The Gift Of Freedom From Eating Disorders & Obesity

JUST FOR TODAY:  Know that you are a gift!  Celebrate who you really are, free of eating disorders and obesity.

Try this visualization.  Imagine that you see a door that you've never noticed before.  You open the door and step inside, and as you do, it's as if you're going within yourself, to that soulful aspect of who you are – your core essence, your True Self.  The only thing in this room is a large box, wrapped in pretty paper and tied with a big bow.  Your name is on the tag attached to this present.  You open the box, and discover it is filled with small pieces of paper, with a word written on each one.  Happy.  Healthy.  Balanced.  Peaceful.  Confident.  These are just some of the words that you read, and you wonder what they mean.  Then a voice within you says, "These are qualities which define who you really are.  This is your natural state of being.  These qualities are your gift."  What do some of the other pieces of paper say?   Notice that none say "eating disordered," or "obese."  As your True Self, you are free of eating disorders and weight problems.  What other qualities describe your true nature?   Take as much time as you need to read each piece of paper.  When you are ready, put them back in the box, and walk back to the door.  As you open the door and come into the world, know that you are carrying your core essence with you.  You are a gift!    

©2009 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado