“This woman you’re talking about might think her issue is weight, but it isn’t her issue at all; it’s self-hatred. If we can get to the bottom of that or get her to start consistent- ly practicing affirmations that will support her in building a good relationship with her body, it will begin the pro- cess of self-love.”
After pausing for a moment, she goes on. “It’s true that sometimes you need to adjust your diet in order to stick with this new practice. By now, most of us know that sugar is addictive and just isn’t good for the body. Wheat and dairy products
t I’ll keep g either makes us nts nearly oughts.”
cause problems for many people, too. We need to eat foods that nourish and fuel our body and our mind. While it’s wonderful to say the right affirmations, if you’re
loading yourself up on caf- feine, sugar, junk food, and the like, you’re going to have a hard time focusing your mind on anything at all, let alone positive affirmations. And if you’ve grown up on junk food, then you might need some guidance on what it means to eat a healthy diet. I didn’t know anything about good nutrition until my cancer diagnosis invited me to find out what my body needed. Even now I still keep up with the latest info when it comes to health and healing.”
I can certainly appreciate the importance of taking good care of the body as we age. Like so many of us, I’ve read my share of books, websites, and studies trying to learn as much as I can about diet, ex- ercise, or supplements. There is a maze of information out there, and it’s easy to get confused. Our society spends billions of dollars on anti- aging books and products, health-club memberships, and diet programs, searching for the right formula for creating optimal health . . . yet obesity rates continue to climb, and our overall health continues to decline.
In the last several months, I’d been focusing on exactly what Louise is talking about: loving myself and my body first, and allowing this love to lead me in the direction of wise choices that support my emotional and physical health.
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I am learning, firsthand, that it works. As I’ve built a strong connection to my body, I’ve naturally become drawn to the right foods, types of exercise, forms of self-care, and even health-care practi- tioners. Yes, I now know that it all starts with love.
Louise Hay, the author of the international bestseller You Can Heal Your Life, is a metaphysical lecturer and teacher with more than 50 million books sold worldwide. For more than 25 years, she has helped people throughout the world discover and implement the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and many other TV and radio programs both in the U.S. and abroad. Learn more at
www.LouiseHay.com® and
www.HealYourLife.com® and be sure to visit Louise’s Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/Lou- iseLHay
Cheryl Richardson is the New York Times best-selling author of Take Time for Your Life, Life Makeovers, Stand Up for Your Life, The Unmis- takable Touch of Grace, and The Art of Extreme Self-Care. She leads large web communities at www.
cherylrichardson.com and www.
facebook.com/cherylrichardson, which are dedicated to helping people around the world improve their quality of life.
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