Vitamin V - Value

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Vitamin V - Value

                                                                    

Do you Value yourself?  Maybe the better question is, "How much do you Value yourself?"  Are you Valuable? Does it matter if you don't Value yourself?  Think about your answer to each of these questions.
             
The definition of the verb value is, consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; to have a high opinion of. 
             
I remember years of thinking and believing that I had very little value.  That is before I was convinced that I am created like no other person on earth and that I have a purpose as unique as I am.  There is no one else who has the combination of personality, experiences and gifts that I have.  That makes me an original, and that makes me valuable. 
             
If that is true for me , and it is, then it is true for you. So how do we line up our thoughts with this truth?  Does it matter if we do? 
             
Let's go back to some previous information.  
1) The order for processing circumstances begins with a thought.  Maybe someone made a comment that caused you to question your value.  Maybe it was you! You then create a thought about that circumstance.  You could agree with the comment - that's a thought.  You could remind yourself of your Value in spite of the comment - that is another thought. 
            
2) The thought you choose, then will determine your feelings.  My recommendation is to choose the thought that creates the feeling that serves you as Valuable.  Feelings can serve you by triggering the Relaxation Response or dis-serve you by triggering the Stress Response leading to poor digestion, low immunity, slow metabolism, low mood, gut imbalance and plenty more...
             

3) Your feelings always lead to some sort of action or inaction.  Actions of Valuing yourself or actions lacking self Value, ie. bingeing, overeating, eating poor quality food....

           
4) Our actions create our results.  Actions of Valuing ourselves lead to more actions of Valuing.  Actions lacking self Value often lead to more actions we regret. 
             
The place to start is with our thoughts!  We can't control our circumstances, but we can control our thoughts.  Choose positive, optimistic, life affirming and uplifting thoughts and see that changes happen. 
             I've noticed that so many people who have eating challenges or weight concerns believe that to get where they want to go, to find some healing and peace - they need to fight themselves, fight their appetite, attack their weight, hate on their body fat, and use all kinds of negative self talk to reach their goals.
             
I think we'd all agree that a majority of people who want to lose weight, or who want to conquer their emotional eating, binge eating, or overeating are motivated because they believe they will be happier. 
             
They believe they will have more fun, that they'll love themselves more, and that others might just love them more as well.
             
But think about it:
            
How can a strategy of self-attack and self-hate possibly lead to an end result of happiness and self-love?
             
In other words, the journey always informs the destination.
             
If the road you take is built on unhappiness, unlove and dis-value - expect the same to be waiting at your destination. 
             
"Many clients who were fiercely committed to attacking their weight, controlling their appetite, or doing whatever they could to force away their unwanted eating habits or body fat all had a number of things in common:
·       They never got lasting results
·       Whatever success they did have was temporary
·       They never felt true Value about who they were- meaning they had constant sense of feeling "I'm not good enough, I'm not okay, I'm not lovable"*
             
*(From The Institute for the Psychology of Eating and Marc David)

In whatever part of your life you are working toward growth in,   please use a Value based approach.  One that comes from Inspiration and kindness, self-respect and dignity. 

             
When you Value yourself, your choices in food, quality, exercise, slowing down and all the other Vitamins will reflect that you are Valuable.


The focus of my program, Shifting Inside Out,  is not about weight loss it is about discovering what your extra weight is trying to say.  It is about helping you "digest life"- this means that we often have experiences in life, or circumstances, especially difficult or stressful or hurtful ones.

             
Now is the time to dissect the thoughts you have concerning those difficulties.  When you discover where the thoughts are originating, you can then replace those with thoughts of growth, forgiveness and optimism.  Your whole body will respond! 
             
Getting rid of body fat isn't going to solve the problem, figuring out who you need to be in this world will! 
If you have been struggling with your weight and feel like you don't measure up in your Spiritual walk,  WHY NOT GET THE SUPPORT YOU NEED?

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