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What Do You CRAVE?


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here are many myths that ask the question,” What does every wom- an, or man, want?” What do we all


crave in this life? The answer: we all want a life of our own, where we decide how we live and spend our time, and not a life imposed upon us by the spell caste by a demon or the people in our lives telling us what to do. The sad part is that when we give up our healthy, true desires and crav- ings because of the desires and cravings of others we lose our lives and, at the same time, fi nd ourselves in a self destructive and depersonalizing cycle.


When our relationship with life be- comes unhealthy, so does our relationship with food. One cannot separate one’s life from one’s desires. No matter what age at which this unhealthy change happens, it will lead to unhealthy cravings and ad- dictions. Self destruction replaces self es- teem and what we seek and crave are any foods that will give us the feelings we no longer can experience due to the absence of healthy and loving relationships. The development of our bodies and its recep-


tors are literally changed by what we have lost. So, we seek any artifi cial means of providing ourselves and our bodies with temporary relief from the losses we have experienced.


What we all need to do is wake up,


reclaim our lives and desires and not deny ourselves what we are entitled to—a life of our own. Though we are mortal, we do not have to live as if we are dying or hasten the process as a solution to a lost life. We need to choose life and accept and love ourselves. That can be a hard job for an ugly duckling to accomplish on one’s own. You need to fi nd self love and the ability to re-parent yourself, fi nding the desire and intention necessary to restore a healthy lifestyle with a craving for life. People whose lives are destroyed by


unhealthy cravings are not stupid. They know they fall through unhealthy cycles, but they do not have the inspiration and determination necessary to be reborn and act as if they were the person they want to be. It is no accident that the term born again comes up so frequently in the lives


of those who are awakened by addictions, diseases and disasters and fi nd new mean- ing in their lives. You can turn a curse into a blessing—


but you must be ready to do it. No one can do it for you; we can only coach you. You must be ready to show up for practice and rehearse being the person whom you have created as your new role model. It is crazy but people take better care of their pets than they do themselves. We are ask- ing you to step forward and love yourself. Why is that so hard to do? Your past is the culprit. So start now—abandon your past and begin a new life. To do this you must trust yourself and


your feelings and be ready to forgive your- self when you lose your way. You are each a work in progress and can always touch up or redo things if you do not create the work of art you intended. Now is the time to do what makes you happy and not what you think is the right thing to do. Feelings and heart wisdom need to be your guide. It is time to dump the guilt, shame and blame others have imposed upon you and move into faith, hope and love as your motivators. Start saying yes to yourself and no to the people and things you do not want to do.


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Simply doing something or accumu- lating material things will not make you a success but it will make you into a hu- man doing. When you fi nd happiness and meaning in your life, you will become a human being and have true success. It is never too late to re-parent yourself, but it can be diffi cult to do on your own. What you need is to care about yourself and be willing to look within and deal with the destructive messages and words you grew up with.


By Bernie Siegel, MD


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