Faith in the blossom...

"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."  (Anais Nin)  I saw this as a window into the fear involved in going totally "IE" and I posted as such on the Intuitive Eating website.  A very wise member answered me this way:

"A blossom is a prelude to a fruit which grows into a new tree with more blossoms! What is to fear of a blossom 'dropping'?!? Its all a part of the lovely cycles of nature. Why deny yourself of that experience and joy?

And until you fully 'embrace' IE as you seem to have WW, how can you compare these? It seems to me that you may be ascribing 'limits' with control which may feel safe or comfortable (a known?) for you? I have come to realize that IE IS and always has been my true grounded and 'comfort' spot. Happy to read that you are coming to peace with this (IE) too. I sure found it to be peaceful for me."

I also realized that fear and faith cannot co-exist.  I think that is one of the things that is hardest about IE.  That leap of faith.  Faith that you can tune into your body's signals.  Faith that once you eat according to the ebb and flow of your needs your weight will return to a natural and healthy state.  Faith that your body will know what it wants and in what quantity it wants it.  Faith that you do not need diet programs or scales or points or calories or grams.  Faith that there are no good foods or bad foods, but that your own body will know what not to eat if it has allergies or problems.

My blossom is having faith that whatever follows "I am" will find me.  I am an intuitive eater.  I am able.  I am beautiful.  I am more than a number on the scale.  I am making progress with all the IE work that I am doing - on my own, with my counselor, with the help of my friends who also respect my decision to do IE instead of a diet,  and with my supporters at my IE community.

Is it Spring yet?

Miriam