Finishing Chapter 1

Let's finish up the the 1st chapter of Shrink Yourself. Earlier we discussed being POWERLESS. See if any of these 5 resonate within you, they did me.

1. I feel powerless about how to deal with my self-doubts.
2. I feel powerless about how to get real satisfaction in life.
3. I feel powerless to insure my own safety.
4. I feel powerless to appropriately assert my independence.
5. I feel powerless to fill myself up when I feel empty inside.

"In one Native American folk tale, a grandfather explains to his grandson that he has two wolves inside him. One wolf fills him with hope and reminds him how wonderful his life is, and the other fills him with doubt and convinces him that nothing is worth the effort. The grandson asks, concerned for his grandfather, "Which one will win?" The grandfather replies, "Whichever one I feed."

We now know the secret to overeating is not our lack of willpower but our experience of powerlessness. On to chapter 2 "Food, the over-the-counter tranquilizer".