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[I21]I Find No Peace

by Leeann Simons, Lee

Several months ago, I attended a conference in Florida to work with a wonderful group of people in the medical and related health fields. We were all together because of our interest in different ways to treat the obesity epidemic. After the conference, a number of us decided to take a break and sit outside to enjoy the afternoon sun. We talked about many topics, including our children, the work we were doing, how some of us loved doing yoga, and, of course, food. Being the only nutritionist in the group, the conversation eventually turned, as it often does, to dieting and weight control.

Several of the women had been on and off Weight Watchers for years. It is a terrific program and the women liked going to the meeting for the support and encouragement, as well as the flexibility and difference food choices they can make. One woman's story really struck me:

She told us she had once lost 40 on the program, and during this time was regularly attending yoga classes. She also found herself able to get into the meditative practices of yoga, which are quite difficult to attain. She also enjoyed practicing many of the postures, or asanas. More importantly, I heard her saying that during this period of time in her life, she felt so good about herself that she had no problem driving past fast food places-she felt absolutely no desire to stop and get something to eat. She sounded as though this was a very peaceful time for her, not just with her weight, but in her life.

Unfortunately, as often happens, the woman eventually gained back all of the weight (along with a few additional pounds) and she stopped practicing yoga. I found the combination of the two (practicing yoga and losing weight) quite interesting and I spoke to her about this. My advice to her was to worry less about the "food" part and think more about putting the yoga back into her life. Most of us understand exactly what it means to "eat healthy" in order to lose weight. Folks who have been to Weight Watchers are well-educated as to the various acceptable choices they can make, and which foods they can prepare. The woman admitted she did already knew all of this.

I suggested that she focus on rebuilding time for yoga first. The meditation, the postures, and the different yoga sequences would make her feel at peace with her body. Yoga always gives me a sense that, regardless of my weight, I can feel good in my body. Yoga is not just about being flexible in your body. It's about increasing flexibility, building strength and endurance, physically AND emotionally.

I just know that as soon as this woman begins practicing yoga again, she will be able to permanently lose the weight. Not focusing on food while focusing on increasing activity improves one's overall health and well-being.

Being at peace with your body enables you to become at peace with food so much more easily!

I know above title is tricky one because generally people believe that after releasing anger they may find peace of mind instead of managing anger. I completely disagree with them. I never believe for single minute that after releasing anger to someone you can able to find peace of mind or managing anger. As per my experience and point of view anger damage most who is angry not who is victim of someone's venom. Constant anger for someone or something just eats you whole. So managing anger is must required for personal growth

I wrote one article sometimes back Courage is the Key in which I emphasize on value of courage and indicate that every of your virtues follow courage and if you lack it then no use of other virtues. Exact opposite is true for anger. If you have hundreds of best moral values and creativity but if you have excessive anger then every other virtue will become useless. People would be unable to see your best points just because of your anger. You may become socially avoided if you are not managing anger. Keep in mind that ability of managing anger is virtue of courageous.

As per eastern philosophies (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) anger is biggest black mark on moral values and personality and managing anger is must required. As per Hinduism anger is destroy your conscience and your ability to differentiate between good and bad. You must destroy every bit of anger if you want to advance spiritually as per Hinduism. Without managing anger no permanent peace of mind available to you. Some so called experts argue that anger is one of human's inbuilt natures and releasing it is healthy attitude but I strongly disagree with them.

Person must learn to control if not destroy anger, if he or she want peace of mind and be stress free. Today it is not secret that anger can affect your mantle and physical health both in worst ways. Generally speaking anger is triggered when your big ego or your rigidness to subject is hurt. It may be by boss, bank, neighbor, family, financial condition, society anything. So for managing anger lower your big ego is must required including some flexibility in our belief system. I don't want to tell you that there are some trick and tips for managing anger because there are none. You must change your attitude to subject and make flexible your beliefs if you want for managing anger. You must lower your big ego for sake of you (not for anyone) if you want to control your anger.

Last part of articles title is making anger your secret weapon for your good instead of let it destroys you. Now let's take simple example which you may find in your neighborhoods or in your relatives. Two brother of almost same age, raised in same worst kind of environment, studied at same third class school, had same drunk father, had same quarrelling mom, faced same difficult financial condition but today one may doctor or lawyer and respected member of society and other may thug or drunk and same like his father.

Now big question is why? Even though both brothers were angry at their parents, their schools, their financial condition but both select different way for managing anger. One was released his anger to his family and society and other was made his anger his strength, his secret weapon and be determined to make his future better.

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