Sometimes I think the biggest health problem in our society isn’t obesity. Sometimes I think it’s starvation. We are overfed physically, but we’re starving emotionally.
Sometimes, when we eat, we aren’t really hungry for food at all. Sometimes, when we eat. .
. . . we’re hungry for love.
. . . we’re hungry for understanding.
. . . we’re hungry for comfort.
. . . we’re hungry for laughter.
. . . we’re hungry for connection.
. . . we’re hungry compassion.
. . . we hungry for action.
. . . we’re hungry for peace.
. . . we’re hungry for appreciation.
. . . we’re hungry for attention.
. . . we’re hungry for companionship.
. . . we’re hungry for solitude.
. . . we’re hungry for affection.
. . . we’re hungry for time.
I adore chocolate (see previous blog called Chocolate). But chocolate can’t hug me, or listen to me, or laugh with me, or cry with me.
Every day, I work hard to distinguish between physical hunger and non-physical hunger. My physical hunger can only be satisfied by food. And my non-physical hunger can only be satisfied by love, understanding, comfort, laughter, connection, compassion, action, peace, appreciation, attention, companionship, solitude, affection, time. . .
What are you hungry for?
Up Next: “The Real Meaning of Diets”
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Weight Loss Consultant
- Kristin Heslop
- Lincoln, NE
- Kristin Heslop, DMA, has gained and lost over a thousand pounds throughout her life. A musician by trade and training, Dr. Heslop attended Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. She holds a Master of Music degree from Wichita State University, and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Heslop has taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Concordia University, Union College, Wichita State University, and Enterprise Academy. She has performed on the flute, piano, harpsichord, and organ throughout the Midwest. In addition to music she derives great pleasure from political and environmental activism, creating visual art, and hearing her cat Lukas purr.
No comments:
Post a Comment