{"id":1104,"date":"2011-03-31T15:01:09","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T19:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2011-03-31T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T19:01:09","slug":"emotional-eating-in-the-mood-for-love-love-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/03\/emotional-eating-in-the-mood-for-love-love-love.html","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Eating: In the Mood for Love, Love, Love???"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to hear something funny?\u00a0 Yes, of course, you do!\u00a0 And yes, the funny thing will bring us to love, love, love!<\/p>\n

My brother, whose primary residence is Dublin, told me that when he shared with his Irish friends that we were vacationing together for an extended period (close to one month), their reaction was positive!\u00a0 Very positive.\u00a0 “Oh, that’s lovely.”\u00a0 When he shared the same info with his American friends, each and every one of them responded with hushed, incredulous tones, “Really?\u00a0 How’s that going to work out?”<\/p>\n

What an eye-opener!\u00a0 As my brother shared these two vastly different reactions, I could feel the two different perspectives having an effect on my nervous system.\u00a0\u00a0 The “OMG, you are kidding” perspective brought up nervous, anxious feelings; deep concern.\u00a0 The ‘loving’ perspective felt warm, safe and relaxing.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, I decided to consciously move into a ‘loving’ space and create love as best and as often as I could. \u00a0 Create love of self, love of others, love of bees, flowers, clouds.<\/p>\n

When we are overflowing with loving kindness, we, in turn, feel better about ourselves, and when we are in that self-affirming, self-accepting and self-loving state; when we fill up on love, we are less likely to fill up on chips!<\/p>\n

Today, let’s fill up on love!<\/p>\n

Four Steps to Love<\/strong>
\nHere are some thoughts that can help you ‘move toward love’ today and every day!<\/p>\n

1. Imagine the word “love” is sitting in your heart.<\/strong> Feel it.\u00a0 Breathe into it. Let it move up through from your heart and into your face.\u00a0 Smile, crinkly eyes and all.\u00a0 Soften your gaze and let ‘love’ flow!<\/p>\n

2. Say “IT” with Conviction!<\/strong> “I Love You!”
\nThe next time you are with a friend, a lover, a family member – say ‘it’ with meaning.<\/p>\n

3. Be “Them” Just for a Minute.<\/strong> I know that it’s hard to love ________ (fill in the blank!).\u00a0 True, some people do make it difficult.\u00a0 Try putting yourself in their shoes, just for a minute.\u00a0 No excuse, I know, for ‘them’ to be acting the way they do.\u00a0 Still, you take the high road.\u00a0 Smile and send them love.<\/p>\n

4. Love for Love’s Sake. <\/strong> Could be that love will be sent back right at ya’ – and could be that it won’t be sent back. \u00a0 It could be the recipient of your loving flowing feelings isn’t open for it, is preoccupied with their stuff, who knows.\u00a0 Don’t concern yourself with such matters.\u00a0 Just love for love’s sake.<\/p>\n

Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing,<\/p>\n

Janice Taylor
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