DEPRIVATION

We can’t indulge ourselves every whim and then complain that our life isn’t the way we want it to be. 

For example, we’ll eat that slice of chocolate cake, because not to eat it would make us feel deprived, but we’ll also turn around and complain that we can’t lose weight.

Here’s the thing.  Trying to satisfy every whim, lest we feel deprived, is applying a bandaid solution to a much bigger problem.  The feelings of deprivation have their roots very deep in our childhood and not getting the love and attention we desperately needed.   But that’s a whole other blog post.

The point, in terms of personal responsibility, is this, we’re adults now!  So when you eat that chocolate cake, have that affair, buy that luxury item you can’t afford, you are making a decision to satisfy that whim.  By doing so, and here’s the punch line, you are in fact, making the decision to deprive yourself of a healthy weight, an honest and true relationship and financial security.

When we fail to take personal responsibility we are acting from a small hurt place – it’s time to explore and heal that.  Until healing happens, we will continue to have a difficult time understanding how we are responsible for how our life is working right now.