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How to apologize

   So, we know that nobody’s perfect. And sometimes you’re going to make mistakes that end up hurting other people. When this happens, the best thing to do is to apologize to them, authentically and thoroughly. Apologies are a great human custom. They’re good for the person who made the mistake, and the person who got hurt. They’re even good for everyone on the fringes of the conflict too. They give a chance for the conflict to draw to an official end, with a true solution, and a reconciliation for all involved. What could be better than that? 

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Keeping yourself accountable

   Today we’re going to talk about a concept that’s annoying and exhausting (at least the way most people look at it) which is keeping yourself accountable, for your goals, dreams, and actions. We’ve already laid some pretty good groundwork in this area, which if you haven’t caught up on, I suggest you do that before reading this. You can find a pep talk for the monotony of recovery and goal-setting by clicking here, and you can find my recent discussion on motivation vs. inspiration here. Without further ado, let’s jump into the topic at hand.

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What is mindful eating and will it help me?

   Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Thoughts that Bind. Today we’re talking about food and eating again, our favorite topic. And today, specifically, we’re talking about the lovely practice of mindful eating. Now, we’ve talked about intuitive eating before on this site, and if you haven’t read that discussion, you can find it here. But mindful eating, while an incredibly important part of intuitive eating, can be practiced on its own. So whether you’re from the intuitive eating camp or not, let’s get into it.

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Expectations of others-My Two Cents

There was a song that we used to sing when I was a little girl, that was accompanied with a hand game or dance or whatever you want to call it. It started like this, “I went to a Chinese restaurant, to buy a loaf of bread, bread, bread, the lady asked what my name was, and this is what I said, said, said” and then it goes on with a long string of nonsense that if I never hear again, it’ll be too soon. But I was thinking about it today. And I don’t know about Chinese restaurants in your area, but in mine, I’ve never seen them selling loaves of bread. 

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Making the world a better place: my two cents

   It’s been on my mind a lot lately, this idea of making the world a better place. And it’s not really a new subject on this site anyway. We’ve talked about kindness (here), being a good person (here), as well as educating yourself and speaking up against injustice (which you can find here). But making the world a better place is a broad topic. And as such, there’s obviously more to the concept. 

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Write a letter (to yourself)

It’s the last letter…

   Today, we’re wrapping up our letter-writing extravaganza, or at least for the foreseeable future. I hope that I’ve given you a helpful concept to play around with, and that you write your own letters. Letters that I’ve suggested, but also letters of your own, that are undeniably valuable and that I would have never had the details to suggest to you. If you’re not familiar with this concept and this is your first time here, you can go back and read the initial concept of this series here. Or you can go to any one of these posts for a suggestion of a letter to write to help you work through your thoughts and emotions, as well as leave this world a brighter place. (1 2 3 4 5 6 7) 

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