For the last couple of days I have been pondering the lies we hear, the lies we believe, and the lies we tell ourselves. They come at us from all sides. From the time we get up in the morning to the time we go to sleep we seem to hear an endless stream of lies about fat people. About how we are unappealing, or how we are lazy, or how we aren't worth anything because we are fat. And if society's lies aren't enough the ones we tell ourselves are the most hurtful because there's nowhere to run and now way to block them out. Have you heard this one "I'll never succeed at this; so this one choice won't matter." My personal nemesis is what I call the silent lie - the one that just sits heavier on me than all of the fat. The unhappiness I feel with who I am because I am fat. The unhappiness that sucks all the joy out of life kind of like J.K. Rowlings' dementors. That lie - that we aren't worth anything because we struggle with our weight.
So what do we do? When the darkness and the lies get to us - what do we do? There is only one thing to do - we shine the light of truth on them. What is the truth? That, first and foremost, we are worth far, far more than what society says we are worth, we are worth far, far more that what we think we about ourselves. We all have unique gifts and talents, we all have love to give, we all a have a beauty that sometimes we never see.
The truth is that fat is just fat. It is nothing more than something that impacts our health. It isn't who we are, We can spend our lives focued only on our fat, allowing it's lies to twist our choices and beliefs, or we can focus on the truth. We can do this, one choice at a time. Like any facet of life, there are times we will fall and fail at the attempt to eat healthier but we have to shake it off and keep trying. We are worth it. Like every good thing in life or any great accomplishment we have to pick ourselves up remind ourselves of the truth and keep moving forward. Because we are all worth far, far more than we think.
So what do we do? When the darkness and the lies get to us - what do we do? There is only one thing to do - we shine the light of truth on them. What is the truth? That, first and foremost, we are worth far, far more than what society says we are worth, we are worth far, far more that what we think we about ourselves. We all have unique gifts and talents, we all have love to give, we all a have a beauty that sometimes we never see.
The truth is that fat is just fat. It is nothing more than something that impacts our health. It isn't who we are, We can spend our lives focued only on our fat, allowing it's lies to twist our choices and beliefs, or we can focus on the truth. We can do this, one choice at a time. Like any facet of life, there are times we will fall and fail at the attempt to eat healthier but we have to shake it off and keep trying. We are worth it. Like every good thing in life or any great accomplishment we have to pick ourselves up remind ourselves of the truth and keep moving forward. Because we are all worth far, far more than we think.
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