Emily!), and those who’ve been e-mailing & commenting here. Sometimes, it just fills my heart up so much that I know everything happens for a reason.

Last week, my coach asked me something about my cognitive process — and I told him that what I really feel is “full.” Funny huh? I feel so full of love — of self and of everyone I have the good fortune of connecting with in this journey — that the seeking is gone. The needing is gone. The fear is gone (most of the time, anyway :) !). Thanks for being a part of that!

With love,
Heather

]]> By: Sharon http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-102 Sharon Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:11:33 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=80#comment-102 Oh yes Heather! This is precisely the reason I recorded a tape of affirmations and listen to it for an hour everyday. I went to the InnerTalk website and used the ones that they listed that I wanted to be true in my life. It really helps that I am listening to my own voice as opposed to the voice-over that is provided on their (Innertalk's) recordings. I'm sure that the recordings are lovely but this way works well for me. This method has been one of the most effective tools that I have employed to reprogram the negative commentary that was so constant in my mind it became a part of my life that I no longer questioned. I adapted this method from some of the advice that Michelle gave at her blog (onbulimia dot blogs dot com). She advised to make a dedicated effort to your recovery process for one hour every day (paraphrased... her suggestions are much more detatailed). So what I am getting at, Heather, is that I agree with you. We become what we believe. I was so happy to have this theory backed up by the very good psychiatrist I consult with on occasion. He confirmed to me that my brain chemistry and the physical form of my brain had changed with years of negative thinking and actions. Now my brain has changed for the better and will continue to heal with my new positive lifestyle, attitude, beliefs and actions. Love and light, Sharon Oh yes Heather!

This is precisely the reason I recorded a tape of affirmations and listen to it for an hour everyday. I went to the InnerTalk website and used the ones that they listed that I wanted to be true in my life. It really helps that I am listening to my own voice as opposed to the voice-over that is provided on their (Innertalk’s) recordings. I’m sure that the recordings are lovely but this way works well for me.

This method has been one of the most effective tools that I have employed to reprogram the negative commentary that was so constant in my mind it became a part of my life that I no longer questioned.

I adapted this method from some of the advice that Michelle gave at her blog (onbulimia dot blogs dot com). She advised to make a dedicated effort to your recovery process for one hour every day (paraphrased… her suggestions are much more detatailed).

So what I am getting at, Heather, is that I agree with you. We become what we believe. I was so happy to have this theory backed up by the very good psychiatrist I consult with on occasion. He confirmed to me that my brain chemistry and the physical form of my brain had changed with years of negative thinking and actions. Now my brain has changed for the better and will continue to heal with my new positive lifestyle, attitude, beliefs and actions.

Love and light,
Sharon

]]> By: Emily http://transcendbulimia.com/archives/80/comment-page-1#comment-101 Emily Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:35:26 +0000 http://transcendbulimia.com/?p=80#comment-101 I saw a bumper sticker on a car last week. I've been meaning to mention it on my blog, and I think it is very appropriate to share here, relating to what Eckhart Tolle says. The sticker read "Don't believe every thought you have." I saw a bumper sticker on a car last week. I’ve been meaning to mention it on my blog, and I think it is very appropriate to share here, relating to what Eckhart Tolle says. The sticker read

“Don’t believe every thought you have.”

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