Procrastination with food: just a small snack first … ?
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Procrastination with food: just a small snack first … ?
Have you ever been faced with something and procrastinated about it? Did you put it off for hours, days or even weeks? Have you ever paused before starting a big project or even a small task and said, “I’ll just have a small snack first . . . ”
Procrastination is certainly familiar to me and when this happens I am often aware of what I am doing to myself. I know I am avoiding what needs to be done and eventually have to face up to what is in front of me. I often do other things that I feel are more important so I can deal with how I feel about the task at a later time. Sometimes I feel clearly what needs to be done, then a hesitation comes up to make me feel I am not ready for this now. When I avoid examining why I am procrastinating it creates a tension in my body.
Sometimes I feel if I eat, it will help me to not feel this tension in the body. Food is often my go-to when things feel out of place. I remember many times when I wanted to start something that felt challenging I would avoid getting started by eating snacks. I would say to myself, “I will start it after I have this snack – then I can focus”. However, it didn’t work this way. Often I felt racy if I ate a sugary snack, making it more difficult to focus on the task at hand; other times I would eat when I was not hungry and feel lethargic and tired and end up being distracted about what I could eat next. By eating I was really avoiding what was there for me to examine in myself. The more tension I felt, the more I wanted to relieve it, and often I felt food would do it.
What if we change our perception? What if the tension is a message, a signpost to pay attention to what is going on? Maybe this would offer us an opportunity to change.
I am learning that if I surrender to tension, I can feel the awareness and learn from it. This is something to appreciate. When the feelings of tension come up I stay focussed on appreciating me in this moment – becoming reactive and going to the cupboard for a snack is not helpful to me. When I appreciate myself I can feel the tension but not react or resist it – I simply surrender to it and then I can appreciate what it is presenting for me to look at in myself. I can see the whole situation with more clarity.
What if we feel the beauty of allowing our body to surrender to the tension?
I have found the more I appreciate myself, these moments of tension can feel less intense. I see challenges that are in front of me as an opportunity to learn and evolve. I am learning to not procrastinate on tasks that challenge me. I am learning to read the whole situation and know that what is presented is for me at this time. I am saying thank you for these moments of awareness. I am holding myself in appreciation of the joy of being me in the moment.
The more I appreciate myself, the more I let go of the tension.
I am bringing this quality to my life. To eat and dull myself is holding back on my awareness. I can make a decision to hold back and avoid the tension with food and eat – or stay in the appreciation of myself. When I focus on appreciation for myself, I can surrender to the awareness, let go the procrastination and move forward.
What is surrender
Discover what happens in relationships when you let go of ideals and beliefs and truly surrender – you might be surprised!
"Appreciation is the ability to hold yourself as a presence with the world, with your family, your friends, with groups and then the world."
Serge Benhayon Esoteric Teachings and Revelations
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Weight-loss, Diets, Connection, Appreciation, Awareness, Tension
