Asking Why?



“Why?” is the most powerful question in life.
It seems to be such an innocent little word, but it can really increase your consciousness if you let it.

When you ask "Why?", you have to go into your mind and find the meaning and the intention that drives you.  Most people have never done this before.

Many of us are on autopilot, playing out the programming of our childhoods without questioning it. We do what we think we should do based on what we were told as children, and we have never evaluated whether it still applies or not.

A good example of this is you may have been told as a child to 'clean your plate' by an adult.  Our parents wanted to make sure we were getting the nutrition we needed to grow.  But are you still cleaning your plate today?  Even when you're no longer hungry? That is a thought that has become a belief and may not be serving you today.

If you want to stop running on autopilot, the next time you find yourself doing something against your will, ask yourself 'Why?' and don't settle for the first answer.  Dig deeper, for every answer that comes up ask it 'Why?' until you finally get to the true reason why you continue to take that action.

This is part of the process of learning to identify your true feelings that you may be eating to cover up.


That's what I do, I help my clients figure out what they are feeling, why they are feeling that way and change those feeling so they can lose weight.  If you would like some help with this, let's set up a time to chat and figure out how your feelings are keeping you stuck.

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