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Nuts! Let's Run Away From Home.

I don’t think there’s anyone out there who can escape the problems that life throws at you, and sometimes, don’t you get to the point where you just want to fling up your arms in despair, crawl under your comforter and suck  your thumb? Well, that sure is one way to get within.

My last two weeks have been like that. I have gotten up every day thinking “What next?” I find myself indulging in self-pity, and that’s completely ridiculous because although there are three small areas in my life that I find challenging, there are dozens and hundreds that are just wonderful.

I remember in 2007 when my ice maker hose burst and created the hole in the ceiling in my downstairs bathroom - which subsequently tripled in size due to the wetness of the plaster, I was really “low.”  I had just finished remodeling my kitchen and bathroom and bang! Another re-do, and this after three years of fixer-upping.  But then, as now, the situation got fixed by perseverance and just taking one next step - the one you can see; yes, that little bitty one that seems unimportant.  Take that one.

Spiritual healing from obesity is like that.  Spiritual healing occurs because you have changed the way you think about your body, your self, your life.  That kind of change doesn’t happen all at once.  I know we all fantasize about those magic wand moments that only happen in the cartoons when a mere wave disappears all the gunk.  Spiritual healing isn’t like that.  It’s about one tiny fix at a time, and the next one, and the next one.

I watched “Dance Your Ass Off” last night. What a wonderful Big Girl, Big Boy show!  It’s on Oxygen on Monday nights and it’s the Big Folks version of the Biggest Loser + Dancing.  I loved it.  I love dancing.  I don’t do dancing.  I have Gabrielle Roth’s CD’s.  I’ve read “Sweat Your Prayers.”  I fantasize about winning the Lottery and having time and money to hire a teacher and dedicating myself to dancing my ass off.

What is it that locks us into our “places” unmoving?  I need you to help me answer that question.  I know this blog appeals to your heart, your inner places, and I’ve shared so many of mine with you.  won’t you please share yours with me?

Love ya,

Pat

Tags: obesity, perseverance, spiritual healing

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