Accept what is, but create what it means to you.You see, no matter how traumatic something may be—no matter how horrible something may seem—we are always given a choice in the way that we perceive it and the lessons that we take from it.
It is up to us whether we shed our old identity and the “old” part of ourselves and step and delve into a “new” part of ourselves. It is always within our power to choose a new way of seeing things for ourselves.Years ago, I went through an eating disorder that changed my relationship with the way I looked at food.
I viewed certain foods as either “good” or “bad”. And in turn, social events consisting of food, as well as eating out with friends, gave me immense anxiety.
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