Tuesday, June 2, 2015

I'm Sorry Body!!!

I was driving home from a training in Deer Valley with my friend a couple weeks ago, and I experienced something that has been on my mind ever since.  On our way back, we stopped off at Whole Foods to grab some treats to celebrate.  We got a package of Gluten-Free cookies, without really looking at the container. (Purposeful ignoring tactics going on.) Once in the car, and they had safely been purchased and carried out with care, I looked at the ingredients and feigned surprise that they had dairy, eggs, and sugar (Surprise, surprise! I mean really, what packaged cookies doesn't have dairy and sugar?).  All of which doesn't stomach well with either of us and our gut/immune challenges we've been working on.  

As we were happily munching down on our yummy treasures, I shared with my friend what was in them, she simply said, "Sorry body!" and continued to eat the cookies.  Shock and Awe was an understatement.  I couldn't decide whether to laugh, cry, or yell.  "No you're not!!" my mind loudly argued.  If this had been a relationship, and her date was upset she kept slugging him on the shoulder, and she kept slugging him on his shoulder after she apologized every time, it wouldn't be a long-lasting relationship.  If she were truly sorry, she would stop doing the thing that was harmful to herself.  

It was a HUGE call to action for myself to stop doing the things that I knew were harmful to me and start treating my body like a healthy relationship that I truly desire to have with me, myself, and I.  If I really am sorry, I would only put in it what supports my beautiful healing gut. 

Lesson learned, noted, and acted upon!  Thank you friend for showing up and mirroring back in myself what I was doing!  


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