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That Muffin Isn’t Going to Solve Your Problem
A friend and I were talking about how, when we are eating mindlessly, we actually think muffins, scones, ice cream (whatever food we crave) is really going to solve our problem(s). When I ate obsessively, I somehow believed physical food … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, bingeing, desire, eating disorders, mindful eating, mindfulness, muffin
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Disorders of Desire
The title of this post comes from a phrase in Ronna Kabatznick’s The Zen of Eating. She says the Buddha was not an expert on eating disorders but “his expertise on hungers of the heart and disorders of desire is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Mindfulness
Tagged affectionate curiosity, Buddha, desire, disorder, four noble truths, kindness, obsession
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A Little Extra…
After a family funeral in the mid-90’s, my extended family gathered at my aunt’s home and hovered around a table laden with sandwiches and cakes. I was picking and choosing through the offerings when my uncle, noticing there were no … Continue reading
