Sunday, July 12, 2009

Eating like a Cretan: Day One Part Three:Letting go of a legacy.

Remembered a dream I had last night.
I was driving with my Mom. She was in the passenger's seat and I was going about 65 mph down the highway. We were talking and then she just opened the door and said "time for me to go" and she then jumped out. She held onto the side of the car for a moment and then she was gone.

When I woke up from the dream I was worried that it was a prophetic dream and I wanted to call her, but it was 2 in the morning. When I awoke in the morning I called and she was fine.

This evening I told my friend Robin the dream and she said that it was a really good dream as I begin this adventure of taking care of myself.

One of the legacies between my Mom and I was not taking care of ourselves. Her jumping out of the car meant I was letting that legacy go. She has let a lot of it go already. She has lost at least 150 pounds and she swims almost every day. She has the best tan of anyone I know.

In order for me to be successful I have to let go of the old legacy of not eating well. I have to be able to let it jump out the car and fade away.

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