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Popteen May 2017

cocoacauldron

Artist: aurigaearts.tumblr.com/

(thank you to @littlemoonfae for providing me with an artists name for this beautiful work)

🌲 ☕ The Cocoa Cauldron ☕ 🌲 Bewitchingly Sweet

brytning

Sometimes I catch myself “anger eating.” I’m crunching down on chips or something hard and fast, and it’s a signal to me that I need to slow down. Why am I angry? What can I do to address the source of my anger and calm down? Other times, I find that I’m lingering over a meal with someone and nibbling on food even though I’m no longer hungry because I’m having a good time and don’t want the meal to end. Food has a lot of emotional power in our lives to help us feel connected, soothed, and attended to, but it’s important to explore other ways to feel those emotions without using food when we’re not biologically hungry.

vera-vela

Food is not here to entertain me. I have books, friends, nature, adventures and my own life to entertain me.

Food is not here to sooth me when I am sad. I have journals, friends, pets, prayer, hot tea, music and showers for that.

Food is not here to pick me up after a hard day. I have tomorrow, and the promise of a new day is enough for me.

Food is not here to celebrate my great days. I will share my joy with others. I will celebrate and appreciate what I have.

Food is not here to fill me to the brim. I do not need to feel full to be nourished. Food is here to satiate me.

Food is nourishment. It’s job is to give me energy to get through the day. It’s job is to give me nutrients, help me get stronger, and fuel my brain. It is not a replacement for real life. It is not about pleasing my brain, it is about pleasing my body. True change starts at the very foundation. Change your relationship.