No more diet martyrs
If a journey implies a destination, then a destination implies a direction, and a direction implies decisions. But every decision we make entails the limiting of options. To choose one road, we must reject another. As Thomas Aquinas observed, ‘Every choice is a renunciation.’ Which means that to move forward with a genuine sense of purpose and direction, we must make sacrifices.
~ Steve Chalke
We see (and hear) a lot of diet martyrs – people who are miserable with their food choices, and sharing that misery with the rest of us.
We prefer to take responsibility for our decisions. To be positive about what we are choosing to do, instead of negative about what we are choosing not to do.
Here’s the positive *
I am eating nourishing, natural foods that keep me healthy.
Here’s the diet martyr *
I can’t have that, it’s not on my plan.
Recognize that you are making the choice. Then own it, and enjoy it. For real.
