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Having an Eating Disorder does not make you special. But nor does having an Eating Disorder mean that you're NOT special. You are special, and worthy, and loved because you exist.
We all crave love and acceptance. To the point that we are willing to change ourselves; to amputate parts of who we are to fit into the imaginary boxes of who others want us to be. What we lose sight of in the process, is that in doing this we deprive ourselves of self-love and self-acceptance, which deep down is what we need most of all.
If we want to build shame resilience and cultivate our authenticity, we must learn how to become members of our own connection network. We must learn how to respond to ourselves with empathy and understanding. It takes a lot of work to stay out of judgement about others - it takes even more work to stay out of self-judgement. Our ability to be authentic and genuine often depends on our level of self acceptance, our sense of belonging to ourselves and our ability to express self-empathy.
Brene Brown
As we become more conscious of our true nature and as we develop a loving friendship with ourselves, we can slowly awaken from the illusion and realize that we’ve got the goods right here, right now, today, tomorrow and for all eternity. Being present and accepting ourselves in all our messy majesty is our greatest spiritual opportunity.
Kris Carr
"People decide to live a spiritual life, they think it's going to be all flower petals and incense; but really it's much more like 'I can't eat my dinner because I've just learned something upsetting about myself."
David Hawkins