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Begin With Obesity. Foster Understanding.

By Pat Matson

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Did you ever wish that you could wave a magic wand and your body would look exactly the way you wanted it to look? I sure did, too. During my "waving moments" I had no idea there really was a kind of magical way to have the body I wanted. And at that time, I had no clue exactly how much effort I'd have to pour into this task, but when all is said and done, I have zero regrets about any effort I've made.

There was never a moment in my life when I did not think I was fat, starting with my toddler nickname of Patty Fatty, through the days when my father and husband railed on me for what they then considered excess weight, and what I now consider "ideal." It's been a difficult challenge, but I can honestly say that being obese has been the greatest blessing in my life.

Why? Because with obesity as a catalyst, I've come to understand both my Self and my life from a perspective I could not have gleaned without such a sore spot.

I still look back longingly and with amazement wishing I knew then what I know now, so that I could make the changes back in my youth that eventually grew me the obese body I got as a result of my thinking. Yes, that's right. It was all a result of the way that I thought about myself.

I was obsessed with weight and appearance. I felt that I was hideously fat and that fat made me ugly. My family and friends fed into that concept and assured me I was right. I was chastised for not looking "right" and certainly for being lazy, undisciplined, and lacking follow through. Today, it makes me smile. I was totally disciplined. Why, I thought I was fat 24/7! How much more disciplined could one girl get?

And then I discovered that mind, thinking, is the Cause that causes all the effect you can see and, oh dearie me, I was the one doing the thinking. This moment of truth left me feeling both exhilarated and utterly depressed. How could I have committed such a sin? How could I have been so dumb? And how exciting it was to know that I caused it by thinking of myself fat, because if this was true (and it was) then I could fix it by thinking myself thin.

I began a new path and a new patterning that took me across 27 years of study and hard work. I learned that life is a science. I learned that most of what I had been taught was not factual, but was more along the nature of old wives tales. I began to clear away these dozens of mistakes - okay, more like hundreds, but I didn't want to scare you. I loved what I was learning and I loved the ramifications it had in all areas of my life. I got healthier, wealthier and happier for my learning.

It takes skill and understanding to make changes using purely mental means, and I'm here to tell you that not only is it possible, but there are folks out there learning how to do it all over the place. I know how to do this and I have discovered that had I not been fat, had I not been bitterly disappointed at my lot in life, I might never have searched as hard as I did.

There is a city in Egypt called Oxyrynchus where papyrii were found and the quotations on those documents attributed to Jesus: "Let him that seeketh not cease from seeking until he find; and having found, he will be amazed; and having been amazed, he shall reign; and having reigned, he shall rest."

This is how it feels in my life. I love my Self. I accept who I am regardless of how I look. I became an expert at Life as a Science, at self-acceptance and self-love. I did all this out of being obese.

Have you turned your lemons into lemonade yet?

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