Comments on: My Symbiont Part 2 of 3 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/04/30/my-symbiont-part-2-of-3/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:52:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristin http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/04/30/my-symbiont-part-2-of-3/#comment-211245 Kristin Fri, 01 May 2009 01:24:09 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=3121#comment-211245 <p>I think it is incredibly admirable how open and honest you are with your readers! Many of us are fighting the same battle and ashamed to admit it; terrified to reveal just how "weak" we are. It takes great strength to publicly acknowledge the Beast and you have made it that much easier for myself and many others to accept the existence of our own.</p> <p>Only once that shame and denial has been lifted can a true synergistic life with the Beast be sought.</p> <p>Thank you for this post!</p> I think it is incredibly admirable how open and honest you are with your readers! Many of us are fighting the same battle and ashamed to admit it; terrified to reveal just how “weak” we are. It takes great strength to publicly acknowledge the Beast and you have made it that much easier for myself and many others to accept the existence of our own.

Only once that shame and denial has been lifted can a true synergistic life with the Beast be sought.

Thank you for this post!

]]> By: Braidwood http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/04/30/my-symbiont-part-2-of-3/#comment-211237 Braidwood Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:12:13 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=3121#comment-211237 <p>I love the metaphor of the beast within! I can totally relate!</p> <p>Well, after many years of fighting with the beast, I have decided to use the energy of the beast, sort of Aikido like, for my own purposes. In fact, I am letting the beast take over the job, that I, in my neo-cortex hubris was trying to do, but it really was the beast's job all along. That's why it was fighting me. It's union, baby!</p> I love the metaphor of the beast within! I can totally relate!

Well, after many years of fighting with the beast, I have decided to use the energy of the beast, sort of Aikido like, for my own purposes. In fact, I am letting the beast take over the job, that I, in my neo-cortex hubris was trying to do, but it really was the beast’s job all along. That’s why it was fighting me. It’s union, baby!

]]> By: Renee http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2009/04/30/my-symbiont-part-2-of-3/#comment-211236 Renee Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:43:41 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=3121#comment-211236 <p>I think you said the key phrase - "I have to train it..." Many of us were trained to eat "everything" on our plates growing up because it was a waste. For me that meant developing poor eating habits with no discipline because along with being trained to eat everything, many times "eating" was a part of entertaining ourselves. My problem has been a life-long pattern of learned habits that call for me "re-training" my brain. For me that's where my beast lies--in my brain.</p> I think you said the key phrase – “I have to train it…” Many of us were trained to eat “everything” on our plates growing up because it was a waste. For me that meant developing poor eating habits with no discipline because along with being trained to eat everything, many times “eating” was a part of entertaining ourselves. My problem has been a life-long pattern of learned habits that call for me “re-training” my brain. For me that’s where my beast lies–in my brain.

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