tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post8461883790649698527..comments2023-05-13T06:20:55.898-04:00Comments on Actively Arielle: A Voice With A Commitment: Condition Your IntuitionArielle Bair, MSW, LSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087215272280856919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-2083708781433874392008-07-20T13:29:00.000-04:002008-07-20T13:29:00.000-04:00Thank you, ej. :) It certainly does take a while t...Thank you, ej. :) It certainly does take a while to master intuition. Listening to that voice inside us is quite a challenge. I'm glad it's working well for you. As always, thanks so much for reading. Hope you're doing well too!<BR/><BR/>Much love,<BR/>ArielleArielle Bair, MSW, LSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087215272280856919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050548055830289666.post-79987426501791560642008-07-18T13:38:00.000-04:002008-07-18T13:38:00.000-04:00Dear Arielle,It is always a treat to find another ...Dear Arielle,<BR/><BR/>It is always a treat to find another wonderful post from you!<BR/><BR/>Ahh, the intuitive eating. I go through phases of being more or less in touch with my intuition. The times I am really in touch with it are the most satisfying of all! Those are the times when I feel centered, connected, grounded, and strong. <BR/><BR/>My challenge, in the past (and, to some degree, still now), has been not so much getting in touch with my intuition, but not overriding it. Even in the darkest of times, I could hear the little voice of my intuition that told me what was good for me and what wasn't, or when I'd had enough or I needed more, and what it was I needed more of. Too often, sadly, I drowned out that little voice that was there to help. In engaging on a binge, for instance, the voice would try its best to speak louder, so I would listen. I, on the other hand, would just eat faster, as if trying to talk over it, so that it wouldn't have time to have me come to reason before I'd had the chance to go on that greatly-desired binge.<BR/><BR/>I am much better these days at listening to the little voice and taking my time before acting. To tell you the truth, just the other day I was thinking that what made me feel the worst about my eating disorder was not so much what I ate or didn't eat, but the fact that I ate <I>despite</I> knowing better. The fact that I felt there was another entity taking over when I went on binges, and that I no longer had control. That I <I>gave up</I> the control. <BR/><BR/>My resolution yesterday was that I could eat anything I wanted - as long as it was a conscious choice! If I eat something that's not going to make me feel so good... it's <I>ok</I>... as long as I know that and consciously decide that it's worth it, rather than berating myself the entire time I'm eating it, asking myself why oh why I'm doing it if I know it's going to do me no good. <BR/><BR/>Thinking of you, Arielle! I hope you're doing great!<BR/><BR/>with love,<BR/><BR/>~ejEmily Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103507139176115531noreply@blogger.com