{"id":5711,"date":"2014-06-17T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T12:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5711"},"modified":"2014-06-17T08:49:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T12:49:29","slug":"kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-how-dysfunctional-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/06\/kick-in-the-tush-tuesday-how-dysfunctional-are-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick in the Tush Tuesday:  How Dysfunctional Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5233\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/files\/2013\/10\/kick-in-the-tush-club-12-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5233\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2013\/10\/kick-in-the-tush-club-12-logo-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Your gain is my pain. Call me.&quot;  ~  Janice Taylor,  Anti-Gravity Coach, Positarian, Artist, Author\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Your gain is my pain. Call me.&#8221; ~ Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Positarian, Artist, Author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Do you think that your need to be fixed?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Because, I am here to tell you that there is nothing wrong with you!\u00a0 That&#8217;s right.\u00a0 There. Is. Nothing. Wrong. With. You.\u00a0 Nothing needs to be \u2018fixed.\u2018\u00a0 Nothing!<\/p>\n<p>You simply need to understand what your \u2018dysfunctions\u2019 are and honor them.\u00a0 Go with them!\u00a0<em> (Huh? What?\u00a0 If I am dysfunctional, then don&#8217;t I need to be fixed?\u00a0 No!)\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read on, ingest, and then feel free to <em>Honor Thy Dysfunction<\/em>!\u00a0 That&#8217;s right (again!).\u00a0 What you consider to be a dysfunction, actually turns out to be something entirely different.<\/p>\n<p>We have this idealized list of who we should be and how we should act, instead of just seeing who we are, noticing how we operate and then going with it.\u00a0\u00a0 Swimming up stream is exhausting.\u00a0 Going with the flow is a pleasure!\u00a0 Honoring your dysfunction has much to do with how you operate.\u00a0 Best way to explain? Here is an example of one of my many dysfunctional acts of kooky genius.<\/p>\n<p>Most &#8216;dieters&#8217; would think that seconds are a no-no.\u00a0 But I LOVE SECONDS!\u00a0 I find comfort in knowing that there is more to come.\u00a0 I enjoy the walk into the kitchen, the return walk to the table, followed by another portion of something fabulously delicious, healthy and OLofWL approved.<\/p>\n<p>How do I honor this?\u00a0 I measure out my dinner; put half on my small, dark blue plate (see notes on plate size and colors in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/books-art\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\">All Is Forgiven, Move On<\/a>), I sit at dining room table (following the No Seat\/No Eat rule &#8211; also in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/books-art\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\">AIF, MO<\/a>) and then when I am done with plate one, I return to the kitchen and take the second half. \u00a0 I am happy.\u00a0 I have not fought my &#8216;dysfunction.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, as it turns out, my dysfunction is now transformed into a strategy. Wowzer!\u00a0 That truly is amazing, is it not?\u00a0 My dysfunction is now my friend.\u00a0 Make friends with yourself.\u00a0 Make your dysfunction a strategy!\u00a0 Sometimes it&#8217;s that simple!<\/p>\n<p>For (almost) <em><strong>daily motivational musings<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/strong><\/em> from our country\u2019s premiere <em><strong>Anti-Gravity Coach<\/strong><\/em>, Janice Taylor (<em>that\u2019s me<\/em>), join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/FB<\/a><\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>For the full skinny as well as <em><strong>Anti-Gravity Specials<\/strong><\/em>, sign up for <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Janice Taylor\u2019s Kick in the Tush Club newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><em>Levitate through Life with Me\u2026<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach<b>\u2122<\/b>, Positarian, Author, Artist<\/em><br \/>\n<em> buoyant * magnetic * luminous<br \/>\n<\/em>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom,<br \/>\nvisit Janice:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<br \/>\n<\/a>Sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Newsletter\/SignupProcess.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-newsletters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you think that your need to be fixed?\u00a0 Because, I am here to tell you that there is nothing wrong with you!\u00a0 That&#8217;s right.\u00a0 There. Is. Nothing. Wrong. With. You.\u00a0 Nothing needs to be \u2018fixed.\u2018\u00a0 Nothing! You simply need to understand what your \u2018dysfunctions\u2019 are and honor them.\u00a0 Go with them!\u00a0 (Huh? 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