When
starting a coaching session with a new client the first concept that I like to
talk about it something called primary foods.
These are the areas in our lives that nourish our body on a different
level than the foods that we put in our mouths.
Everyone can remember being a child and food just wasn’t important to
us, we were too busy exploring this magical earth, outside playing with our
friends, using our imaginations and food was just not a thought in our
minds. It was our mothers and care
givers that had to actually remind us when it was time to eat. The same concept also applies to adults when
we are in love or enthralled in a project that we are just fixated and
fascinated with. I can remember being a
teenager with my first love and life was so exciting, every color seemed
brighter, every smell was more fragrant, the time spent talking to that special
person was all that I could think about.
In those times I don’t even remember eating because I was so filled with
joy, excitement and love that I was living off those feeling rather than food
alone. It is this lost excitement for
life that we need to bring back to our own lives and the lives of others. This is something that is intangible and
difficult to describe but is very important to our overall health. There are many different areas of our lives
where primary food should be prioritized and we need to make time to fulfill
this vital aspect of our lives. A few
areas of our lives that use primary foods are in our career, relationships,
physical activity and maintaining and practicing a form of spirituality. When we are not balanced in our lives it is then that we will have this imbalance and
many times food becomes a crutch that we use to fill this void. When our lives are balanced and
we are fulfilling our requirements of primary foods, food itself becomes a
secondary food.
Take a few moments to
think about the balance of your life and any areas where you could use some
special attention or an area where you are lacking balance. After you have identified an imbalance make
sure to take note of it and list some steps that you could follow to regain the
balance in this area. From there you can
make a goal to reach to achieve your balance and then reevaluate
your primary foods. There is no time
limit or rush to improve this balance; it is just something to keep in mind and
to work toward.
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