W is for Waiting

*walking to the mailbox, listening to many birds singing, noticing the cool after-the-storm air and how the bird songs sound different than when the air is hot and limp

One of the learnings embedded in the step 3 is learning to wait. My sugar sensitive self wants what she wants when she wants it. For food this means I was a grazer. I ate whatever, whenever the mood struck. Working on 3 meals a day I learned to eat and stop and wait to eat again when it was time for the next meal.

The skill of waiting comes in handy as I'm doing step 7, too. When I want to make a change or achieve a goal it doesn't happen instantly, there is a waiting period. Sometimes the time of waiting, of feeling in between who I am and who I want to be, is uncomfortable. Not knowing exactly what will happen can make me feel squirmy and anxious. So learning to wait and knowing that just like I won't starve between one meal and the next, I can be ok in doing regular life and the food knowing the changes will evolve when I'm ready.

janice

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