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It's about the Respect

I think a lot about self help. I like to read self help books (when I have time) and I like to know what motivates people and how I can always better myself. Even if I don't use the information I find it really interesting. I was thinking about how sometimes I use food when I'm upset and eat chocolate or sweets to make myself feel better. Emotional Eating People. Even when I know I'm doing it, I keep on and eat until my belly is full and my stressed out mind is empty. I do not know why they coincide but they do. Full belly= distracted mind. I was thinking of strategies I could come up with to help break this bad habit. I'm not even certain this habit can be broken, I'm realistic and know myself pretty well, which means I know I could never fully break this habit I could only change the type of food I eat or the amount. But the point of my thought process came to this: Respect. I need to respect myself enough to make good choices, choices that make me feel good about myself, choices that lead to me being the kind of person I want to be. Who I want to be and who I am at the moment are very different, I'm a work in progress. Always, I will always keep trying to be a better version of myself. So today I want to be more mindful of my decisions and ask myself if what I'm doing is respectful. If you treat yourself with respect and consciously make an effort to take better care of yourself, even if it's making sure to drink plenty of water and take your vitamin, that's better than mindlessly eating a dozen of cookies because you've had a hard day and you "deserve" it. What you really need to remember is that cookies are not the answer to stress, maybe it's a long shower, some alone time to take a long walk or maybe a coffee date with a friend. It will take conscious thought, whereas eating can be mindless sometimes, you start with one good decision at a time and just try. That's all we can do but think about the one word: Respect. (Why have I been singing the Aretha Franklin song in my head this whole time?! I can't even type the word Respect without starting the lyrics over ) Until next time.
-B

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